Remains of the Day: Google's Amazing Branching Suggestions Edition [For What It's Worth]

Watch the internet spread throughout the world, see how Google's suggestions guess what you're thinking, and learn why one web content editor believes ad blocking is a pretty bad idea for keeping quality content alive.

• Mapping the growth of the internet
  Really intriguing graphic that shows the world as it catches onto the web, accompanied by neat infographic explaining the mechanics. [BBC News]
• Exploring Google Suggest
  See how Google branches out its auto-completing suggestions, and learn whole lot more about humanity's searches, at WhatDoYouSuggest.net. [Google Operating System]
• Apple's New Stance On �Cookie Cutter' Apps: Add More Features Or Perish
  The App Store is littered with apps that do nothing more than re-publish an RSS feed or recreate a webapp—but not for long. [TechCrunch]
• Statistics for a changing world: Google Public Data Explorer in Labs
  Google takes all the public records they've scanned—employment data, statistics, Census data, and more—and puts it all in one place, with lots of tools for visualizing it. [Official Google Blog]
• Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love
  Ars Technica's editor in chief lays out his thoughtful, considered case against ad blocking software and browser plug-ins. [Ars Technica]
• Google Buzz, Latitude May Be Integrated, Google Says
  Which makes good sense, really, since Buzz has a much greater shot at success than Latitude, but lacks its more useful geo-location features. [eWeek]

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