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Google DC Talks: A Conversation with Chris Anderson

As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, Google’s Washington office hosted a special book talk with Chris Anderson, Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine and best-selling author of “The Long Tail.”

In his new book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price,” Anderson makes the provocative case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them.

This event took place on July 7, 2009 at Google’s offices in Washington, D.C.

Google DC Talks: “Developing a Natl Cybersecurity Strategy”

As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, and in partnership with the Center for a New American Security, Google’s Washington office hosted a discussion entitled, “Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy.” Dr. Kristin Lord of CNAS offered opening remarks on cybersecurity policy, and Harry Wingo of Google moderated a five-person panel:

* Ellen Doneski, Chief of Staff, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
* Liesyl Franz, Vice President for Information Security and Global Public Policy, TechAmerica
* Richard Hale, Chief Information Assurance Executive, Defense Information Systems Agency
* Christopher Painter, Director of Cybersecurity, National Security Council
* Philip Reitinger, Deputy Undersecretary of National Protection & Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

This event took place on June 26, 2009 at Google’s offices in Washington, D.C.

Let’s make the web faster

Browsing the web should be as fast as turning the pages of a magazine to enable the next generation of rich web applications. Learn more about why the web can and should get faster by Googlers Bill Coughran, Vic Gundotra, Steve Souders, Dennis Hwang and Arvind Jain. Visit code.google.com/speed to find more information about what you can do to speed up the web.

Every millisecond counts

The web can and should get faster. Learn why even small changes of a few milliseconds in the performance of a website can mean an improvement of several seconds for its users. Visit code.google.com/speed to find more information about what you can do to speed up the web.

Google D.C. Talks: “National Security and Web 2.0”

As part of the Google D.C. Talks series, Jim Young of Google moderated a discussion on “National Security and Web 2.0.” Panelists Lt. Col. Patrick Michaelis of the U.S. Army and Dr. Calvin Andrus and Sean Dennehy of the CIA explained how their organizations are using Web 2.0 tools to share knowledge quickly and make intelligence assessments. The panel also discussed the technical and cultural challenges to bringing Internet tools to the national security realm. This event took place on June 12, 2009 at Google’s offices in Washington, D.C.