Googleholic for March 27th 2007

by Chris Gilmer Mar 27th 2007

In this issue of Googleholic we cover:

Is Google the king of media
Google is itching Indian acquisitions
And the winners are... YouTube video awards
Adjusting Google's personalized homepages
Google Base Gadgets
More Google Keyboard Shortcuts
Google testing links
The Goose Creek project

Continue reading Tuesday's Googleholic...

Is Google the king of media
And will they take over all forms of media? online, offline, mobile...?

Google is itching Indian acquisitions
With Google's early seed capital project that launched last year, they are hot on the trail of some startups that could be the next best thing.

And the winners are... YouTube video awards
YouTube has their list of the 2006 Video Award winners online.

Adjusting Google's personalized homepages
This little Greasemonkey script allows users to tweak columns and tabs.

Google Base Gadgets
Google Base API + Google Gadgets API = an easy way to search all data pertaining to a specific item type.

More Google Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts
Press the # key (Shift+3) in Gmail and that message will instantly move to Trash.

Google testing links
Google has been experimenting recently with links to their search products.

The Goose Creek project
Google recently admitted to a 514 acre development in Mount Holly Commerce Park in Berkeley County. No word on what it will be yet.

Last weeks Google news...

Make sure to check in for Friday's Googleholic Google News report.

If you have any tips, tricks, or anything Google, you can always drop us a line!

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