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8 Open Source Projects from Google

Idaconcpts

For many Google has become the patron saint of open source, and the number of open source projects Google supports or directly develops seems to increase every day. Google Refine. Think of Google Refine as a cleansing diet for your database. Google Web Toolkit.

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Social Media Lessons from the “Open Source” Movement

Convince & Convert

Chris Moody , Senior Marketing Manager at Red Hat , joins the Social Pros Podcast this week to discuss “open source” as the original social media on the internet, why Red Hat is the #3 place to work according to Glass Door , and (shockingly) why Google+ is a better platform for his business purposes than Twitter.

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Open Source Web Management and Design Tools

Idaconcpts

There are several useful free and open source applications available for download that allow you to do everything from designing the graphics for your site to editing blog posts. This list is not comprehensive, but rather provides the categories for each step of website management, as well as open source examples of tools you can use.

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Is Proprietary Or Open Source Better For Business?

Small Business Mavericks

Many people continue to use his computer systems in an open source world despite their distinct proprietary nature. Some people would rather use the Barnes & Noble Nook over Amazon Kindle simply because the former uses the ePub format for its books, which is open source. Is it proprietary or open source?

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Why aren’t there more women in open source (and what are you gonna do about it?)

Janet Fouts

I’m a big fan of open source and as a woman who mangles a line of code here and there, I’m constantly amazed when I see how few women there are working in the field. It’s important that women both support open source and re-think the reasons we don’t get more deeply involved in all forms of open source.

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Google Waves Goodbye To Wave…Should They Do The Same To Google+?

SocMed Sean

This morning I received a very cute email in my Inbox from Google. This is what it said: Dear Wavers, More than a year ago, we announced that Google Wave would no longer be developed as a separate product. If you would like to continue using Wave, there are a number of open source projects, including Apache Wave.

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Top programming Languages In High Demand At Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other MNCs

BeingOptimist

Google , Microsoft, and Facebook are the biggest and most well-known tech companies in the world. Today we are listing the ones essential if you are aiming to get a job at Google, Microsoft or Facebook. . To secure a job at these esteemed companies you need to be well familiar with a couple of programming languages. Javascript.