Jul 09 Watch ‘Cloud Computing’ Could Transform Data Storage Some businesses are beginning to embrace a technology called "cloud computing" -- storing data and programs on the Internet rather than on an individual company's computers. But critics worry about privacy issues. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Apr 09 Disease Trackers Examine Search Engine Data for Clues By Admin, PBS News Hour Examining Web users' search terms could help public health officials identify emerging epidemics days, if not weeks, faster than more traditional forms of disease surveillance. Continue reading
Jan 13 Prado Museum, Google Earth Partner Up To get a real close look at some of the best paintings housed in Spain's Prado Museum, you no longer have to trek to Madrid. Google and one of the world's most famous galleries announced Tuesday they have teamed up… Continue reading
Dec 09 What Are the Top U.S. Industries? Question/Comment: There’s been a lot of talk recently about saving the financial industry, the auto industry. What are the top U.S. industries, in terms of total dollar value, number of employees, etc? I tried Googling it, but did not use… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch In Shifting Media Landscape, Print Publications Transition to Web As print publications lose subscribers to the Web, some are making major staff cuts and one -- the Christian Science Monitor -- is axing its paper edition in favor of online-only content. Analysts weigh in on the changes and what… Continue watching
Sep 23 Google Barges Into Phone Market with G1 and Open-Source Android Software By PBS News Hour Internet search giant Google on Tuesday unveiled its first foray into the global mobile phone market, introducing the T-Mobile G1, informally known as the "Google phone."… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch United Airlines Tallies Damage From False Stock Report A 2002 news article about United Airlines filing for bankruptcy protection resurfaced erroneously on trading screens Monday -- and the company's shares quickly plummeted as a result. Business reporter Frank Ahrens of the Washington Post examines the mishap. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch Something Old, Somthing New in California Weddings California's State Supreme Court decreed same-sex marriage legal in May and thousands of gay couples have headed to the altar this summer. Essayist Anne Taylor Flemming reflects on the old and the new in this wave of nuptials. Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Issue of Online Privacy Grows as Companies Track ‘Digital Footprints’ A Senate panel held a hearing Wednesday to investigate the growing issue of online privacy and what rights individuals should have to decide how their Web surfing history can be used by advertisers. Public policy advocates weigh the debate over… Continue watching
May 30 Watch Extended Interview: Google China President Kai-Fu Lee As part of a reporting trip to China in May, Margaret Warner spoke with Kai-Fu Lee, a Chinese-American who's president of Google China, about the gap in perceptions that exists between Chinese and Americans. Continue watching