Introducing the new Google bar (by Google)
Two weeks later and still no Google bar.
Source: youtube.com
Google's Management Doesn't Use Google+
Only 3 of the 12 people listed on the Google Management Team page have ever made a single public post on Google+, totaling just 29 posts ever and only 6 in September.
This doesn’t bode well for Google+.
Source: understatementblog
The fact is, very few people have room to manage many multiple social networks … since there is only so much time in the day to waste on the Internet. Add in Google , effectively a duplicate of Facebook, and there just isn’t space for it.
Forbes.com contributor Paul Tassi wrote last month
via Google : Social Media Upstart ‘Worse Than a Ghost Town’
Source: pbs.org
When Patents Attack Android
Google went on the offensive by lashing out at ‘bogus patent’ lawsuits. The thing is, they never dispute the fact that they actually did steal the technology (accidentally or purposefully). They just wail against the fact that everyone is suing them.
Source: googleblog.blogspot.com
Bye Bye Google Maps
Apple is now collecting anonymous traffic data to build a crowd-sourced traffic database with the goal of providing iPhone users an improved traffic service in the next couple of years.
From the Q&A PR release sent out by Apple
It’s Official: Google Acquires Like.com
Who owns checkin.com? Someone’s sittin’ pretty!
Google “itswilder”. Go on…
Top site on Google. BAM!
You {auto} complete me!
via TheNextWeb
Google launching a Chrome OS tablet on Verizon, goes on sale November 26
Highlights:
- Goes on sale Nov 26 (Black Friday)
- Could be totally subsidized through Verizon
- 1280 x 720 multitouch display
- 2GB RAM
- Wifi/Bluetooth/3G
- GPS
- webcam
- expandable storage
Keep in mind that this is JUST a web browser tablet. NO APPS.
Source: downloadsquad.com
Girl Causes Panic By Playing Dead On Google Street View
How funny!
When nine-year-old Azura dropped down to the pavement and pretended to be dead, she only wanted to frighten her friends. She didn’t plan for the prank to be captured by a passing Google Street View van and scare the world.
Source: Gizmodo
Create a Better Emergency Contact Number with Google Voice
This is actually a pretty cool idea. Create a Google Voice number that dials multiple family members at once in case of an emergency.
I don’t currently have a Google Voice number so I don’t have to worry about all the cavets associated with multiple google accounts in this article. But that makes it even sweeter and easier.
Source: Lifehacker
