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Google talks at University of Washington

Two talks from mid/late 2005 I hadn't seen before. Primarily academic, but insightful into their approach to problems. They want to have teams that master all the software that runs on their hardware, from the OS, to the networking and the parallel algorithms that sit on top of that.

Behind the scenes - various insights into their large-scale architectures
Google: A Behind-the-Scenes Look UWTV

Big Tables - how they are solving large-scale database problems
BigTable: A System for Distributed Structured Storage UWTV

Posted by Michael Bluett at 23:12

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Everyone appears to be wanting to go head-to-head with eBay in the US

Microsoft classifieds ads Beta now live in US
Test Versions of New Windows Live Services Arrive - PCWorld.com article
Windows Live in Public Beta thread on WebmasterWorld

Google now accepting payments on Google Base
- a "convenient and secure way to purchase Google Base items by credit card"
Google Base starts taking cash - VNU net
Google offering payment option on GoogleBase thread on WebmasterWorld

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