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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for January 1st 2008]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" alt="googleholic" /></a><br /><br />In this Happy New Year issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>Yahoo soldier moves to Google</li>
    <li>Google trademarks of 2007</li>
    <li>What will Google focus on it 2008?</li>
    <li>Social networking gets a push at Google</li>
    <li>Some stats on Google</li>
    <li>Designers Gmail hacked</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Tuesday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/">Googleholic</a>...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for January 1st 2008</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/">Googleholic for January 1st 2008</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1074503/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/01/googleholic-for-january-1st-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 30th]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://woome.com"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="252" border="1" alt="woome" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/woome.jpg" /><br /></a></div>
<br /><br /><a href="http://woome.com"><strong>WooMe</strong></a><br />It was only a matter of time before speed dating entered the Web2 online space. This service backed by the founder of Skype takes the crazy world of speed dating and wraps it up online in a way to meet new users, live. Hook up a mic and web cam and join "sessions" that are based on topics that you enjoy.<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 30th</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/">Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 30th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1073478/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/30/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-30th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>decenturl</category><category>hieverywhere</category><category>onaswarm</category><category>trutap</category><category>web2</category><category>web2.0</category><category>woome</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 28th 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" alt="googleholic" /></a><br />In this issue of Googleholic we cover:<br /><br />
<ul>
    <li>2008 Google predictions</li>
    <li>Google Reader is your friend again</li>
    <li>Google Phone coming in the Spring?</li>
    <li>Political advertising on Google</li>
    <li>.Mac pages in Google</li>
    <li>Will Google Apps offer more in 2008?</li>
    <li>Google VC's role in</li>
    <li>Google Docs gets a few new settings</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Friday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/">Googleholic</a>...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 28th 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/">Googleholic for December 28th 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1072240/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/28/googleholic-for-december-28th-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 25th 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" align="middle" alt="googleholic" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" /></a><br />In this Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>Now that Google has your phone number...</li>
    <li>Microsoft &lt;3's Android</li>
    <li>Earn miles using Checkout</li>
    <li>Orkut gets attacked</li>
    <li>Streetviews 1 upped in Dallas</li>
    <li>Removing your number from the Google</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Tuesday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/">Googleholic</a>...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 25th 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/">Googleholic for December 25th 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1070247/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/25/googleholic-for-december-25th-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take and share notes with Springnote]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/design/" rel="tag">Design</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/developer/" rel="tag">Developer</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/text/" rel="tag">Text</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/productivity/" rel="tag">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/p2p/" rel="tag">P2P</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/social-software/" rel="tag">Social Software</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/search/" rel="tag">Search</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.springnote.com"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="256" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/springnote.jpg" alt="Take and share notes with Springnote" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.springnote.com">Springnote</a> is a powerful browser based note taking system. You can forget about the standard text only inputs that many online note tools offer, this application has the ability to drop in images, attach files and organize layout at will. Its wiki style note taking system allows pages of content like todo's, monthly calendars and plans to be created with Word like functionality and tools with tags, change history, folder hierarchy and page bookmarks for more important content. Springnote's can also be shared between friends for reading or collaboration. <br /><br />Perhaps the most important feature of Springnote is the ability to import and export notes. Downloading options include HTML, XHTML and Send to a Blog or use anywhere else. Importing can be done using MS-word docs, .txt, HTML or OpenDocument .odt formats. Springnote has an open API and unlimited storage of text files with 2GB file storage available. There are tons of Springnote mashups that you can utilize to expand the functionality of your account, including IM, Flickr, and Firefox toolbar integration.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/">Take and share notes with Springnote</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.springnote.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1046497/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/24/take-and-share-notes-with-springnote/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>browser</category><category>calendar</category><category>notes</category><category>online</category><category>productivity</category><category>springnote</category><category>todo</category><category>tools</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 23rd]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.stitcher.com"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="238" border="1" alt="stitcher" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/stitcher.jpg" /></a></div>
<br /><a href="http://www.stitcher.com/"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a><br />This iPhone or computer based website serves personal audio content. Stitcher, stitches together audio that you like, whether it's podcasts, weather, headline news or sporting events. Think of it as the Netvibes of audio, with a lot of small shows put together instead of one long audio show. To get started, visit the Stitcher site on your iPhone or click to listen to pre-made stations on your computer. Stitcher is still building out the personalized stations.<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 23rd</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/">Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 23rd</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1069725/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/23/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-23rd/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Bureau-of-Communication</category><category>Sleep.FM</category><category>Spokeo</category><category>Stitcher</category><category>Trackthepack</category><category>web2</category><category>web2.0</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share your work with Viewbook]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/design/" rel="tag">Design</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/developer/" rel="tag">Developer</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/beta/" rel="tag">Beta</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://viewbook.com/"><img width="401" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="302" border="1" alt="Share your work with Viewbook" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/viewbook1.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />Sharing your portfolio or a gallery can be done a number of ways, from building an HTML or Flash version to hosting a presentation gallery online at Google Docs. <a href="http://viewbook.com/">ViewBook </a>makes it easy to create professional looking web presentations. <br /><br />ViewBook's presentation toolprovides a <a href="http://demo.viewbook.com/mamabart">photo album and slideshow</a> at a custom domain. Users can create galleries and portfolios with images, titles, descriptions and custom background colors. Works can be then embedded on a website and viewed at full screen. ViewBook offers a public page with a listing of the presentations you have available, with a bio or profile. As for uploading imagery to use, there are a few different options, from a batch upload tool to a drag and drop feature with a minimal toolset for editing. <br /><br />If you have a portfolio or presentation that is constantly changing, or want an easy way to make and share one and you aren't too comfortable fiddling with HTML or Flash files, this could be the tool to check out. The embedding feature makes it easy to embed display your works on the comfort of your personal website in a clean and professional manner. The free beta account does have some limitations: 250 images and five portfolios.<br /><a href="http://demo.viewbook.com/mamabart"><br />Check out a sample of what you can do</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/">Share your work with Viewbook</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://viewbook.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1067796/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/share-your-work-with-viewbook/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>online</category><category>portfolio</category><category>presentation</category><category>viewbook</category><category>web</category><category>web2</category><category>work</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 21 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" align="middle" alt="googleholic" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" /></a><br />In this issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>It's Christmas at iGoogle</li>
    <li>Cricket Scores</li>
    <li>FTC clears DoubleClick acquisition</li>
    <li>Illegal gambling fines</li>
    <li>Security not the biggest concern with Streetview</li>
    <li>Trojans in text ads</li>
    <li>Win a Google Mini</li>
    <li>OSX widget security</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Friday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/">Googleholi</a>c...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 21 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/">Googleholic for December 21 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1068240/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/21/googleholic-for-december-21-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Track Santa with NORAD (and Google)]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/kids/" rel="tag">Kids</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a></p><a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="199" border="1" align="right" alt="Track Santa with NORAD" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/santanorad2007.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.noradsanta.org/">NORAD's Santa Tracker</a> is back, and with only four days till the big day, the NORAD website has many fun things for your kids (and you, we won't tell). We've <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/12/22/norad-booting-up-santa-tracker-for-2006/">mentioned the site</a> in previous years; Thankfully, there will be no semi-celebrity greetings section this year. <br /><br />Visitors can take a stroll through Santa's North Pole village and click on the downtown shops for fun games and activities. Including Mrs. Claus' Alphabet soup typing test, an illustrated PDF Elf story and a snowboarding game.<br /><br />After using Microsoft Visual Earth for last year's high-tech tracking, this year NORAD will display it's tracking info via <a href="http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html">Google Earth</a>. Last year, Google provided its own tracking data, unaffiliated with NORAD. An <a href="http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=http://www.labpixies.com/gadgads/norad/norad_new.xml&amp;source=snta">iGoogle module</a> is also available so you can track Santa from the comfort of your Google homepage.<br /><br />The Santa Tracking Control Center kicks off operations on 2:00am MTN Christmas Eve and lets you track Santa live as he navigates the globe. If you're left wondering, as we were, why the multi-billion dollar NORAD defense operation would burn time and resources tracking harmless lil' Santa Claus, there's actually a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD_Tracks_Santa">rich and storied history behind it all</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/">Track Santa with NORAD (and Google)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.noradsanta.org/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1067645/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/track-santa-with-norad/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>christmas</category><category>google</category><category>norad</category><category>north-pole</category><category>santa-claus</category><category>santa-tracker</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sync Microsoft Office documents with Google Docs using DocSyncer]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/office/" rel="tag">Office</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/beta/" rel="tag">Beta</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><a href="https://www.docsyncer.com/"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="262" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/docsyncer1.jpg" alt="Sync Micorosoft Office documents with Google Docs using DocSyncer" /></a></div>
<br />The wait is over, <a href="https://www.docsyncer.com/">DocSyncer</a> is out of beta and open for all to use. This downloadable application allows PC based users of Microsoft Office and Google Docs to seamlessly sync documents.<br /><br />DocSyncer is a downloadable application that sits on your computer and automatically finds and syncs all of your document files to your Google Docs account. When it's running, it checks all of your documents and syncs them as they are updated to create a solid backup and work anywhere system. Word and Excel based files can be opened directly from the web interface, and there is support for TXT, CSV and RTF formats. <br /><br />Perhaps one of the coolest features is the 'disconnected' mode. If you are disconnected from the internet, DocSyncer will auto recognize it and load the document locally in the default application without trying to connect to the internet.<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sync Microsoft Office documents with Google Docs using DocSyncer</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/">Sync Microsoft Office documents with Google Docs using DocSyncer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=https://www.docsyncer.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1057645/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/20/sync-micorosoft-office-documents-with-google-docs-using-docsynce/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>applications</category><category>docs</category><category>docsyncer</category><category>google</category><category>microsoft</category><category>office</category><category>online</category><category>pc</category><category>web</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google social profiles at GTalk Profile]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/design/" rel="tag">Design</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/social-software/" rel="tag">Social Software</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gtalkprofile.com/"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="244" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/gtalkprofiles.jpg" alt="Google social profiles at GTalk Profile" /></a></div>
<br /><a href="http://www.gtalkprofile.com/">GTalk Profile</a> is a site for finding Google Talk related profiles that makes use of the recently launched <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/google-profiles-cyberstalking-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/">Google Profiles</a>.<br /><br />GTalk Profile uses the Google Maps API to pinpoint locations of users worldwide. Each pinpoint has a link to a users Google Profile, including their interests, location and profile photo. The site is relatively young, but there are already over 7400 users that have chosen to include their GTalk profiles. <br /><br />While checking in with the site over the past few days, it seemed that they might have an inadequate hosting plan. There were numerous instances where the site was either offline, or the map and profiles were not showing up at all. Since Google Profiles are on the move to becoming an emerging way to identify each other in a social setting, it might be time for <a href="http://gtalkprofile.blogspot.com/">GTalk Profile</a> to rethink their data plans.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/">Google social profiles at GTalk Profile</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gtalkprofile.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1064708/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-social-profiles-at-gtalk-profile/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>google-talk</category><category>gtalk</category><category>gtalkprofiles</category><category>id</category><category>social</category><category>social-profiles</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Talk's translation bots]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/developer/" rel="tag">Developer</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/e-mail/" rel="tag">E-mail</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/productivity/" rel="tag">Productivity</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a></p><a href="http://googletalk.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-god-jul-and.html"><img width="150" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="269" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/googletalktranslator.jpg" alt="Google Talk's translation bots" /></a>Chatting with people who speak another language just got a lot easier thanks to <a href="http://googletalk.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-god-jul-and.html">Google's translation bots</a>. <br /><br />The translation bots provide a way to translate between Google Talk contacts in a group chat or as a translation tool. All you have to do is add one of 29 bots as a contact using their two letter language abbreviation. So in order to translate from an English conversation to a French one, you would add "en2fr@bot.talk.google.com" as a Google Talk contact. Now you can enter a group chat with a user who speaks French, bring the chat bot into the conversation, and the bot will translate everything you say into French and everything the other person says into English.<br /><br />If you have a Blackberry, the <a href="http://www.blackberry.com/googletalk">Google Talk client</a> will also function as a translator while on the go. It works the same way, by adding the appropriate translation bot to your chat conversation. <br /><br />Google is also calling all developers to build their own <a href="http://www.xmpp.org/">XMPP</a> based bots for such things as weather services and games that can be added into the Google Talk open protocol.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/">Google Talk's translation bots</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://googletalk.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas-god-jul-and.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1066694/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/19/google-talks-translation-bots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bots</category><category>google</category><category>talk</category><category>translation</category><category>xmpp</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 18th 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" /><br />In this issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>An interview with Vint Cerf</li>
    <li>Still looking for a CFO</li>
    <li>Google Android Live</li>
    <li>Video Sitemaps</li>
    <li>Google Digg</li>
    <li>Picasa gets iPhoned</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Tuesday's Googleholic...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 18th 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/">Googleholic for December 18th 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1065569/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/18/googleholic-for-december-18th-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 16th]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-2-0/" rel="tag">web 2.0</a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/booktagger.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /></div>
<a href="http://www.booktagger.com/"><strong>Booktagger</strong></a> <br />Booktagger is a type of social network for book lovers. Sign up and add the books you have read, and ones you are thinking about reading. Then chat it up with people that like the same books as you do, get suggestions and a little more insight on what you might want to read.<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 16th</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/">Weekend Web 2.0 roundup for December 16th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1063528/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/16/weekend-web-2-0-roundup-for-december-15th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>5pm</category><category>booktagger</category><category>driftr</category><category>kwiry</category><category>supermarket</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google Reader adds Google Talk for sharing]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/social-software/" rel="tag">Social Software</a></p><a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2007/12/reader-and-talk-are-friends.html"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="156" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/googlereadertalk.jpg" alt="Google Reader adds Talk" /></a>Google has added a new way to <a href="http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2007/12/reader-and-talk-are-friends.html">share your favorite feeds</a> and articles with friends, through Google Talk, aka the Gmail address book. <br /><br />Google Reader has included a "Share" button for a while now, but if you wanted people to actually read your shared listings, you had to direct them to a URL or RSS feed. Now your Google Talk contacts can also see the items you're sharing on their Google Reader page.<br /><br />Next time you login to Google Reader, you should notice a few of your Google Talk contacts' names hanging out in the navigation panel on the left side of the screen. Google Reader will tell you how many items they're sharing, and let you scroll through their shared item feed as if you have subscribed to it. You can also manage your friends list so that only certain people can see your shared items.<br /><br />This is a great way to check in with friends to get feed recommendations for websites you might have never visited before, or interesting articles that you have passed by. Or is it Google's <a href="http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/12/google-reader-b.html">stealth social network </a>in the works?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/">Google Reader adds Google Talk for sharing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://googlereader.blogspot.com/2007/12/reader-and-talk-are-friends.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1063487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/15/google-reader-adds-google-talk-for-sharing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chat</category><category>feed</category><category>google</category><category>google-reader</category><category>google-talk</category><category>opensocial</category><category>read</category><category>social-network</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twitter from your Blackberry with TwitterBerry]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/e-mail/" rel="tag">E-mail</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/social-software/" rel="tag">Social Software</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blackberry/" rel="tag">BlackBerry</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry"><img width="410" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="168" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/twitterberry.jpg" alt="Twitter from your Blackberry with TwitterBerry" /></a></div>
<br />If you are an avid Twitter user, and have a BlackBerry tucked away in your pocket, you have a few options to keep your followers updated whilst on the go. You can visit the Twitter mobile site at http://m.twitter.com, or you can use a new application on the market called <a href="http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry">TwitterBerry</a>. <br /><br />TwitterBerry is a mobile client for Blackberry users to post updates on Twitter. It supports popular BlackBerry devices including the 8800 line and 8700 line as well as the Pearl and Curve. To get the application loaded, you can either download it or transfer it via USB, or via a download link on your BB. It's simple to use, and avoids the time required to fire up a browser and enter a URL. You can watch updates roll in from friends, view the public timeline and update your status without waiting for Twitters form field to load.<br /><br />If you are still looking at starting up your own Twitter account, or wondering how to <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/08/19/twitter-guide-for-beginners/">use your Twitter account effectively</a>? Chris Brogan has a very useful <a href="http://chrisbrogan.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/ ">Newbies Guide to Twitter </a>that will walk you through using it as a social network and as a way for personal branding.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/">Twitter from your Blackberry with TwitterBerry</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.orangatame.com/products/twitterberry>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1062955/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/twitter-from-your-blackberry-with-twitterberry/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>chat</category><category>social</category><category>twitter</category><category>twitterberry</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 14 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" align="middle" alt="googleholic" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" /></a><br />In this issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>Is Google about to take on Wikipedia?</li>
    <li>Syncing Google calendars with your Blackberry</li>
    <li>Postini 2007</li>
    <li>Another Google goes the Angel route</li>
    <li>Google 2007 Zeitgeist</li>
    <li>Google Analytics updates</li>
    <li>Google's Gdrive size</li>
    <li>Streetviews on your website</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Friday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/">Googleholic</a>...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 14 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/">Googleholic for December 14 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1062637/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/14/googleholic-for-december-14-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MySpace IM with Skype released]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/audio/" rel="tag">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/p2p/" rel="tag">P2P</a></p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/myspaceim"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="314" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/12/myspaceim2.jpg" alt="MySpace IM with Skype released" /></a>MySpace is on the move to add some extra value to their online offerings, and as we <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/10/17/myspaceim-adds-skype-support/">mentioned in October</a>, it looks like things are starting with an overhaul of their IM tool.<br /><br />In its previous incarnation, MySpaceIM was a bare bones instant messaging application. It launched early last year and then disappeared for a while. Now <a href="http://www.myspace.com/myspaceim">myspaceim </a>is back, and MySpace has partnered with Skype to add VoIP calling to the chat client.<br /><br />MySpace users will instantly have their friends list populated with upon install with one click login to mail and bulletins. MySpace friends profiles are also one click away. <br /><br />The social networking site claims the beta version of the client has been installed over 500,000 times. Now that MySpace is taking the beta label off of the chat client, we expect to see that number climb even higher. But will MySpace users who don't already know one another offline actually like to talk with each other rather than just add each other as friends?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/">MySpace IM with Skype released</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.myspace.com/myspaceim>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1060588/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/12/myspace-im-with-skype-released/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>im</category><category>instant-message</category><category>myspace</category><category>social-network</category><category>voip</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Googleholic for December 11 2007]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/features/" rel="tag">Features</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/googleholic/" rel="tag">Googleholic</a></p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/"><img width="400" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="105" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2006/08/googleholiclogo.jpg" alt="googleholic" /></a><br />In this issue of Googleholic we cover:<br />
<ul>
    <li>Do you have a Gmail story?</li>
    <li>Woops, deleted Google Accounts</li>
    <li>Matt on subdomains vs subdirectories</li>
    <li>Google in UK schools</li>
    <li>Award for recognizing women</li>
    <li>Android targets iPhone</li>
    <li>Google Surf</li>
    <li>The kiss</li>
    <li>Google Streetview expands in the US</li>
</ul>
Continue reading Tuesday's <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/">Googleholic</a>...<p><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Googleholic for December 11 2007</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/">Googleholic for December 11 2007</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1059588/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/googleholic-for-december-11-2007/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>google</category><category>googleholic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTube wants to pay content producers]]></title><link>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/</guid><comments>http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/audio/" rel="tag">Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/business/" rel="tag">Business</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/fun/" rel="tag">Fun</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/internet/" rel="tag">Internet</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/blogging/" rel="tag">Blogging</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/web-services/" rel="tag">Web services</a>, <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/google/" rel="tag">Google</a></p><a href="http://youtube.com/partners"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="210" border="1" align="right" alt="YouTube wants to pay content producers" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.downloadsquad.com/media/2007/10/youtube-10-15.jpg" /></a>YouTube is expanding their partnership with independent video creators who are looking for not only a little more distribution, but also a little extra cash.<br /><br />The <a href="http://youtube.com/partners">YouTube Partner Program</a> is now opening to anyone within North America. The current <a href="http://youtube.com/members?s=ms&amp;t=w&amp;g=5">100 high profile partners</a> include Mr <a href="http://youtube.com/tayzonday">Chocolate Rain</a>, the NBA, Universal Music Group, Victoria Secret, National Geographic and many other larger as well as smaller contributors. There are some specific requirements that one must have in order to become a partner. You need to create original videos, have the right to use any copyrighted sound. You also need to be a resident of the US or Canada. In order to get started you must meet the requirements and submit an application <a href="http://youtube.com/partners">available here</a>, and cross your fingers. <br /><br />Will we see a halt to all the outrageous YouTube content? We doubt it, and we sure hope not! But the serious creators can finally get rewarded for their efforts to expand the community into a serious online television channel.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/">YouTube wants to pay content producers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com">Download Squad</a> on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://youtube.com/partners>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/forward/1059395/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/12/11/youtube-wants-to-pay-content-producers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>content</category><category>google</category><category>partner-program</category><category>video</category><category>youtube</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Gilmer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>