DISH Network, the leading satellite TV provider of the United States and Google, has revealed the launch of Google TV. It will be an open platform that effortlessly assimilates multichannel TV with rich media content from the web. This technology takes the TV viewing experience of the DISH Network subscribers to a whole new level by combining TV entertainment with the full power of the Internet.

Google TV brings a unique opportunity to the satellite TV viewers. Combining the traditional TV programming with the wide array web content, it allows viewers unparalleled access, control, and flexibility over all kinds of digital media. DISH Network subscribers who will be using Google TV can search for content across DISH Network programming guide, the web and their DVRs at the same point of time. They can even overlay some online content related to the popular TV shows, movies, actors and much more with Google TV. What’s more? They can also hyperlink the web content back to the multichannel TV. Now, that is what is called the next generation TV entertainment.

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Google Wave has been a hot topic among the tech community. It appears that either people understand the functionality which Wave can provide users, while others have met the app with skepticism. Until now, only a select few have been invited to test Google Wave but it is now available to the public. I’ve given the service a once over, have tested many of its functions and have personally begun to understand the various opinions which have run the gamut.

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TV=PC and vice versa!!

Now that is going to be the future of both the screen Medias!!!

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The Open Source community has many influential and important people. Yet some individuals tend to hold a bigger megaphone than the rest of us. Some of these people are well recognized while others exist in open source niches. But collectively they’re all the most vocal, followed and re-posted open source commentators in the community today. These are people you need to know.

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One of the latest social media applications that has been getting a great deal of buzz is … Google’s Buzz. Google rolled out Buzz not too long ago, with the hope that it would become the next be social media thing. Google is hoping that the fact that Gmail users automatically access Buzz will help it continue. Also helping is the fact that Buzz makes it easy to connect Buzz to other social media feeds, creating a hub of sorts for your various social media accounts, including Twitter, YouTube, Flickr and your Blogger profile.

All of this connectivity had an initial downside. Almost immediately, outcry over privacy on Google Buzz was raised. Private information was widely available, and that caused immediate concerns. The good news is that the widespread panic caused Google to make changes to its set-up, and now Buzz can be adjusted to rectify most of the privacy problems. Now that Google has done its tinkering, and many social media mavens have had their say, Buzz is being considered for its usefulness. While Google Buzz isn’t for everyone, it can be a helpful tool in a number of settings, including education.

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