Official Google Blog: “In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we’ve built the Google Dashboard. Designed to be simple and useful, the Dashboard summarizes data for each product that you use (when signed in to your account) and provides you direct links to control your personal settings. Today, the Dashboard covers more than 20 products and services, including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Web History, Orkut, YouTube, Picasa, Talk, Reader, Alerts, Latitude and many more. The scale and level of detail of the Dashboard is unprecedented, and we’re delighted to be the first Internet company to offer this and we hope it will become the standard. [Includes a quick video] to learn more and then try it out for yourself at www.google.com/dashboard.”
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Daily Archives: November 4, 2009
New Pew Report: Social Isolation and New Technology
Social Isolation and New Technology by Keith Hampton, Lauren Sessions, Eun Ja Her, Lee Rainie, Nov 4, 2009 “This report adds new insights to an ongoing debate about the extent of social isolation in America. A widely-reported 2006 study argued that since 1985 Americans have become more socially isolated, the size of their discussion networks… Continue Reading
The National Flood Insurance Program: Factors Affecting Actuarial Soundness
CBO – The National Flood Insurance Program: Factors Affecting Actuarial Soundness, November 2009 “The vast majority of homes and small commercial buildings that are insured against flood damage in the United States are covered by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the Department of… Continue Reading
Consumer Reports' Tests Find Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juices, More
“Consumer Reports latest tests of canned foods, including soups, juice, tuna, and green beans, have found that almost all of the 19 name-brand foods tested contain measurable levels of Bisphenol A (BPA). The new findings show that BPA can be found in a diverse assortment of canned foods including those labeled organic, and even in… Continue Reading
Wired: Maryland Voters Test New Cryptographic Voting System
Follow up to previous postings on e-voting, via Wired: “On Tuesday voters in Takoma Park, Maryland, got to try out a new, transparent voting system that lets voters go online to verify that their ballots got counted in the final tally. The system also lets anyone independently audit election results to verify the votes went… Continue Reading
NY AG Cuomo Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Intel, Worlds Largest Maker of Microprocessors
News release: “Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corporation, the worlds largest maker of computer microprocessors. The suit charges that Intel violated state and federal anti-monopoly laws by engaging in a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct – revealed in e-mails – in order to maintain its monopoly… Continue Reading
BLS Feature – Spotlight on Statistics – Health Care
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Spotlight on Statistics, November 2009, Health Care “Health care touches the lives of nearly everyone in the United States at some point. For example, many are born in the delivery wing of a hospital, while others enjoy their golden years in an assisted living facility. Between these two points, whether you… Continue Reading
November 2009 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for August 2009
November 2009 Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for August 2009 Nov 2, 2009. “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” Continue Reading
Am Law Tech Survey 2009
“Fully one-third of the 110 Am Law 200 firms participating in our fourteenth annual survey of technology directors reported that their capital budgets were down more than 10 percent this year. Staffing levels and salaries have taken hits, and equipment purchases and software upgrades have been put off. None of it is happy news. Access… Continue Reading
