Saturday, February 26, 2011

Museums needn’t fear Google, a tool to spread the love of art - The Boston Globe

What is not part of “the world’s information”?

Google, already a major presence among users of maps, video, and other forms of information, may raise suspicions with its effort to enmesh itself in yet another area of human endeavor. But as computing power multiplies and Internet entrepreneurs grow more adept at annotating and using Google Art Project, the benefits of this new tool will be more and more evident. And museums will view it as a friend.

Museums needn’t fear Google, a tool to spread the love of art - The Boston Globe

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