Google just updated Google Reader, and it's not a minor upgrade. Google Reader went from an awkward experiment to a service that's actually pretty usable. I've been using Bloglines ... Read More

Google felt the need to clarify their copyright policy today. Why? There's been recent problems with Belgium, and publishing companies have objected to Google Print from the onset. Why? Why ... Read More

Berkeley is the first university to have their own page on Google Video to broadcast lectures. This is a great use for Google Video, since the university wouldn't need their ... Read More

Ever wanted to put a Google search into your Blogger blog? How about Google Maps or Google Video? Google has put together some very nice tutorials to do just that. ... Read More

Google News is a great way to search the news or keep track of the latest news headlines, but not if you're in Belgium. Belgian courts ordered Google to ... Read More

Google is sometimes hard to define. It's a search engine, it's a media company, it may even be classified as a mutual fund. Google's philanthropic branch, Google.org, is doing charity ... Read More

Since Apple and Google now have Eric Schmidt in common, things may have become even more interesting. Last week, Apple announced that they were developing a new product, code named ... Read More

Orkut is Google's tool for social networking. They've been quietly adding features. The latest addition is Google Maps. You can now see a map of where all your ... Read More

Google made an exciting announcement. Google Earth will include new information overlays which can include "images, audio, video, stories and information about events unfolding around the globe." The press release ... Read More

In the mood for some comedy? I certainly am. Andy Borowitz wrote a wonderful satire of President Bush's speech. The president concluded his speech by warning the world's most wanted ... Read More

I ran across an interesting study released today. Link quality seems to be the most important factor in search engine optimization (SEO.) Google's PageRank is very important to where documents ... Read More

I'm a big fan of Google Spreadsheets. Today, I'm a bigger fan. Google has just added some features. You can now put multiple lines in the same cell. You can ... Read More

If you're using Google Earth, go check to see if your city has been updated with higher resolution pictures. The Google Earth Blog is reporting that there's a massive update ... Read More

Google has been slowly rolling out the chance to convert your Blogger blogs to the new Blogger Beta. I maintain several blogs, mostly to experiment with Blogger features, and today ... Read More

Have some spare time and want to help Google better understand how pictures can be tagged? Try the Google Image Labeler. Google pairs you with someone else, and the two ... Read More

It's back to school time again. Most schools are probably already in session again, so let's talk about Google in the classroom. I think the most obvious choice for back-to-school Google ... Read More

Google has a lot of undocumented features. One of the classic hacks is Google's hidden phonebook. It used to be that Google had three hidden phonebooks: the residential, ... Read More