Google has just opened a new Labs project, called In Quotes, to the public. The site allows users to compare quotes from various political figures, displaying key excerpts from speeches and interviews that they've given recently.

By default the site is presenting quotes from US Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, contrasting the things they've said on such issues as Iraq, marriage, abortion, and the economy. Users can click a "Spin" button to compare two randomly chosen quotes, or they can choose to cycle through them manually. All quotes are pulled from Google News stories that have appeared in the last few weeks. There are 20 political figures available in the United States version of the site, with other editions available for Canada, India, and the UK.

Read more: washingtonpost.com 

Labels: In Quotes, labs, political

Gmail Labs is set on accepting all available feedback from its users in order to upgrade its service with new and exciting features. As a first step in this direction, the company launched 13 new settings which will permit users to use them in any way they like and then directly tell engineers their thoughts on possible improvement.

For now, the developments are available in the United Kingdom and in the United States and they represent a significant change in the company’s strategy. Up until this point Google’s products were tested by its staff for several months before their public release.

Read more: efluxmedia.com 

Labels: e-mail, Gmail, labs

Google's latest addition to Gmail will let users play with features that aren't quite ready for primetime - and decide what stays and what goes.

Gmail devotees anxious to get their hands on the latest and greatest that Google engineers have to offer will be happy to hear about the latest news out of Google: they’re providing a porthole to the inside. The newly created Gmail Labs will give Gmail users a chance to play with the experimental features before they get an official nod from Google, and give Gmail engineers to test their strangest creations on a willing public.

Read more: digitaltrends.com 

Labels: Gmail, labs, mail

Google Experimental showcases our latest ideas for improving the search experience - for example, viewing search results on a timeline or a map, navigating results with keyboard shortcuts, or refining your search with left-/right-hand navigation.

Take a tour of these experiments, and tell us what you think by clicking "Send Feedback" from the page you're on.

Read more: Google Experimental 

Labels: experimental, feedback, labs, search