Facebook is about to launch a long-awaited music platform at its f8 conference in San Francisco on September 22.
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Google search data revealed that people tend to turn to internet and online tools for information and communication during crises. The last week Hurricane Irene only proved the importance of National Preparedness Month, a campaign initiated by the FEMA Ready to teach Americans how to prepare for emergencies. On this account, the major technology developer yesterday introduced a new Google Crisis Preparedness website with information and educational tools on using technology to prepare for crises.
Google continues to work on web technology improvements. The company has already speeded up surfing with instant pages and voice search. On the World IPv6 Day, Google joined other major companies to solve the problem of Internet space. Now trying to speed up Internet, Google, OpenDNS and some other companies are now forming the Global Internet Speedup initiative, a new system for sending data on the Internet to end users faster by locating generally where in the world end users are.
Technology giant GE comes on the heels of Honda’s ‘Dream The Impossible’ documentary series and a range of similar initiatives by other brands, announcing the release of 30 documentary short films built around the theme of “the incredible human power of ideas and invention.” For the new project, the company teamed up with CINELAN, the publisher of three-minute non-fiction videos headed by Morgan Spurlock and Karol Martesko-Fenster, and a roster of celebrated documentary filmmakers.