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Google Suggest coming this week

by Christina Clark Aug 27th 2008

Google Suggest
You may have encountered Google Suggest in Google News in the past few months and if you haven't already, you're about to start seeing it in your search box as well.

Google Suggest is movin' on up from Google Labs onto the Google homepage in increments this week. If you haven't seen it yet, you will.

According to Google this should help you:
  • enter more specific search criteria quickly
  • reduce the chance of spelling errors
  • save keystrokes
  • be annoyed with Google yet again
I guess it might be cool, though it only saved me two keystrokes when I was googling Download Squad. And I think I can type in my search criteria more quickly than I can type part of it and read a list, type some more to see more choices and on and on. But, who knows, maybe I might like it. Like Mikey and his cereal.

[Via Lifehacker]

Tags: google news, google suggest, GoogleNews, GoogleSuggest

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Google, Googleholic, web 2.0

Googleholic for July 11, 2008

by Christina Warren Jul 11th 2008


Welcome to Googleholic, your bi-weekly fix of everything Google!

In this edition:

  • Live blog with Google Docs
  • Google Mobile App for iPhone
  • App Engine Hack-a-thon in Chicago
  • Google Sites domain mapping
  • Google Notebook bookmarklet
  • Google News new design

Read more →

Tags: app engine, AppEngine, google, google docs, google mobile app, google news, google notebook, google sites, GoogleDocs, googleholic, GoogleMobileApp, GoogleNews, GoogleNotebook, GoogleSites

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Filed under: Internet, Features, Web services, Google, Googleholic, web 2.0

Googleholic for April 18, 2008

by Christina Warren Apr 18th 2008


Welcome to Googleholic -- your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! In this edition:

  • Google News adds quotation search
  • Google advises best practices in moving domains
  • Remove country restrictions on YouTube videos
  • YouTube changes policy enforcement system
  • A round-up of other Google news from earlier in the week

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Tags: google news, googleholic, GoogleNews, moving domains, MovingDomains, youtube content restrictions, youtube country restrictions, YoutubeContentRestrictions, YoutubeCountryRestrictions

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Filed under: Internet, Video, Google

Google adding YouTube videos to Google News

by Brad Linder Aug 21st 2007

Google News videoGoogle wants to make sure you never have to read another boring newspaper article again. The company is adding YouTube videos to the results in Google News.

Video results will show up next to print results as a headline. But there will a video header with a plus mark next to videos. Click on the plus, and a YouTube window will open on the same page allowing you to watch the video without leaving the page. This is pretty much the same thing that happens when you get a video result in a regular Google search.

For now, Google plans to highlight relevant videos from news sources including CBS, Reuters, and local Heart television stations. Video results will only be available in the US, UK, and Ireland, although there are plans to add more news sources and countries in the future.

Tags: google news, GoogleNews, youtube

Filed under: Internet, News, Web services, Google

Google News to add user comments

by Brad Linder Aug 8th 2007

Google NewsGoogle plans to add user comments to the Google News homepage. The goal is to provide comments on news stories from people or groups associated with the story. For example, if there's a story about flooding in New York City and you're stuck at home because the subways aren't running, send in your story. Or if you've actually been quoted in a news article, you can send your comments.

It looks like Google is asking for contact info like your e-mail address, name, title, and other information that will help verify that your story is coming from a real person.

The comments will be posted alongside articles without any editing, but will be marked "comments" to differentiate the entries from newspaper articles.

The comments should start popping up this week on the US version of Google News. If things go well, the service could be rolled out for international editions soon.

Tags: comments, google news, GoogleNews

Filed under: Internet, News, Web services, Google

Google News launches Images Version

by Brad Linder Jun 26th 2007

Google has rolled out a new "Images Version" view or Google News. There are buttons on the left side of the page for "Standard Version," "Text Version," and "Images Version." Click on images, and you'll see photos from the day's top stories. If you conduct a search, you'll get images for the top search results.

When you scroll your mouse over each image, a synopsis of the story will appear on the right. You can click either the synopsis or the image to go to the source. But a video's worth a thousand descriptive words, so why don't you just take a look for yourself?

[via Google Operating System]

Tags: google images, google news, GoogleImages, GoogleNews

Filed under: News, Web services, Google

Google reaches settlement in Google News copyright case

by Brad Linder Apr 6th 2007

Google NewsGoogle has reached a settlement with Agence France-Presse, one of the largest institutions still engaged in a legal battle with Google over the posting of headlines, news summaries, and images on the Google News website.

AFP and Google signed a licensing agreement today allowing Google to post AFP content. The wire service will withdraw its lawsuit, filed more than two years ago.

Details of the agreement are not public, but AFP CEO Pierre Louette says content on Google News would drive traffic to websites with AFP content, and would go further than just allowing Google News to use "headlines and snippets of text to provide just a taste of what an article offers."

[via search engine land]

Tags: afp, agence france-presse, AgenceFrance-presse, copyright, google news, GoogleNews, lawsuit, settlement

Filed under: News, Social Software

Topix shifts focus to become social news hub

by Brad Linder Apr 2nd 2007

Topix
News aggregator Topix has moved away from its Google News-like roots and adopted a slightly more Digg-like model. The company has traditionally taken a top-down approach to news, providing users with links to newspaper articles from around the country. Starting today, Topix will instead implement a bottom-up approach, by asking users to submit relevant news stories in local, national, international, sports, and entertainment sections.

Users who sign up for the service will be able to submit local news clips or original stories through the web site or from a cellphone. When there's nobody around to submit or edit news, a "roboblogger" posts links to newspaper articles.

Right now, most of the content on the site seems to be links to mainstream news articles, with very few articles written by users. But the goal isn't necessarily to turn Topix into a repository of user generated news overnight. Rather the goal appears to be to get users to have more meaningful interactions with the site.

While Topix gets about 10 million unique visitors a month, most just look at a few articles through the site and then move on, not the best way to generate advertising revenues. Adding social features to the site will give users a reason to spend more time on Topix.

Tags: citizen journalism, CitizenJournalism, google news, GoogleNews, social news, SocialNews, topix

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Filed under: News, E-mail, Productivity

ZapTXT Get news and blog alerts via email, IM, or mobile phone

by Brad Linder Mar 5th 2007

ZapTXTZapTXT lets you sign up for news alerts much like you can get from Google News or Google Blog Search. But there's two things ZapTXT can do that Google can't:
  1. ZapTXT lets you select the web sites or RSS feeds you want to monitor.
  2. ZapTXT lets you receive alerts via email, instant messenger, or as text messages on a mobile phone.
ZapTXT supports Jabber, Gtalk, MSN Messenger, Gizmo, and LJ Talk. Support for Skype was just added. We'd like to see some AOL IM and IRC love in there, but beggars can't be choosers.
[via Digital Inspiration]

Tags: google blog search, google news, GoogleBlogSearch, GoogleNews, news alerts, NewsAlerts, zaptxt

Filed under: Business, Internet, Office, Productivity, Web services, Google

Google Docs to be unleashed Wednesday?

by Chris Gilmer Oct 11th 2006

google docsGoogle is rumored to be preparing to release a new online service called Google Docs. The new service will integrate, and possibly merge, Google Spreadsheets and Writely. This move, which could be announced at the Office 2.0 conference tomorrow, slowly expands the online productivity suite that Google is working on. With this additional step, Google forges ahead in the online office space environment.

Another rumbling about a release at Office 2.0 is Zoho Virtual Office. In this latest release, Zoho packages all of its services together, which can include up to 10. The service is said to be free for individuals and $9.95 for business users.

Google has to get its suite of software organized and bundled, before Zoho takes the lead with its extremely promising online productivity software, just take a look at the demo. Stay tuned for what unfolds.

Tags: google, google docs, google news, GoogleDocs, GoogleNews, office 2, Office2, online software, OnlineSoftware, spreadsheets, virtual office, VirtualOffice, writely, zoho

Filed under: Business, Internet, E-mail, Office, Web services, Google, P2P

Google announces office suite

by Chris Gilmer Aug 28th 2006

google apps for your domainToday Google announced Google Apps for Your Domain. Through this new service, Google is offering free private label email, instant messaging and calendar tools.

The web-based applications are built on the same free Google applications you are used to like Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and Google Page Creator, but with the addition of your unique branding and interface design. Users have the ability to totally switch up the colors and logos used in the page layout.

Google originally launched the Gmail for your domain in February 2006 for select users to test out. In the main administration account, users can manage and set up email addresses and distribution lists through an easy to use control panel. With the Google Apps for your Domain service, it makes it extremely easy for smaller businesses to manage their information more efficiently, without costly additions to email software, upgrades, and IT staffing.

The free, ad-supported service that is launching today is still in a beta form, and consists of 2 gigabytes of email storage for each user in the system that is currently built for US-English only. (Google is currently working to develop the service in other languages) Google is working on a premium version of Google Apps for your Domain for more advanced users, and will release more details and pricing soon.

Tags: domain apps, DomainApps, email, gmail, google, google apps, google apps for your domain, google calendar, google news, google talk, GoogleApps, GoogleAppsForYourDomain, GoogleCalendar, GoogleNews, GoogleTalk, page creator, PageCreator

Filed under: Audio, Business, Games, Internet, Web services, Google, Googleholic

Googleholic for August 22nd, 2006

by Chris Gilmer Aug 22nd 2006

googleholicIn this issue of Googleholic we cover:
  • Google Stock Sales
  • Google Desktop 4
  • Gmail's Audio Player
  • Google Checkout School Specials
  • AdSense, the game
Welcome to Tuesday's Googleholic edition...

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Tags: adsense game, AdsenseGame, desktop, gmail, google, google news, google wifi, googleholic, GoogleNews, GoogleWifi, mp3

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Filed under: Business, Internet, Linux, Web services, Google

Google hires a top Linux programmer

Linuxby Chris Gilmer Aug 16th 2006

linux programmerAndrew Morton, current maintainer of the Linux kernel, has accepted a job offer from Google. Morton dropped the news on a Linux kernel mailing list, explaining that he wants to be involved with Linux and people that use Linux all day every day.

Google is starting to become a major player in the Linux development area, and the open-source software industry in general. This hiring move proves they are extremely serious at Linux development.

[Via CNet]

Tags: developer, google, google news, GoogleNews, kernel, linus torvalds, LinusTorvalds, linux, linux development, LinuxDevelopment, patches, software

Filed under: Business, Design, Developer, Internet, Utilities, Productivity, Web services, Google

Google Analytics for everyone

by Chris Gilmer Aug 16th 2006

google analytics website trackingGoogle has released its online analytics software to anyone that wants to use it to interact with their website.

Google Analytics lets users track visitors, identify navigational issues, track keywords, and where visitors are coming from. Analytics will also tie into your Google AdWords account and let you know how visitors found your site, where they came from, how they were referred, and measure your total AdWords campaign effectiveness.

Google also has a "Conversion University". A place where Analytics users can go to read up on marketing and content optimization tips from industry experts. Current new articles in the University include Increasing Conversions with Internal Search and Monitoring Visitor Conversion.

Google Analytics is simple to set up. Log in using your Google Account ID, and enter the domain you want to monitor first. Multiple domains can be added later. A code snippet has to be added to the end of all HTML pages that you wish to monitor. Google Analytics displays a nice dashboard with Executive, Conversion, Marketing, and Content summaries, as well as Marketing Optimization, and Content Optimization reports. I am currently testing it out, and so far so good. It is easily a welcome addition to your current tracking software.

Tags: adwords, analytics, campaign, conversion university, ConversionUniversity, domain, google, google account, google news, GoogleAccount, GoogleNews, internal search, InternalSearch, monitor, navigation, optimization, search, track visitors, tracking software, TrackingSoftware, TrackVisitors, web stats, WebStats

Filed under: Fun, Internet, Utilities, Web services, Google

Google officially launched WiFi in Mountain View

by Chris Gilmer Aug 16th 2006

google wifi mapToday marks the official launch of GoogleWiFi in Mountain View California. Transmitting 802.11b/g signals to the entire city, including residents, businesses and visitors, at no charge.

This is a big step in the development of free WiFi for cities, and Google is heading this initiative. Google's main aim at developing the service in their hometown, was to give back and engage the citizens of Mountain View.

Google has put together a nice map of the locations where the Mountain View coverage areas are. So, when you are cruising through Mountain View, look for the "GoogleWiFi" access signal, and sign in with your free Google Account credentials. If you have had the opportunity to try out some free Google WiFi, drop us a line, and let us know how it worked out for you.

Tags: access signal, AccessSignal, californai, free wifi, FreeWifi, google, google news, GoogleNews, googlewifi, mountain view, MountainView, wifi

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