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How Old Are We, Really? (Reader survey)

Reader survey - age and usage We’ve been told a few times that our content here at 40Tech appeals to more than just us "older folks."  We’re curious now… we need to know the truth! Please take a minute and answer this two question survey [external link] and help us in our quest for knowledge.  This will help us learn just a bit more about our readers, as a whole, and also help us improve the site.  No personally identifiable info is collected, we promise.


Google’s “Data Liberation Front” – Do You Depend Too Much on Google? (Poll)

Google services Yesterday, Google announced the Data Liberation Front, "whose singular goal is to make it easier for users to move their data in and out of Google products."  While this should give users some peace of mind that they won’t be locked into Google products, and even attract some people to Google products, it does raise an important question.  Specifically, do we rely on Google too much, such that we should think about spreading our eggs among other baskets?  For many of us, it seems that our lives are in Google. I’ll be the first to admit that my productivity is dependent on Google.  I use Google Apps, Gmail, Reader, Voice, and Docs, among others.  Are you doing this, too?  Is this unwise?  I’d like to know what you think, in both the poll and comments after the jump.

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