Google.
What a great invention, right? They may be monopolizing the search engine industry (which I normally would not condone), but you have to admit they're pretty much the best of its kind.
According to a reliable source (the Kane Show on Hot 99.5, obvi), Google is now planning to start personalizing search results for Google+ members by showing results that include friends' posts and pictures. (Apparently this is a very controversial topic in the technology world)
Although mychauffeur carpool buddy/sister and I were seriously creeped out by this invasion of privacy, I personally find it even creepier that they track your search history and base future results on what you've looked for in the past. MYOB, Google!
Until yesterday, that is. Why? I'll tell you why.
Because yesterday while procrastinating researching song lyrics for potential blog titles, I searched for http://www.rapgenius.com/. If you've never been there, go. Right now. I'll wait.
It's a site that magically translates rap lyrics for those of us who may be lacking... shall we say, street smarts.
Anyway, an hour later shortly thereafter I was back on Google looking for something completely unrelated... or so I thought.
I entered "lyrics speak" (I think I was actually looking for Taylor Swift lyrics... don't judge). And what did the wizards at Google bring me? An educational rap teaching kids about public speaking.
Listen to it here in all its glory: http://www.educationalrap.com/song/public-speaking.html
I know, I know. It's amazing. (My favorite line is, of course: "Use vocab. that shows intellect and ambition")
And without thestalkerish genius technology of Google, I never would have known that such gems even existed-- or that there is an entire site of educational raps, for that matter. (To all my teacher friends like KLake, I beg you to use one of these to teach your kids and report back.)
The moral of this story? Even though it's annoying when nerds (who dropped out of college and yet have more money than you can ever dream of making) change around the technology you're used to.... not all change is bad.
Being open to change can bring things you never even knew you needed-- but you now can't live without.
What a great invention, right? They may be monopolizing the search engine industry (which I normally would not condone), but you have to admit they're pretty much the best of its kind.
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| Sorry buddy. Altered from Source |
Although my
Until yesterday, that is. Why? I'll tell you why.
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| Y? Because we like you! (Marry me Ryan Gosling) Source |
It's a site that magically translates rap lyrics for those of us who may be lacking... shall we say, street smarts.
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| Obviously not people like me.... you may or may not know this, but I ball so hard. Source |
I entered "lyrics speak" (I think I was actually looking for Taylor Swift lyrics... don't judge). And what did the wizards at Google bring me? An educational rap teaching kids about public speaking.
Listen to it here in all its glory: http://www.educationalrap.com/song/public-speaking.html
I know, I know. It's amazing. (My favorite line is, of course: "Use vocab. that shows intellect and ambition")
And without the
The moral of this story? Even though it's annoying when nerds (who dropped out of college and yet have more money than you can ever dream of making) change around the technology you're used to.... not all change is bad.
Being open to change can bring things you never even knew you needed-- but you now can't live without.
I will do anything for a blog shout out. I will dust off the old hip hop history/take it out of car and report back
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