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Googleholic for October 26th 2007
In this issue of Googleholic we cover:
- Oink is just like Google
- Microsoft needed Facebook to survive
- Twitter and Google Maps are helping with the Cali fires
- Would Mozilla be around if it weren't for Google?
- Take a stroll through the Googleplex
- MySQL gets some Google
- Google's Marketing dashboard
- Donate to SoCal fires care of Google
- How Google was named
Oink is just like Google
The founder of Oink sees the business as Google, providing links to potentially copyrighted material.
Microsoft needed Facebook to survive
Google didn't need the Facebook investment, but Microsoft sure did.
Twitter and Google Maps are helping with the Cali fires
Two important online resources for communicating about what is going on with the wildfires in California.
Would Mozilla be around if it weren't for Google?
The bulk of Mozilla's earnings come from Google.
Take a stroll through the Googleplex
What a nice way to end the week, taking a stroll through the home of Google.
MySQL gets some Google
Google has apparently dropped in a few lines of their code into MySQL through a contributor license agreement.
Google's Marketing dashboard
Google is working on a marketing dashboard for big brands that will help them integrate data from advertisers search, display and offline efforts.
Donate to SoCal fires care of Google
Google is offering up Checkout as a way to help out the efforts to fight the fires and do disaster recovery in Southern California.
How Google was named
Robert Scoble interviewed Marc Levoy, a Prof at Stanford and this interesting topic came up.
Last weeks Google news...
- Synchronize your Google contacts with your cellphone
- At the Top of Google
- Google TV Ads get help from Nielson
- Google confirms IMAP for Gmail - VIDEO
- Gmail gets IMAP
- Google to let you tweak AdSense layout without tweaking HTML code
- Google Translate changes its translation engine
Make sure to check in for Tuesday'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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keeves said 10:20AM on 10-26-2007
This may have been mentioned before, but google maps UK now appears to have bus-stops on it, and time tables information provided bytransportdirect
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christen said 10:33AM on 10-26-2007
i have been using google since its beta days..
http://www.xtremegadgets.net
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Eric J. said 2:03PM on 10-26-2007
Has anyone blogged the new Gmail interface for Ipod Touch?
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