01 Nov 09 Google’s View of the Future of the Web

Google has changed the way we search or surf the net. It has also significantly influenced our e-mailing and chat behavior. Thanks to Google for keeping history of our chats in Gmail itself, it makes important conversation easily accessible to us, and also save us from saving the chat in text files.

This very company has now wore a predictor hat and predicting that the future of the web lies in the hands of Chinese language contents and social media. Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt in his 45-minute long interview in front of thousands of CIOs and IT Directors at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Orlando 2009 made many interesting prediction about the future of the Internet.

You can view the complete interview by clicking on 45-minute long interview of Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, but for those who do not wish to go through all 45 minutes, I am providing here the key points from the interview.

Highlights of Eric Schmidt’s Interview

In 5 years, Chinese language content will dominate the web.
Teenagers who jump from application to application seamlessly are the model of tomorrow’s web.
Broadband will reach 100mbps in 5-year time.
The distinction between TV, radio and web from distribution point of view will vanish in 5 years.
Google is making significant money from YouTube.
Eric Schmidt believes that future will have more video oriented content.
Google wants to include real time information in its search result.
Computing power will improve significantly in next 5 years.
User generated content will have more audience then any traditional source.
Google OS Netbook will be available from 2010.

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07 Jan 09 KIDO’Z browser for young kids

As a parent, you must always be worried about what your young kid is doing when he or she is on internet. The kid can by chance or sometimes knowingly stumble upon sites which you do not consider safe or morally right. It is not possible to be always looking out for what the child is doing and what activities is he engaged into. A very vivid solution to this problem has been provided by KIDOZ LTD, an Israeli startup in the form of KIDO’Z.A web browser specially created for kids so that they can browse internet safely and you need not be on surveillance all the time. This internet browser has a very attractive and appealing interface and loads of games to play. The kids can not only use internet for surfing sites but can also watch YouTube videos featuring cartoons, nursery rhymes and educational stuff.

Listing down some of the prominent features:

Safety

The system completely blocks any links or attempts to open unapproved sites preventing kids from using internet frivolously. When they are browsing on KIDO’Z, they are in safe hands.

Direct Access

The best websites and videos have already been searched and sorted in the browser and are just a click away. You don’t have to surf the web for hours and find the best possible sites for your kids. The sites are already listed down; all you have to do is click on the icon.

Easy Interface

The interface is so darn easy that even a young child in the age group of 3-5 years can fiddle with it without assistance.

YouTube Access

As they say “Picture says 1000 words” so nothing is more educational then letting your child learn his or her nursery rhymes through videos. KIDO’Z has lined up YouTube videos with nursery rhymes to give a perfect visual experience for kids. Other than nursery rhymes, they can watch cartoons and other educational videos pertaining to their interest. There are hundreds of videos which are separated into sections like Animals, babies etc

Game center

Apart from availability of games on the sites, it has a game center where lots of games are available and are just a click away. You need not surf the sites and look for games.

Platform Support

KIDO’Z is available on all platforms so you don’t have to worry about whether you can use it or not. Mac or Linux, you can run it without any hitches.

Upgrade process

Upgrade process for KIDO’Z is just like any other browser. On opening the browser, updater window pops up and with easy instructions to follow, you are ready with the new version.

Cost

KIDO’Z is absolutely free and available for download. You need to install Adobe AIR before going ahead with KIDO’Z installation.

Plugins

KIDO’Z is using Twitter. Twitter is again a free service that lets you be in touch with people and lets you exchange views. And twitter can also be used on phone.

Proposed features

Bookmarking, setting time limits are few of the features on the anvil which will soon make their way into the browser upgrades.
KIDO’Z is a browser with the best and safe websites packed in it for your kids. Do try it out.

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01 Nov 09 Google’s View of the Future of the Web

Highlights of Eric Schmidt’s Interview

07 Jan 09 KIDO’Z browser for young kids

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