Infographie : les mises à jour de l'algorithme de Google depuis 2003. Google abandonne Google Labs : quand la rentabilité prime sur l'innovation ? Jeudi 21 juillet Web - 21 juillet 2011 :: 08:15 :: Par Jean-Baptiste. Les conséquences d'Internet sur la mémoire humaine. Une étude parue dans la très sérieuse revue scientifique Science, démontre les effets étranges des ordinateurs et notamment d’Internet sur la mémoire humaine.
Une étude parue dans la très sérieuse revue scientifique Science, démontre les effets étranges des ordinateurs et notamment d’Internet sur la mémoire humaine. Les scientifiques à l’origine de cette étude, dirigés par Betsy Sparrow, professeur assistante de psychologie à l’Université de Columbia, se sont intéressés à la question suivante : les gens se souviennent-ils mieux d’une information qui peut facilement être cherché sur Internet à la manière d’étudiants qui se souviennent plus facilement d’informations sur laquelle ils savent qu’il va y avoir une interro ?
Le New York Times analyse les conclusions de l’étude. Mémoire flemmarde Dr. Toujours plus con ? Merci Google ! Toujours plus con ?
Merci Google ! L'époque où on apprenait tout par coeur est révolue ! C'est ce que nous apprend une étude réalisée par des chercheurs de Columbia et Harvard, sur le cerveau humain et ses rapports avec les moteurs de recherche et Internet. En gros, Google étant devenu une extension de notre cerveau, celui-ci est plus enclin à retenir les moyens de retrouver les information plutôt que l'information elle-même. Je le vois à mon niveau... Les humains retiennent apparemment mieux les infos qu'ils ne pourront pas retrouver sur le net (ou en demandant à leurs amis / famille)... Des participants à une autre étude allant dans ce sens, on été séparés en 2 groupes à qui on a demandé de retenir certaines choses.
Est ce que cela nous rend notre cerveau plus paresseux ? Hmm... je demande à voir. ;-) [Source et photo] Vous avez aimé cet article ? Google Effects on Memory: Cognitive Consequences of Having Information at Our Fingertips. Google reports over $9 billion in revenues for Q2 2011, up 32% year on year - TNW Google. “We had a great quarter, with revenue up 32% year on year for a record breaking over $9 billion of revenue,” said Larry Page, CEO of Google. “I’m super excited about the amazing response to Google+ which lets you share just like in real life.” Google had its Q2 2011 earnings call today where it announced revenues of $9.03 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, representing an increase of 32% compared to last year at this time. This figure far surpasses Wall Street’s expected revenues of $6.55 billion. Google-owned sites generated revenues of $6.23 billion, or 69% of total revenues, in the second quarter of 2011, representing a 39% increase over second quarter 2010 revenues of $4.50 billion.
Google’s international revenue continues to rise, which are now at 54% and picking up about 1% per quarter. As its revenues rise, Google’s costs continue to rise too. Google’s operating expenses also rose – sharply – to 33% of revenues, a number that is sure to set some people on edge. Over 10 million people have joined Google+ with 1 billion items shared per day - TNW Apps.
Today, during the company’s Q2 Earnings announcement, Larry Page took the stage to discuss Google’s epic growth- over $9 billion in revenues, up 32% year on year. In his first quarter as CEO, he discussed Google +, which is still in field trial but has experienced tremendous growth. Page announced that in just two weeks, over 10 million people have joined Google+ and over 1 billion items are being shared each day on the new social network. Page is incredibly happy with the progress so far on Google+. But he’s also happy about the growth of Chrome and Android. Over 160 million users use Chrome, the world’s fastest growing browser and 550,000 Android phones are activated each day. “We want to make services that people use twice a day, like a toothbrush,” finished Paige. Over 36,000 businesses may have already signed up for Google+ Google’s open invitation for businesses, brands, organisations and education establishments to apply for a dedicated Google+ business profile, may have already attracted over 36,000 signups in one week, The Next Web can reveal.
Last week, Google said it was planning to introduce Google+ for businesses before the year is out, allowing brands to create profiles on the site without using workarounds. Businesses were told to hold off on creating consumer profiles as the search giant would begin testing “non-user entities” soon. To apply for the a business profile, interested parties were asked to submit their details via a dedicated Google form which fed information into a private spreadsheet. Google+ engineers would then be able to process to send out invites for these new accounts. However, the spreadsheet reached its limit. Google faces second fine over Taiwanese Android app refunds. Google has yet to issue a formal response to the Taipei City Government after officials requested that the search giant amend its app refund policy, meaning Google could be issued with a fine of NT$1 million (US$34,480), its second within three weeks.
Google was warned it could face a fine of at least NT$300,000 (S$12810) from the Taipei City Government back in June, after Smartphone users in the city had complained that they were unable to claim a refund if they deemed an app download as unsatisfactory. Taipei’s Law and Regulation Commission informed Google Taiwan, as well as Apple Asia, of the complaints in a formal letter, demanding an explanation and an outline of improvements by a June 23 deadline. Apple Asia responded before the deadline and amended its refund policy to comply with Taiwan’s by extending its trial period from 15 minutes to a full seven days.