Google Wave

Succinct low-down of Google's Wave from Mashable.com

Plus, the video of Wave's unveiling and demo

Adding search power to public data

If you have ever wondered how well off your county is as compared to the United States as a whole, then you will be interested in this new feature of Google. If you type in unemployment rate or population and a county after a space and you will see the most recent estimates for that county. This feature allows people to see how well (or not) their county is as compared to the country as a whole!


http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/adding-search-power-to-public-data.html

Google Profiles soon to appear in Google Search?

Just recently Google has made it possible for people's names to pop up during search results, displaying links to their google profiles. In an effort to be more socially networking, Google is extending its arms in hopes of linking people together in a social network, via their blogging profiles.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/21/google-profiles-finally-have-a-big-purpose-appearing-in-google-search-queries/

Search for "Me" on Google

Google knows that many people have Googled their own names and their friends' to see what kind of information they can find on that person. Google understands that some of the information might not be wanted by the person to show up in search results. As a result, Google has added a Google profile results area at the bottom of the U.S. name-query search pages. The results offer abbreviated results from the user' Google profile. Google has also made it much easier for someone to find someone on Facebook or MySpace by placing those results on the search page as well. Create your own by searching for your name and following the on-screen instruction.

Google Profiles


http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/search-for-me-on-google.html

Send a Video Message with Google Latitude

Google Latitude is a program that you can put on your iphone that lets all of your friends where you currently are. Google has now added a feature where people can now send video messages of where they are at now to their friends and family who currently use Google Latitude. This creates a wonderful way to bring your friends and family to you even if you are on the opposite side of the Earth. To bad, I do not have a phone like that! :-)

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/send-video-message-with-google-latitude.html

Google Becomes More Local

Google has taken into effect when people search for restaurants and other places like dentists, they sometimes use very simple searches. For example, instead of searching “restaurants in Fairfax, Virginia” they might just type restaurants. Google is making their search easier by automatically using their IP address to try and locate where they are. Google might not know the exact location of a person, but they can easily find out what geographical location the person is from.



http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/google-becomes-more-local.html

Google, at your service

Google has just released Google services for websites. These services can make your websites much better. Some of the programs that are included in these tools are: webmaster tools, AdSense, Custom search, and site search.








http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/google-at-your-service.html

A shiny new beta for Google Chrome

Google has just released a new beta version of Google Chrome. Google Chrome is Google’s version of a browser to access the Internet. The new version includes an enhancement in the speed of the browser, an auto-fill feature to fill out forms, a full-page zoom capability, an auto-scroll capability and a new way to drag tabs in a side-by-side view.





http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/shiny-new-beta-for-google-chrome.html

Celebrating Mars, Then and Now

On March 14, 2009, it was the 174th birthday of the famous Italian astronomer and cartographer, Giovanni Schiaparelli. Giovanni had created a map of mars with what was thought to be bodies of water and signs of potential areas where Martians might have once roamed. Google Earth now has a feature that you can view the planet of Mars now and back to the map that Giovanni created. Under an extensive review, it was found that the bodies of water and the areas where Martians might have been turned out to be just an optical illusion.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/celebrating-mars-then-and-now.html