Update: I asked same question to stackoverflow community and got pretty good answers http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/53788/why-big-internet-companies-google-facebook-twitter-etc-going-open-source-way
Category Archives: Google
Within instant Google forgot basics of its embraced AJAX
I love Google, that is most of the developers says. Their day starts with Googling. Google defined standards of search engine industry. They embraced AJAX technology with Gmail, Google Docs etc. They define standards of how to use AJAX effectively and efficiently. But, unfortunately today I found a usage of improper usage of AJAX in their webpage and that webpage is nothing but their Home page. Firstly, I didn’t believe my eyes, I redo it 4-5 times with different browsers then I believed it. They missed handling back button. They didn’t clear the result if back button reaches to their home page.
Here are the steps to reproduce it ( if after this post, they still didn’t correct it).
1. Go to Google.com, and type whatever query you have and press enter. In my case, I typed “Blender” as I am learning 3D now a days
2. You reach result page, everything remain normal
3. Press back button of your browser. OOPS!!! I reached google home page with background contains previous result.
After this, I thought might be this is problem with Chromium alone as it is nightly build of Chromium. So, I tried it in Firefox also. Thats test is also turn positive thats why I writing this 😉
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Note: It is big because it is Google’s Home page. Otherwise, who cares.
I feel sorry for Google guys as they have to come and fix this and its weekend already. sorry guys.
Planned Security attack on Google and other companies, May lead to cease Google’s China operation
Yesterday, Google on its blog mentioned that it faced security attack in mid-December. And, some other organizations from different fields were targeted. Google tracked these attackers from China seeking gmail account information of some Human Right Activists of China. As blog mentioned These attacks were not as successful as it is intended to be. Google thinks that further restrict free speech on web for Chinese people. So, Now they will talk to Chinese officials to see how Google.cn can provide uncensored content to the people of China without violating Chinese laws. If there is no way out then Google may cease its Chinese operation Google.cn .
Google Experimenting too much with GMail without prior knowledge to Users
Google, Now experimenting with Gmail to improve its user experience. But they are giving buggy services to its user. I know Gmail is free but how You can justify this bugs. I have experiencing problem with my Gmail’s in browser chat. At one time is not loading properly take a look
That is the Second time from morning I am facing this problem.