Google Investor Relations

Google Investor Relations

A good way to find offical information about google.
Be careful: this link in English could lead you to pages in French (e.g. if you click on "about the company").

Photo gallery: Inside the GooglePlex: Insight - Software - ZDNet Australia

Photo gallery: Inside the GooglePlex: Insight - Software - ZDNet Australia

Should Telecom Paristech provide blue suits for our travel? :-)

Republican and Democratic Debates: - The New York Times

Republican Debate in New Hampshire - The New York Times

Democratic Debate in New Hampshire

video and interactive transcripts!

"Free media will overwhelm anything anybody spends.", John Edwards (International Herald Tribune)

Do you think he is right?
Edwards says Iowa victory would erase his money gap for the longer haul - International Herald Tribune

[US presidential election] Caucus in Iowa

Once again, wikipedia is a good place to find useful information.

Caucus

Iowa caucus

Iowa voters says they received push-polls about Democratic candidates - International Herald Tribune

Iowa voters says they received push-polls about Democratic candidates - International Herald Tribune
Will that occur during our "city elections" in March 2008?

Facebook Widget Spreads Spyware -- Facebook -- InformationWeek

Facebook Widget Spreads Spyware -- Facebook -- InformationWeek
Welcome to the security game

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO

The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO:


"The Telecom Paris English CV HOWTO"

you'll need this information for our "google job applications"

"it's interesting... there are all the terms for things we have here at Telecom... gala, etc." Manel

New York Times Video

New York Times Video

here are the ads for the nominees for president of the us of a....

enjoy

What is BlogThis! ?

What is BlogThis! ?


This can help you to blog more easily!

james

YouTube - The World According To Google

YouTube - The World According To Google


what is disruptive technology??????

Has Google really changed the way companies do business....

Overheard: You have a dominant hand, dominant eye and even a dominant foot. Why not a dominant side of the brain? - Overheard in the Blogosphere

Overheard: You have a dominant hand, dominant eye and even a dominant foot. Why not a dominant side of the brain? - Overheard in the Blogosphere:

"Which way is this dancer spinning? A: Clockwise (to the right) B: Counterclockwise (to the left)"

How do you look at things???

There's no ball passing here...

Overheard: You have a dominant hand, dominant eye and even a dominant foot. Why not a dominant side of the brain? - Overheard in the Blogosphere

Overheard: You have a dominant hand, dominant eye and even a dominant foot. Why not a dominant side of the brain? - Overheard in the Blogosphere:

"Which way is this dancer spinning? A: Clockwise (to the right) B: Counterclockwise (to the left)"

right brain? left brain...??? this is another example of how different people see different things.

from the IT knowledge exchange website...

have a good weekend

james

Human Computation

Human Computation

this is the google techtalk that we began listening to in class... you can click on the cc button to hide the subtitles!

it's interesting!

james

Beat Business Jargon from Monster Career Advice

Beat Business Jargon from Monster Career Advice:

"The project manager says: 'Let's take this offline and drill down to the core value-added proposition. This customer needs a turnkey solution to improve its ROI. We're talking about sea-level change. Ping me later, OK? We'll do a brain dump.'"

The title of the article is "Beat Business Jargon, a Veteran Bullfighter's Tips"... Do you see what they mean?

see you on Monday! hope you had a good vacation!
james

Lesson 3

Just a little summary of our last lesson:

In the beginning of the lesson we watched an excerpt of the movie "What women want" (be careful with the pronunciation!). This extract was divided into two parts. In the first part, Nick the main actor, talks with his boss who was at a board meeting just before.

VOC POINTS:
board meeting = council that administers the company (=conseil d'administration)
a boarding house = a place where you can eat and sleep

(snip..snip)

(james moved the rest of this post to the class writeboard... please see the full version of our class minutes there... Thank you Laure and Jon for a job well done!)

The Google Way: Give Engineers Room - New York Times

The Google Way: Give Engineers Room - New York Times

5 Reasons to Deploy a Corporate Social Network

5 Reasons to Deploy a Corporate Social Network:

This is sort of nice... there's a slide show to get the message across.... what do you think? Facebook anyone? james

"5 Reasons to Deploy a Corporate Social Network Social networking appeals to business users for many reasons. The software makes it easy to find people and information, understand the relationships and communication patterns that make a company tick and create a common culture across large organizations."

Facebook used by business

Facebook used by business:

"Social networking guru dana boyd stirred controversy this summer by writing about class divisions online. The Berkeley doctoral student noted that Facebook is used by kids more likely to go to college while MySpace is more popular among students expected to get a job or join the military after high school.

These broad generalizations about services with millions of users apiece seem to be shared by some buttoned-down financial service companies seeking to tap the youth market via social networks. As social nets gain popularity as business tools within the enterprise, companies continue to reach beyond the firewall and use the technology for marketing purposes as well. For a growing number of big banks, Facebook is the place to be."

It seems that facebook is indeed the place to be... even for banks! read on.... look at the related links too...

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October 8, 2007

Social Networks at Work Promise
Bottom-Line Results

By Edward Cone

Social networks are thriving within a growing number of companies, and bottom-line expectations are high for the technology and the culture it engenders.

"Some companies discourage their employees from using social networks at work, fearing lost productivity and wasted time. But the nation's fourth largest bank is getting ready to roll out one of its own.

Wachovia plans to introduce its social networking service to its 110,000 workers by early 2008. Like the popular Facebook service, the network will allow users to upload photos of themselves—not just corporate ID mug-shots, either—and personal information. Community-building across the vast company is one of the goals."

EssayEdge.com: Personal Statement and Admissions Essay Help, Application Essay Editing

EssayEdge.com: Personal Statement and Admissions Essay Help, Application Essay Editing:

"The 200 editors at EssayEdge—graduates of the most competitive colleges in the U.S. including Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Princeton—have helped more applicants with their admission essays than any other company in the world. Thousands of students have gained admission to their top-choice colleges and universities with the help of EssayEdge"

Jia's contribution.... very useful to improve your writing skills.... there's a free service and a premium service....