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    Google comes to Rhodes

    Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailJuly 31, 2011No Comments2 Mins Read
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    Want to know anything about anything? Ask Google. Want to know anything about Google? Ask Matthew Boswell. The Rhodes second-year computer science major has been appointed the university's Google Student Ambassador, and he has plans to share his knowledge of a host of the platform's features designed to make the lives of students and lecturers easier.

    Want to know anything about anything? Ask Google. Want to know anything about Google? Ask Matthew Boswell. The Rhodes second-year computer science major has been appointed the university's Google Student Ambassador, and he has plans to share his knowledge of a host of the platform's features designed to make the lives of students and lecturers easier.

    Google has become square one for information seekers (“Google it!”) – but relatively few people are aware of the range of other services they offer.

    From translation tools to storage, Google is taking over every aspect of virtual life.

    The corporation recently announced that their Student Ambassador Programme was launching in South Africa, offering Computer Science, Engineering and Business students the opportunity to help Google “empower the African academic community with knowledge, infrastructure and the tools to access information easily and effectively”.

    Boswell was appointed the Rhodes University Google Student Ambassador, shifting Google’s focus from cyberspace to reality.

    He is one of 17 South African Google Student Ambassadors whose job is to raise awareness about Google and promote their products, such as Gmail and file sharing on Google Docs.

    Boswell said he was blown away by the services Google had targeting university students. “I thought I knew everything about Google – but they have so much more to offer,” he said.

    To inform students about these features, Boswell will host events; speak to faculties; help lecturers understand the products and make access to information about Google readily available.

    As to whether this will have an impact on the greater Grahamstown community, Boswell thinks not, as the products are specifically for students.

    He believes the opportunity should have been afforded to a wider range of students at Rhodes University.

    http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2011/07/google%E2%80%99s-ambassador-programme-comes-to-sa/

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