Android wearing Google Goggles.

Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. Instead of using words, take a picture of an object with your camera phone: Google attempts to recognise the object, and return relevant search results. Goggles also provides information about businesses near you by displaying their names directly in the camera preview.

Trend monitoring: North Korea

It’s Sunday morning in the UK and I just heard about the North Korean multi-stage rocket launch. Rather than rush for the bomb shelter I thought I’d test a conversation trend monitoring tool. This one tracks Twitter trends because that’s how I heard about the rocket. There’s a good list of others on Mashable.

Or, if you prefer, here’s the Google Trend monitor for North Korea in the last 30 days.

Trade Secrets

  • Brian: Hey fella. did you used to work at Amazon?
  • Charles: lol. no - oddball
  • Brian: ok thought not. was going to ask you soem 'inside the workings of amazon" questions but nevermind
  • Charles: Used to *be* an Amazon before the snip
  • Brian: really?
  • Charles: no
  • Brian: huh. ;)
  • Charles: Well, let me ask *you* about the inner workings of Google. spill it
  • Brian: um... you can search for... stuff
  • Charles: ah - neat
  • Brian: yeha. It's kinda useful.
  • Charles: Amazon sell stuff - does that help?
  • Brian: yep - thanks!

Google Chuck Norris

  1. Go to google.com
  2. Type in ‘find chuck norris’
  3. Click I’m Feeling Lucky
Thanks to Rob Schmitt for the info.

Tags: google