An ambitious project to create a secure government cloud computing infrastructure is aiming to slash hundreds of millions of pounds from UK public sector’s IT spend. While the private sector has been leading the charge in using so called ‘cloud’ services,  the public sector is potentially set to benefit from adoption of cloud computing too. In the face of aggressive Government spending cut backs, cloud computing may help save the day. Read the rest of this entry »

There is no doubt about the value of the Google brand. However it has just been increased by a decision from the US Patent Office to grant Googles application to protect the design of its Search interface. The iconically simple design (large search box, two buttons, big logo) is now protected and importantly gives Google the write to stop other people using this design… should they choose to do so.

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Just read the summary of Google’s announcement over at New Media Age, whilst the figures was of some interest I thought the real key info was their announcement of “TV Ads Online” service, a TV-ad-based model that allows advertisers to buy space in traditional TV ad spots on shows being broadcast full-length on YouTube.

Recently there has been some discussion about the future of search. Twitter have taken a position and made a substantial investment, but quite clearly Google, the giant of search, is unlikely to lie down and die just yet. But putting aside the technology arguments, perhaps it is worth considering what would make sense from the users perspective?

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