The first map they showed was pretty cool, I saw it somewhere else, but I completely forgot about it. It was really neat to see where the activity was coming from and also where Google hoped to get more activity from (such as Africa). Another neat thing I learned from this video was the Google Foundation - and how they want to make the world a better place, whether it is through health, education, or even protecting animals.
Google seems like such a "small" company in their approach at the office and towards their coworkers. I found it so interesting how they adopted the 20% rule in which they allow their workers to do something that is important to them - such as project Orkut. It was also neat to hear more about what they do for their employees and how they are trying to make work a more relaxing environment (such as the dog).
Finally, when he mentioned about the greatest things about Google: that they make their money from advertising which means that everyone, even poor people, around the world can use Google for free rather than just a wealthy nation having the tool, it really made Google seem like it cares about people and spreading information (rather than hoarding).
Overall, I found this video extremely interesting to see more of a personal side about Google rather than just the non-humanlike search bar and results.
"How Internet Infrastructure Works"
I found this article somewhat interesting - there were many things that I learned, although a few things confused me.
- ISP - when you connect to your ISP, you become part of the network in which the ISP then connects to a larger network = Internet is a network of networks
- POP - place for local users to access the company's network - no overall controlling network, but high level connection networks through NAPs
- Importance of backbones and routers: routers, make sure that info goes where it is suppose to go and that information makes the intended destination; backbones are fiber optic trunk lines
- So neat - that the info can travel halfway across the world through several different networks in a fraction of a second
- Every machine using the Internet has an IP address = language that computers use to communicate over the Internet (a pre-defined way)
- URL - contains the domain name which = DNS servers translate the human-readable domain name into the machine readable IP address
- Redundancy - one key to making the DNS and IP work
- Internet servers make the Internet possible - because all machines are either servers or clients and a server machines makes it service available to a user (client)
Some interesting points, and things I learned from this article:
- The web creates opportunities, challenges, and expectations that are changing ILS
- Old systems tend to be inflexible and nonextensible
- New expectation - that new modules will communicate with old ones, and that vendors, libraries, and ILS can all work together by the new models - BUT interoperability is not happening, more a myth than a reality
- Creating new ILS is unrealistic and besides, it doesn't fit libraries needs since they desire one-stop search and retrieval rather than a myriad of information silos
- Libraries didn't pay enough for their ILS - but now that is changing since there are new standalone models to be purchased, maintenance costs, and supporting this technology
- Some of the best ideas in online library services come from librarians themselves - because they can experiment, develop, and offer what works best for them, rather than having a non-librarian try to build something for librarians to use
- Open source - very important to ILS - value of open standards and protocols - this is what librarians now believe they can create interoperability with vendors
- Future = integration
- "Library systems are changing because library assets are changing"
2 comments:
I also really enjoyed the google video. I agree that they have a "small" company additude towards their employees. I hope someday Ican work at a place that allows me 20% of my time to do whatever projects I want, and maybe lets me bring my dog to work. I also agreed that by charging for advertising and not for seraching, they are trying to make the internet available for all people.
if you allow competition, there will be many companies or parties to prompt their own ILS. People can set standards, but there will still be sometime for setting standards, and even after that, we will still face multiple ILS. Just look at how many OSs we still have after these many years.
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