The article tells of a man named Saroo who through an unfortunate series of events was separated from his family and ended up being adopted in Australia. The man decided to use Google Earth to find his hometown and hopefully be reunited with his family. He eventually was able to find his hometown thanks to google and his memory, as well as his family.

This article talks about the japanese phenomenon of the "otaku", or a tech-savvy antisocial outcast. The article talks about who these people are and what they do, going into detail about how good they are with technology. It also talks about how these otaku are sometimes hired by companies because they are very good independent workers, yet they have problems working in teams.

This article talks about Captchas and their actual purpose. Captchas serve a dual purpose, they help prevent overflow on a website but also the article talks about how Google is using the Captchas to help decipher old and rare texts. These texts have wear and tear, and the Captchas are used to help decipher particularly difficult words that the scanning programs cannot.

The article explains how many companies that run MMO games or other multiplayer games with economies have hired economists. These economists help run the economies but they also provide helpful insight. The economists believe that these game systems can provide very interesting insight into the more theoretical areas of economics.

Apparently this means Buyer Beware.

Very nice description of the grounds, gives a good idea of how creepy it might be as well as giving a nice contrast to how it was earlier in the passage.

Nice use of what appears to be sarcasm.