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October 28, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:39 PM/EST
Google's Music Search Launches with MySpace, LalaGoogle is teaming with MySpace, Lala and others to let users find millions of songs right from the search engine. This move is both a slam dunk and a given. It's a slam dunk because it will appeal to the millions of music lovers who want to find music results fast. It's a given because music is just another form of content Google is indexing as part of its universal search plan to organize the world's data online.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:34 AM/EST
Google Maps GPS For Android 2.0 Apes iPhone 3GS GPSGoogle today launched Google Maps Navigation, a Web-based GPS with a number of bells and whistles, including voice search, traffic pattern tracking, satellite and Street View overlays, and more goodies to combat Apple's iPhone. October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:00 AM/EST
Google Voice Lets Users Sacrifice Features to Use Their Mobile NumbersFor users who don't want a Google number to use Google Voice, Google is offering a tradeoff. Today, Google released a version of Google Voice that lets users make their mobile phone number the contact point for Google Voice. The catch is that users who opt to use this "lighter version of Google Voice" won't be able to receive online voicemail, automated text transcripts, and custom voicemail greetings, a Google spokesperson told eWEEK. October 26, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Google Maps' Biggest Little Refresh for Map, Hybrid StylesThe Google Maps team rolled out dozens of aesthetic refinements to the look and feel of the maps, proclaiming the biggest such changes since it launched 4.7 years ago. Disambiguation between topographical components leads to better usability, which will keep Maps users from going elsewhere and could even bring more Maps users to the fold via word of mouth. October 23, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Google Reader Gets Personal (In a Good Way)Google Reader launches "Popular items" and "Recommended sources," as two ways to find interesting content from all over the Internet. Google has also departed from sorting in default chronological order with a new "magic" sorting option that offers feed items based on personal usage and overall activity in Reader. October 22, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009 9:38 AM/EST
Why Google Social Search Is Good and Bad for the MarketGoogle's entrance buoys the crowded market, lifting up the long tail of dozens of social search engines, from the fresh Aardvark to more established players Mahalo, ChaCha, Scour, Wink, etc. Or, it could crush them. October 21, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5:39 PM/EST
Google to Join Microsoft Bing in Indexing Twitter TweetsUPDATE: Despite kicking the collective butts of everyone in search, Google couldn't idly sit by and let Bing own the Web 2.0 news crush. So, in a blatant "Me, too" announcement, Google said it has reached an agreement with Twitter to include tweets in its search results. The kicker? It will be months before we see tweets populate Google results in real time.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:25 AM/EST
Google's Gmail Tasks List Feature Comes to iGoogleGoogle has created a full-screen version of the Tasks gadget for iGoogle. This is a thoughtful, if not an obvious, gadget for Tasks users, some of whom may not be privy to all this tool does. October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:57 AM/EST
Google's Free Virgin America Wi-Fi Shows Search Engine Is No GrinchGoogle is offering free in-flight Wi-Fi on every Virgin America flight from Nov. 10, 2009, through Jan. 15, 2010. This is a clever promotion for the holidays at a time when companies are still staggering from the recession but need to send employees to business meetings. Companies, that is, that aren't Google.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:01 AM/EST
Advertisers Ask DOJ to Bless Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal to Challenge GoogleThe Association of National Advertisers sent the Department of Justice an open letter pledging its support for the bid and asking the DOJ to swiftly bless it because it's good for the online advertising market. I expect the AAAA's letter will merit serious consideration by the DOJ. This is a wise group that harbors no illusions about the power Google has wrestled in their market.
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