Google, circa 1998

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Google circa 1960

Google circa 1960 07/20/2004 04:33 PM
Kevin Fox has whipped up a concept sketch for Google functionality as available in 1960. Link (Thanks, Kevin!)

"Google circa 1960"

"Google circa 1960" 07/21/2004 02:43 AM

"Goooooooooogle, circa 1999"

"Goooooooooogle, circa 1999" 09/17/2004 08:31 PM

On Belaugh House circa 1900...

On Belaugh House circa 1900... 01/07/2004 04:48 PM

Here's something quite special (for me at least). While I was up in Norfolk over Christmas, my mother showed me a picture that had been taken of our home shortly after it had been completed (circa 1900). It may sound ridiculous, but I find it extraordinary how immediately recognisable it remains despite all the additions and removals and reorganisations that it's suffered/enjoyed over the last century. Particularly astonishing for me is that the little pine trees that you can see dotted around the lawn are still there today and are now about twice the height of the house itself. And those little trees you can see dotted around the gate and around the drive-way are now enormous mature horse chestnut trees with branches that hang low as you come into the garden and shelter that whole side of the garden in dabbled sunlight through the spring.

I love the idea that the house has gradually settled into its location over the years, that it has made its environment its home just as we made it ours. It doesn't look like a block perched on a hill surrounded by fields any more. Now it looks like a part of the landscape. And that makes me think more about the nature of artisanship - particularly that the creators of the house and garden built something that wouldn't even start to look its best until decades after they had died. I wonder whether the current vogue for disposable, short-term buildings means that we're cheating ourselves of that settled-in, mature feel - as if all our buildings were like unripened flavourless cheeses that we never respected enough to come into their own.

I'd love to work on something that had that kind of presence in time, that wasn't going to vanish or mutate overnight. I wonder whether that's why so many web people still want things in print or physical media. Because that way the artefact can age and mellow with them - even after them. That they need that sense that they've created something living that will change and deepen through time just as steadily as it will endure.

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Puzzle game circa 1980's gets a facelift

Puzzle game circa 1980's gets a facelift 08/03/2004 03:45 AM
Joshua Coventry has announced the availability of Puzzle 1.0, a clone of Apple's original Puzzle found as a desktop accessory on older Macintosh Systems created by Andy Hertzfeld dating from the 1980's...

Lost in Space (1998)

Lost in Space (1998) 08/08/2004 10:14 AM
Lost in Space

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"Weight Watchers Recipe Cards, circa
1974."

"Weight Watchers Recipe Cards, circa
1974." 03/14/2003 02:16 PM

1998-2003 Economic Indicators

1998-2003 Economic Indicators 11/05/2003 05:21 AM
Browse the 1998-2003 Economic Indicators
http: //www.access.gpo.gov/congress/eibrowse/broecind.html

1998-2003 Economic Indicators are prepared and published monthly for the Joint Economic Committee, by the Council of Economic Advisers). Selecting one of the months provides access to the corresponding Economic Indicators browse table. The table permits downloading the entire issue, and/or selected pages of the issue, in TEXT or PDF format.

History of Web Search from 1998 to 2005

History of Web Search from 1998 to 2005 04/15/2005 06:25 PM
Jan Pedersen at the Infonortics Search Engines ConferenceSearch has grown substantially, gone from a few million documents to at least five billion, at least 400 million queries per day worldwide, hundreds of thousands of machines engaged. The relevance, as defined by user search satisfaction, has become good (enough).The very first web search engines were fairly simple word matching, the later generations more tuned for relevance. They used techniques like proximity weighting, anchor text (links pointing to the page), and incoming links (later including Google page ranks). Note that the process of constructing a webwide search index is a very complex activity: lots of network traffic, analysis, reads and writes.User Interface in the 1998 version of Infoseek are much the same as 2005 search results. The main changes are a "dynamic abstract" -- matching search terms in page context, and cached pages.Other changes - targeted advertising successful business model, search can be a priority. Moore's law and a switch from big iron servers to relatively small servers in vast farms.

R.I.P. Original iMac: 1998-2003

R.I.P. Original iMac: 1998-2003 03/19/2003 10:44 PM
Joey Patterson writes “CNET News.com reports that, after five years, Apple has stopped selling the gumdrop-shaped iMac to the general public.” [Slashdot] Get over it....

Producer prices in July hit highest
since Nov. 1998

Producer prices in July hit highest
since Nov. 1998 08/05/2004 06:42 AM
Maekyung Internet Aug 5 2004 10:55AM GMT

U.S. reconsiders 1998 patent critics say
could hamper Web

U.S. reconsiders 1998 patent critics say
could hamper Web 11/14/2003 04:41 AM
Sunspot Nov 14 2003 3:32AM ET

Facilities investments fall to lowest
level since 1998

Facilities investments fall to lowest
level since 1998 07/26/2004 07:29 AM
Maekyung Internet Jul 26 2004 11:45AM GMT

Sept. 11 Commission to Release 1998
Clinton Report

Sept. 11 Commission to Release 1998
Clinton Report 07/16/2004 10:10 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jul 17 2004 1:39AM GMT

Google IPO, Google Foundation (Google
Webl0g)

Google IPO, Google Foundation (Google
Webl0g) 04/30/2004 04:57 AM
Letter from the Google founders .. the Google blog has more .. it begins

google.blogspace.com/archives/001216
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Google to SEC: Let's Roll Google has
asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission to declare its initial

Google to SEC: Let's Roll Google has
asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission to declare its initial 08/17/2004 09:31 AM
AVN Online Aug 17 2004 2:03PM GMT

eval.google.com Rater Hub Google Rumor
Flash Back to 2003

eval.google.com Rater Hub Google Rumor
Flash Back to 2003 06/05/2005 11:27 PM
"On Apr 19, 2003, some members had spotted referrals from eval.google.com/happier/quest/rateall.py".

Búsquedas Google siempre a mano con el
nuevo programa Búscalo en Google.

Búsquedas Google siempre a mano con el
nuevo programa Búscalo en Google. 06/30/2004 02:49 AM
Búscalo en Google sin duda le significará un gran ahorro de tiempo cuando necesite realizar alguna búsqueda en Internet y le ayudará a mejorar su organización y productividad. [PRWEB Jun 30, 2004]

Google Recognizes Darrin Widick as a
Qualified Google Advertising
Professional

Google Recognizes Darrin Widick as a
Qualified Google Advertising
Professional 04/15/2005 04:41 AM
Widick is among the initial group of 100 international recipients of this designation, which is a resource for advertisers and third party marketers skilled at managing Google’s AdWords cost-per-click program. [PRWEB Apr 15, 2005]

Google Hacks Week 4 -- Additional Google
News Search Options

Google Hacks Week 4 -- Additional Google
News Search Options 03/13/2003 10:26 AM

Google IPO valued at $36 bn: Internet
search leader Google Inc. detailed its
highly

Google IPO valued at $36 bn: Internet
search leader Google Inc. detailed its
highly 07/27/2004 12:28 AM
NDTV Jul 27 2004 4:56AM GMT

Google accused of 'elderly
discrimination': Online search engine
leader Google Incorporation casts

Google accused of 'elderly
discrimination': Online search engine
leader Google Incorporation casts 07/24/2004 02:38 AM
NDTV Jul 24 2004 7:04AM GMT

Google removing Agence France Presse
from Google News

Google removing Agence France Presse
from Google News 03/22/2005 04:43 PM
Google is in the process of removing French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) from its Google News service, which aggregates links to online articles and accompanying photos from about 4,500 news outlets.

Geico Takes Aim at Google Google for
Selling Ads Linked to Trademarks

Geico Takes Aim at Google Google for
Selling Ads Linked to Trademarks 09/09/2004 02:23 PM
The ppc keyword trademark battle enters a new phase.

Agence France Presse vs. Google, or why
Google News is still in "beta"

Agence France Presse vs. Google, or why
Google News is still in "beta" 03/22/2005 03:36 PM
AFP's recent lawsuit against Google is a prime example of why the Google News service is still in "beta." Unfortunately, the "beta" label didn't protect Google from litigation this time.

Google Makes a Play for Desktop
Searching with the Google Deskbar

Google Makes a Play for Desktop
Searching with the Google Deskbar 11/07/2003 09:56 AM
" software download that appears as a search box in the Windows taskbar at the bottom right of most Windows-based..."

Google Code: un guiño de Google a la
comunidad Open Source

Google Code: un guiño de Google a la
comunidad Open Source 03/19/2005 02:35 AM

Google Guide: Interactive Online
Tutorial on Searching with Google(tm)

Google Guide: Interactive Online
Tutorial on Searching with Google(tm) 08/02/2004 01:58 PM
Google Guide: Interactive Online Tutorial on Searching with Google .. Terrific guide to using Google by Nancy Blachman .. Increase your Google-Fu

googleguide.com
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Google fixed flaw in Google Desktop
Search(GDS)

Google fixed flaw in Google Desktop
Search(GDS) 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
PakTribune.com Dec 22 2004 6:39AM GMT

Key Google Executive Cindy McCaffrey To
Leave Google

Key Google Executive Cindy McCaffrey To
Leave Google 01/03/2005 05:44 PM
"...the first top executive to depart after the IPO. McCaffrey shaped Google's low-key marketing approach, rejecting a high-profile campaign in the company's early years in favor of word-of-mouth marketing."

Google Adds Satellite Images To Google
Maps

Google Adds Satellite Images To Google
Maps 04/06/2005 07:28 AM
WebProNews Apr 6 2005 11:42AM GMT

Favorite Google Tips and Tricks From the
Google Staff

Favorite Google Tips and Tricks From the
Google Staff 04/16/2004 11:40 PM
Mercola Apr 17 2004 3:14AM GMT

Google Announces Google Local Business
Center

Google Announces Google Local Business
Center 03/17/2005 03:38 AM
Google has announced the Google Local Business Center, which is a tool for businesses to add or update their listings in Google Local. I was wondering when/if they'd offer something...

Google founder dreams of Google implant
in your brain

Google founder dreams of Google implant
in your brain 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
Mar 3, 2004 ... Times recently unearthed the gem that Google is planning to create a "phone" that directs the user to Google's incomparable archive of weblog trackbacks and ...

Over 2 Million Results on Google for
Google Stock News

Over 2 Million Results on Google for
Google Stock News 06/22/2004 02:47 AM
Google Stock and Google IPO is a very high profile issue in both the finance and online world. There are millions of information pages about Google Stock with no real answers to key questions. A new site, Google-Stock (www.google-stock.net), launched today a free service to bring the hot headlines on Google to your own inbox, saving time searching through millions of results. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2004]

Google Code : Google Throws Out Big Open
Source Welcome Mat

Google Code : Google Throws Out Big Open
Source Welcome Mat 03/19/2005 02:23 AM
Google snuggles up to Open Source Community with new dedicated subsite - or - Google looking to replace Source Forge?

Google Everflux FAQ - mid-month Google
spidering and updates

Google Everflux FAQ - mid-month Google
spidering and updates 09/03/2002 11:37 AM
Minor updates, daily updates, monthly updates - it's all so confusing. Let's sort it out.

Google Adds Satellite Imagery to
maps.google.com

Google Adds Satellite Imagery to
maps.google.com 04/05/2005 12:20 PM
"Google has added satellite imagery to maps.google.com. It's really great data. I've been hunting for property and use terraserver.microsoft.com for satellite imagery, but google's sattelite images are of better resolution, plus you get the killer UI."

Google News coverage of Yahoo! dumping
Google

Google News coverage of Yahoo! dumping
Google 02/18/2004 01:26 PM
I wondered whether today's biggest tech news story -- Yahoo! dumping Google for its own search engine -- would show up first in the Sci/Tech category at Google. Sure enough, it does: ...
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