Google Next Year
Monday December 31, 2007
My last post was about Google in 2007, so here are some predictions about 2008. Let's see how well I do.
Google will continue their trend towards fewer major product releases ... Read More
Google Year End Zeitgeist
Saturday December 29, 2007
Every year Google compiles a list of search terms for the Zeitgeist report. This isn't the most popular search terms. Those terms tend to stay the same (and are probably ... Read More
Is Google Reader Oversharing?
Thursday December 27, 2007
Boy, try to take a holiday break and everything goes crazy! Google Reader recently announced an upgrade to their share feature which changed the way sharing feeds worked. Instead of ... Read More
YouTube NORAD Tracks Santa
Tuesday December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas or happy Festivus!
If you missed Santa's big arrival, you can still catch video clips on the YouTube NORAD Tracks Santa channel.
If you're traveling by air, don't ... Read More
FTC Clears Google DoubleClick Deal
Thursday December 20, 2007
The Federal Trade Commission approved Google's intended purchase of DoubleClick. This clears all but one major hurdle for Google. The European Commission still must approve the deal, and that's ... Read More
Check Your Flight Status With Google
Wednesday December 19, 2007
Google added a new search trick for the holidays. If you want to get info on your flight status, just type in your airline carrier and the flight number. The ... Read More
More Google Mobile for iPhones
Monday December 17, 2007
Google recently revamped their interface for iPhone users. They've enhanced this even further by improving Picasa for iPhone users, too. I've checked this out on my iPod Touch, and ... Read More
Share Google Reader Items With Your Friends
Saturday December 15, 2007
Google Reader has had the ability to share items for a while. What this used to mean is that when you tagged an article as "shared," you created a ... Read More
Google Announces Knols
Thursday December 13, 2007
Google announced a new tool that will allow individuals to showcase their expertise. The tool is code named "knol" for "a unit of knowledge," and it will allow users to ... Read More
Google Works Like Your Brain?
Monday December 10, 2007
Or is it the other way around?
I ran into this interesting tease of an article that said Google's PageRank algorithm resembled the way human brains retrieve information. I ... Read More
Google Docs More Popular Than Office Live
Saturday December 8, 2007
According to one research firm, Google Docs is currently the most visited online office suite. Microsoft's Office Live came in a distant second.
That doesn't mean that everyone has suddenly put ... Read More
Google Introduces New iPhone Interface
Wednesday December 5, 2007
Google sent out a press release this morning announcing "a new iPhone application." What this means is that anyone using an iPhone can go to www.google.com, and Google will ... Read More
Google Santa Tracking Tools
Monday December 3, 2007
Google is going all out this year in the high tech Santa tracking. You can track Santa through Google Earth again this year with a special NORAD download on December ... Read More

