Wired’s Geekipedia
April 2, 2008 Category: Random No Comments »
Here is an interesting thing I found on Wired today. This is what Wired describes as Geekipedia:
The Wired World, from A to Z
Wikipedia doesn’t distinguish "need to know" from "didja know?" — and it’s lousy for browsing. That’s why we created Wired Geekipedia. Godwin’s law, Guitar Hero, Gates Foundation — you may know their definitions, but we tell you what they really mean.
Intrigued? I sure was. After doing some reading, I came across ‘Googleverse’, and it is my favorite so far. Check it out after the jump.
Not content with conquering the Internet, Google continues to expand. Google Apps are threatening Microsoft’s desktop primacy. Google Book Search is inhaling the world’s great libraries. Google’s YouTube is short-circuiting Hollywood, bringing video from the masses to the masses. Google Maps’ Street View is peering into your windows. Not to mention Google Health, Google Earth, and Google Mars. Does all this make you want to crawl under your bed and call the authorities? Tough luck. With its acquisition of Internet switchboard operator GrandCentral, Google is about to take over your telephone, too.
[Wired]
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