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Sleepy nose
Originally uploaded by DevilDoggie.

Today's pic shows the utter serenity of a basset hound asleep. Bassets have the "total relaxation" thing down like few other creatures. I like this photo because I feel like I can reach out and touch this hound's velvety ears.

Google rules! (I guess they already know that, eh? :-)

I checked out the Google Trends. I see a lot of potential for business owners to fine tune their marketing using this tool. It shows the locations of any search i.e. where the search originated from.

I REALLY liked "Google Voice Local Search." It searches for local businesses by name or category by simply saying what you're looking for into your phone. I called the toll-free number 800-466.4411 and it asked me for the town I wanted to search then what I wanted to search. I said "bookstores" and voila! It clearly listed local bookstores, provided addresses and the ability to be connected at the touch of a button. All of this is free of charge (if phoning from a cell phone it may incur airtime fees per one's individual calling plan.)

The idea of "perpetual beta" is good because things are simply changing so fast. The old models of providing a product, selling it, then providing a "new release" (e.g. Millenium) are just that: old. Today's technological world is one of ever-evolving newness from day to day...hour to hour...second to second.

No wonder it feels like time itself is accelerating! But I'll let the physicists among you wrestle with that idea :-)