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Google Extends Book Scanning Operation
Google isn't backing down from its plan to scan every book in the world. On Tuesday, the search goliath rolled out stand-alone book search services in 14 countries. The same day, the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) became the latest publishers' organization to call Google's opt-out strategy backwards. The international book search services let users in the UK, Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Pakistan, American Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Jamaica, Mauritius and Uganda search English-language books via keyword, then read passages from the books where those words appear. As in the United States, searchers can search only books via domain-specific search services similar to print.google.com; results from books also may appear at the top of regular Web search results in their countries' versions of Google.com. In either case, the book search results will include links to online retailers to allow searchers to buy the books. Full article: internetnews.com |
Google takes ad sales to print
Google is expanding its lucrative Internet advertising network into the print world in a bold attempt to capture traditional ad dollars. The search king, which makes 99 percent of its revenue from Internet ads, is quietly testing the waters of print advertising sales, according to executives at several companies that have bought the ads. Google recently began buying ad pages in technology magazines, including PC Magazine and Maximum PC, and reselling those pages--cut into quarters or fifths--to small advertisers that already belong to its online ad network, dubbed AdWords. "We were approached by Google two and a half months ago, telling us that they were starting this print advertising campaign," Michael Keen, president of Inksite, one of the five advertisers in PC Magazine, said Monday. "Because we had been one of their AdWords advertisers, they thought we would be a good candidate to try their new advertising" effort. The experiment, as it is described by the companies buying the ads, is Google's latest foray into display advertising and another big step toward becoming a one-stop shop for ad sales, whether online or offline. The trial also marks the first time the company has ventured offline with any of its products, according to industry watchers. Read more: ZDNet News |
Google Earth 3.0.0529 Public Beta 4
The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving directions and even fly along your route. We invite you to try it now. Google Earth is free for personal use. No registration is required. You may (optionally) choose to upgrade to Google Earth Plus. Features: • Free for personal use. • Sophisticated streaming technology delivers the data to you as you need it. • Imagery and 3D data depict the entire earth - Terabytes of aerial and satellite imagery depict cities around the world in high-resolution detail. • Local search lets you search for restaurants, hotels, and even driving directions. Results show in your 3D earth view. Easy to layer multiple searches, save results to folders, and share with others. • Layers show parks, schools, hospitals, airports, shopping, and more. • KML – data exchange format let your share useful annotations and view. thousands of data points created by Google Earth users. Use it for: -Planning a trip -Getting driving directions -Finding a house or apartment -Finding a local business -Exploring the world Download: Google Earth 3.0.0529 Public Beta 4 |
Google aims for Web developers' hearts and minds
Google is taking a page from Microsoft's well-worn playbook for tech industry domination: Rather than just rolling out new products and features, the search giant is trying to win the hearts and minds of Web developers. Earlier this week, Google introduced Google Talk instant messenger and an upgrade to Google Desktop Search, which adds a product called Sidebar that pulls data from the Net and serves up a personalized panel of information such as e-mail, stock quotes and news. Both offerings, notably Sidebar, have the potential to lure away current Microsoft users, analysts said. But Google--in a technique perfected long ago at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., headquarters--has made software developers an important target audience as well. As with nearly all its services, Google is supporting standards and providing hooks intended to let outside developers create add-on products. Full article: C|net |
All those living in the US that is Gmail, the free email service run by Google, has officially moved beyond beta stage and is open to anyone in the US. The service had been available only to those invited to join, but now the service is open to any US resident with a mobile phone. New users can sign up for the service and get a code sent to their mobile phone that allows them to open an account. "Why use mobile phones?" said Google in its corporate blog. "It's a way to help us verify that an account is being created by a real person, and that one person isn't creating thousands of accounts. We want to keep our system as spam-free as possible, and making sure accounts are used by real people is one way to do that." Full article: vnunet.com |
Google's sidebar is better than Apple's, says Gartner
And "a real step forward" over Yahoo!'s too... Analyst group Gartner has welcomed the second version of Google's desktop search application, saying it is an improvement on competitive offerings from Apple and Yahoo!. This is a significant endorsement for Google, as Gartner had criticised the first version of the desktop search tool for creating worrying security issues for IT managers and chief information officers. The beta version of Google Desktop Version 2, which was launched on Monday, features a new "sidebar" which sits on screen displaying the user's latest emails, information from RSS feeds, photos, weather and stock reports as well as faster and more tailored access to Google search facilities. Allen Weiner, Gartner's search engine analyst, said Google Desktop was "interesting in the context of the web-browser market which has been relying on the same technology for 10 years". Google Desktop was "a real advance", said Weiner and "a step forward" over other technologies like Apple's Widgets and Yahoo!'s Konfabulator. Read more: silicon.com |
They say talk is cheap. Google thinks it should be free. Google Talk enables you to call or send instant messages to your friends for free–anytime, anywhere in the world. Google Talk offers you: • Choice: Get in touch how and when you want to–over email, IM or a call • Quality: Talk through your computer but hear your friends as if they were in the same room • Convenience: Your Gmail contacts are pre-loaded into Google Talk so inviting or talking to your friends is just a click away Requires Windows XP/2000, minimum 56k (broadband recommended) Mac and Linux users can connect to Google Talk using other IM clients Google Talk is in beta and requires a Gmail username and password. Download: Google Talk 1.0.0.64 Beta |
Google to Launch Jabber-Based IM?
The first whispers of a Google IM client emerged about a year ago. According to a number of reports, Google is now set to actually release its IM client called Google Talk sometime this week, likely tomorrow. Last year, the industry was jabbering about Google's potential IM client. The general theory was that the client would be based on the open source Jabber XMPP protocol (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol). At the time Google officials were unavailable for comment to either confirm or deny the rumor and a year has since passed without such a Google IM product emerging. This week, The New York Times and LA Times ran stories that said Google's IM product was coming soon, likely this week. The IM product is rumored to be called Google Talk. Full article: internetnews.com |
Google Desktop gives you easy access to information on your computer and from the web. It's a desktop search application that provides full text search over your email, computer files, music, photos, chats and web pages that you've viewed. By making your computer searchable, Google Desktop puts your information easily within your reach and frees you from having to manually organize your files, emails and bookmarks. It makes searching your computer as easy as searching the web with Google. Google Desktop doesn't just help you search your computer; it also helps you gather new information from the web with Sidebar, a new desktop feature that shows you your new email, weather and stock information, personalized news and RSS/Atom feeds, and more. Sidebar is personalized automatically, without any manual configuration required (though you can certainly make your own customizations if you want to). We've also improved your desktop search experience. With Quick Find, you can now launch applications and see search results as you type without even opening a browser. We've also extended our Outlook integration, so you can search Google Desktop with the Outlook Toolbar and see results within Outlook itself. Finally, you can search even more stuff, including your Gmail, files on network drives, many Outlook data types (including Contacts, Tasks, Calendar, Notes and Journal) and MSN Messenger chats. And if you yearn for even stronger security, you can encrypt your entire index. Download: Google Desktop 2.0 Beta | Plug-ins View: Screenshots |
Google Techs, Webmasters Mingle
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Free-flowing beer, live music, karaoke and arcade games kept the party raging at the Googleplex the other night, but the real action was unfolding inside a sterile conference room at Google's headquarters. That's where the cunning internet entrepreneurs who constantly try to manipulate Google's search engine results for a competitive edge were trying to make the most of a rare opportunity to match wits face-to-face with the company's top engineers. Google's code-talking experts, despite putting on a show of being helpful, weren't about to reveal their "secret sauce" -- Google's tightly guarded formula for ranking websites. But that didn't zap the energy from the "Google Dance" -- an annual summer party that's become a metaphor for the behind-the-scenes twists and turns that can cause websites to rise and fall in Google's search results. For the millions of websites without a well-known domain name, those rankings can mean the difference between success or failure because Google's search engine drives so much of the internet's traffic. Full article: Wired News |
Looking for love in all the wrong places? A new application powered by Google Maps and a personals Web site might just have the answer. Dubbed "HotMaps", it allows users to roughly pinpoint where a subscriber of American dating site HotOrNot lives. Once a specific location on the HotMaps Web site is selected, a list of markers will appear. These signposts will then denote where subscribers to the dating site live. When a user clicks on one of the markers, the service fetches profiles, including pictures, from HotOrNot's database. Created by programmers Jeff Marshall and Greg Lin of Frozenbear in the United States, the new application is one of many "mash ups" that allow developers to create and map data using application program interfaces (APIs) that are publicly available from Google. Full story: ZDNet Australia |
Google has confirmed a news report that it had acquired Android, a small startup working in the mobile area. The company was founded by Andrew Rubin, who also founded Danger. Danger makes the Hiptop, an all-in-one wireless device sold by T-Mobile. Hiptop users can send e-mail, make cellular phone calls, browse the Web and chat via AOL Instant Messenger. Google has made its own forays into wireless, with a wireless products division offering SMS-based search and Google Mobile Web Search, released in June. Read full article: internetnews.com |
Never wonder if you paid too much again. About to buy an MP3 player at an electronics store and want to make sure you're really getting a bargain? Access Froogle on your mobile phone or device and search for lower online prices when you're away from your computer. How to use Froogle Mobile: To use Froogle on your mobile phone, just point your phone's browser* to http://wml.froogle.com/ Enter your search term in the box and select 'Search Froogle' Use your phone's keypad arrows to scroll through the results Sort by price or best match or conduct a new search by using the links at the bottom of the search results * Available on phones that support WML (WAP 1.2). Check the owner's manual of your phone to verify whether or not your phone supports WML. View: Froogle Mobile |
Google Toolbar is a popular browser add-on for Internet Explorer that makes it possible to quickly perform Google Web searches, prevent annoying pop-up ads from appearing, and fill in Web forms with one simple click. The toolbar's 'browse by name' feature also makes it possible to type searches directly into the browser address bar. • SpellCheck Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms • WordTranslator Translate English words into other languages • AutoLink (US only) Turn street addresses into links to online maps System requirements: • Windows 98/ME/2000/XP • Internet Explorer 5.5+ (SpellCheck and AutoLink require IE 6.0+ Download: Google Toolbar 3.0.125.1 |
Google will temporarily stop scanning copyright-protected books from libraries into its database, the company said late Thursday. The company's library project, launched in December, involves the scanning of out-of-print and copyright works so that their text can be found through the search engine's database. Google is working on the project with libraries at Stanford University, Harvard University and other schools. The plan has come under fire from several groups, including publishers, who object to what they claim are violations of their copyrights.Google said on its blog late Thursday that, following discussions with "publishers, publishing industry organizations and authors," it will stop scanning in copyright books until November, while it makes changes to its Google Print Publisher Program. Read more: News.com Photo: Stanford University |
RSS Enables Google News Junkies
In a real-time world, e-mailed news alerts can seem slow, so Google News added RSS feeds to its offerings on Tuesday. Users can subscribe to feeds from Google News in either RSS or Atom format by several means. RSS and Atom buttons appear on the left side of the page, allowing users to subscribe to the contents of the Google News home page. The buttons also appear aside news search results, allowing users to receive further news stories that match the search query as they appear. Similarly, they can subscribe to feeds from custom news topics they've created through personalization. Those who've created My Google personal start pages will now be able to add feeds to those pages Full article: internetnews.com |
Google is expected to announce the acquisition of Meetroduction later this week, a source close to the transaction told internetnews.com. Chicago-based Meetroduction launched the first version of Meetro, "location-aware social networking software," on Aug. 4. The idea of Meetro is to find people to hang out with in the physical world. Google has been rumored to be developing instant messaging capabilities, along with its moves into creating a more portal-like experience via My Google, the personalized start page Google introduced in May. A Google spokesman declined to comment for this story. Read more: internet.com |
Google Toolbar BETA for Firefox 1.0.20050803
Google Toolbar is a popular browser add-on that makes it possible to quickly perform Google Web searches, prevent annoying pop-up ads from appearing, and fill in Web forms with one simple click. • SpellCheck Check your spelling whenever you type in web forms • WordTranslator Translate English words into other languages • AutoLink (US only) Turn street addresses into links to online maps • AutoFill Automatically fill out forms for faster online shopping System requirements: • Windows XP/2000 SP3+, Mac OS X 10.2+, or Red Hat Linux 8.0+ • Firefox 1.0+ Download: Google Toolbar BETA for Firefox 1.0.20050803 Also available: • Other Firefox extensions from Google • Googlebar , an open-source toolbar written by Google fans |
Chinese Google rocks stock market
Baidu records largest first-day gain in five years Chinese search engine Baidu set a record on the Nasdaq stock market at the end of last week. On the first day of public trading, the firm's shares skyrocketed to $125 from an initial valuation of $27. The 360 per cent increase is the biggest for a stock on its first trading day on Nasdaq in the past five years. The jump in the company's valuation was caused largely by its associations with Google. Reports in recent weeks have suggested that the search giant was interested in acquiring its Chinese competitor, which undoubtedly attracted investors to Baidu's IPO. Google already owns a 2.6 per cent stake in the company. Full article: vnunet.com |
The upload program lets you submit videos electronically to Google Video, as long as you own the necessary rights (including copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity, and any other relevant rights for your content). Just sign up for an account and use our upload tool to send your videos to Google. You can upload several types of video files through the Uploader: mpg, mpeg, avi, ra, ram, mov, wmv, asf... We're accepting digital video files of any length and size. Download: Google Video Uploader 1.04 |
The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows application that alerts you when you have new Gmail messages. It displays an icon in your system tray to let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web browser. The Notifier is in beta. Before you download it, we encourage you to review the system requirements and privacy information. System Requirements To use the Gmail Notifier, you need Windows 2000, Windows XP, or a more recent version of Windows. Download: Gmail Notifier 1.0.25.0 |
Google Earth 3.0.0464 Public Beta 3
The idea is simple. It’s a globe that sits inside your PC. You point and zoom to anyplace on the planet that you want to explore. Satellite images and local facts zoom into view. Tap into Google search to show local points of interest and facts. Zoom to a specific address to check out an apartment or hotel. View driving directions and even fly along your route. We invite you to try it now. Google Earth is free for personal use. No registration is required. You may (optionally) choose to upgrade to Google Earth Plus. Features: • Free for personal use. • Sophisticated streaming technology delivers the data to you as you need it. • Imagery and 3D data depict the entire earth - Terabytes of aerial and satellite imagery depict cities around the world in high-resolution detail. • Local search lets you search for restaurants, hotels, and even driving directions. Results show in your 3D earth view. Easy to layer multiple searches, save results to folders, and share with others. • Layers show parks, schools, hospitals, airports, shopping, and more. • KML – data exchange format let your share useful annotations and view. thousands of data points created by Google Earth users. Use it for: -Planning a trip -Getting driving directions -Finding a house or apartment -Finding a local business -Exploring the world Download: Google Earth 3.0.0464 Public Beta 3 |
Wanted at Google: A few good chefs
Search engine giant Google is launching a global search for two executive chefs to feed all the hungry engineers it's been hiring. Qualified chefs can submit resumes and top candidates will be invited to Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., to prepare a meal for a "tasting committee." Four finalists will compete in a Google Chef Cookoff, the company said Thursday in a statement. Standards are high, according to the job description. Candidates should preferably have spent a minimum of five years as a sous chef and three years as an executive chef, and should have experience preparing ethnic and vegetarian cuisine using organic ingredients. The chefs will be required to cook an "eclectic menu capable of suiting every Googler palate, from vegan entrees to pad thai, grilled burgers and wood-fired pizza," the company said. Read full story: C|net |
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