This page contains some news quotes about Google for year 2007.
Gmail Becomes More Widely Available
Google and Clear Channel Radio Deal
The Official Google Channel on YouTube
Google Docs Includes Presentations
Gmail and AIM - Chat With Each Other
Gmail becomes more widely available
February 12, 2007
"Google Inc.'s e-mail service is almost ready to accept all comers, nearly three years after the online search leader shook up the Internet by offering users an unprecedented amount of free storage and displaying ads based on the content of the correspondence."
"Effective last Wednesday, the Mountain View-based company removed the invitation-only restrictions on its Gmail service in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil. Google opened up the service last year in several other parts of the world, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Egypt."
http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=sci_tech&id=5026380
More People Can Sign up for a Gmail Account
February 7, 2007
"Gmail is now a public beta in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Australia, Russia and Japan, according to BBC. If you live in one of those places, you can go to Gmail.com, and look for "Sign up for Gmail" or you can visit this page to create an account."
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/02/anyone-can-signup-for-gmail-account.html
Gmail now available to everyone
February 7, 2007
"Gmail was until now only available to invited users Google's web- based e-mail service Gmail - or Google Mail in the UK - has been made available across Europe."
"Users can now freely sign up to Gmail in across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as in Brazil, Australia, Russia and Japan."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6338183.stm
Gmail Available to More Worldwide - US to Follow
February 10, 2007
"Google's much-talked about free e-mail service, Gmail, will apparently be accepting more users soon. Launched in 2004, the Gmail service gained instant popularity among geeks because it offers an unprecedented amount of free storage and displays ads based on the content of the correspondence."
"Last week Google removed the invitation-only restrictions on Gmail in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil. Google opened up the service last year in several other parts of the world, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Egypt. Invitations are still required in North America, Asia and most parts of the South America, but Google spokeswoman Courtney Hohne told the media the restrictions will be lifted "very soon." Also, if you have a friend with Gmail they can send you in invitation to join (each user gets 100 invites) and anyone willing to provide Google with their cellphone number can also request an invitation."
From Gmail with <3
February 14, 2007
"Gmail sign-ups are now open worldwide! No more waiting for someone to invite you-just create an account directly at www.gmail.com. What better way to share the love with the people you care about than with Gmail chat with <3. And Gmail is available in over 40 interface languages (though <3 needs no translation)."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/from-gmail-with-3.html
Can I sign up without the invitation code? Or without a mobile phone?
"Anyone in the world is now welcome to create a Gmail account at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/02/from-gmail-with-3.html. Enjoy!"
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=22245
Just launched!
"It's a Gmail party and everyone is invited!"
"You can still invite your friends to enjoy Gmail's spam protection, 2.8 GB free storage and other great features, but now you can also just tell them to visit www.gmail.com and sign up without an invitation."
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html
Gmail Opens to Anyone on Valentine's Day
February 14, 2007
"I know Google could change their mind again, but it seems that Gmail is finally open to everyone."
"If you don't live in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Japan (Gmail is already open there), go to gmail.com and see if you can create a new account."
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/02/gmail-opens-to-anyone-on-valentines-day.html
Gmail finally opens to all
February 14, 2007
"Google dropped the invitation-only restriction for its Gmail e-mail service on Wednesday, one of its linchpin applications complementing its popular search engine."
"Google launched Gmail in April 2004, and the company has been steadily integrating new features, but the service is still labelled a beta release. It includes Google Talk, an instant messaging program, and a calendar, plus other features such as spam filtering."
"Gmail users previously had to pass along invitations to others so they could register for the service."
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;427432689
GMail opens its doors to the world
February 14, 2007
"GMail, the popular web-based e-mail service provided by Google, is going global. Today Google announced that new GMail accounts will now be available to anyone on the planet."
"GMail was launched as a beta service on April 1, 2004, and was initially available by invitation only. A select group of initial users were given a number of invites in their mailbox that could then be sent to friends and family members. The invite-only system allowed Google to fine-tune the system and helped to keep away spammers."
"In 2005, GMail opened itself to the general public for the first time, but new users had to provide a mobile phone number capable of receiving SMS text messages in order to sign up. This restriction was also touted as a way for Google to limit abuse by spammers."
"GMail has been touted not only for its unusual user interface, which keeps chains of messages organized in threads, but also for its large storage capacity. GMail changed the competitive webmail landscape when they launched by providing 1GB total storage per user. Other free webmail services, such as Microsoft's Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail, were forced to match this capacity to stay competitive. However, GMail has since upped the ante by continuing to increase their maximum storage on accounts, which is now nearing 3GB. GMail also offers the ability to check e-mail from a mobile phone, as well as a POP forwarding feature that allows desktop mail clients such as Outlook to check their mail (Yahoo! Mail also provides these features). Other small niceties include a quick search bar to scan through your entire message store, and an "Update conversation" feature that checks to see if new mail has come in while you were busy typing in a reply to an older message."
"While GMail was not the first free webmail application, it has certainly shaken up the competition, most significantly by establishing 1GB storage capacity as a minimum standard."
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070214-8846.html
Google Opens Up Gmail Worldwide
February 14, 2007
"Google on Wednesday plans to open up Gmail, its free e-mail service, to everyone worldwide."
"In keeping with our tradition of Gmail holiday announcements -- Gmail was launched on April Fool's Day -- we're inviting everyone worldwide to share the love this Valentine's Day," said a Google spokesperson. "Good relationships require good communication, after all, and we think Gmail is a great tool for staying in touch."
"Google began public testing of Gmail on April 1, 2004. Initially, Gmail was an exclusive club -- an invitation from another Gmail user was required. In August 2005, Google opened Gmail up to those willing to submit a mobile phone number as a means of identity verification and as a way to limit the number of accounts spammers might be able to abuse."
"Such concerns no longer appear to be an issue. "Since we launched Gmail, we've paid particular attention to combating abuse of the system, including building tools for spam detection and taking measures to ensure that spammers have a difficult time sending their spam messages and getting these messages delivered," explained a Google official. "We are confident in our tools and systems, but also continue to work on improving them. We know that our users have been very happy with the small amount of spam they've received in their Gmail accounts, and we will take necessary measures to ensure that this remains the case for new and existing Gmail users everywhere." "
"Last week, Google removed the phone number requirement in Africa, Brazil, Europe, and the Middle East. It remained in place in Asia, North America, and most of South America until today. Would-be Gmail users in other countries, including Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, have been able to sign up for the service without a phone number since last summer."
"In the United Kingdom, Gmail is known as Google Mail because another company holds the "Gmail" trademark. Last month, the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market, a European trademark body, rejected Google's appeal in another battle over the "Gmail" trademark with German businessman."
"Google claims to have "tens of millions" of Gmail users, significantly fewer than the free e-mail services offered by Microsoft and Yahoo."
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197005917
Links:
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-02-14-n66.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/14/google_email_invites/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=351
http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Sign_Up_for_Gmail_No_Invite_Needed/551-79132-643.html
http://www.mobilitysite.com/2007/02/gmail_its_not_just_by_invitation_anymore.php
http://www.thehawaiichannel.com/technology/11009083/detail.html
http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/9590/53/
http://www.azstarnet.com/business/169070
http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/14200723215.htm
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070214/google_mail.html?.v=2
http://business.bostonherald.com/technologyNews/view.bg?articleid=182982
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2007-02-14-gmail-for-all_x.htm?POE=TECISVA
http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2007/02/14/google-makes-gmail-web-based-e-mail-available-to-all
Google Navigator (China) / Google网站导航
http://www.google.com/intl/zh-CN_ALL/help/faq_daohang.html
Google Navigator, Launched in China
March 13, 2007
"Google launched a new service in China: Google Navigator (Dao Hang), a directory of popular sites."
"Google tries really hard to adapt to a Chinese market dominated by Baidu, the local Google*. And if some of the services designed for China are successful, they might become a part of Google's international offering."
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/03/google-navigator-launched-in-china.html
Google tests dumbed down search service
March 13, 2007
"Could Google's search interface get any simpler? Google is testing a new service that aims to make common searches even easier – after discovering that many users are confused by its basic search page. The directory-style 'Google Navigator' service being trialled in China is simply a page full of the most common search phrases."
http://texyt.com/Google+tests+dumbed+down+search+service+daohang+china+baidu
Google has acquired Adscape Media
"Q. What is Adscape Media?"
"A. Adscape Media is a small in-game advertising company based in San Francisco California. Adscape Media offers dynamic delivery of advertising with plot and storyline integration - making its solutions a truly interactive marketing platform. Adscape Media supports sophisticated demographic and geographic targeting and also provides a robust reporting interface for marketers."
"Q. Why did Google acquire Adscape Media?"
"A. In-game advertising is an area where we believe Google could add a lot of value to users, advertisers and publishers. Adscape Media's technology and talented team are a great addition to Google's current advertising solutions for advertisers and publishers."
"Q. When will Google integrate in-game advertising into the Google advertising platform?"
"A. At this time, we do not have news to share about the integration plans."
"Q. Do you already have deals signed with game developers?"
"A. We have been in discussions with many in the game development community and hope to partner with both large and small game publishing companies."
"Q. Given the dramatic growth of the gaming market in recent years, how much advertising market share does Google hope to gain from this acquisition, both immediately and over time?"
"A. We don't release specific projections but we think there is great value in video game advertising. As more and more people spend time playing video games, we think we can create opportunities for advertisers to reach their target audiences while maintaining a high quality, engaging user experience. That said, we will test ways of successfully implementing this form of advertising and Adscape's technology will be instrumental in those tests."
http://www.google.com/press/annc/annc_adscape.html
Let the passion continue! We're acquiring Adscape
March 16, 2007
"Games can be played anywhere and at anytime. In this mobile world, games have evolved to become a part of our lives. Unlike television, gamers can make games their own - customizing their experience in new ways—and we are helping them do that big time."
"But of course developing these sophisticated games can be very expensive. Back in the 80s the cost of producing a single game was about $100K. Today it can cost $25M to produce a game. The good news is there are some very passionate gamers out there that have come up with some interesting new ways to introduce non-intrusive and targeted advertising in order to make gaming accessible and affordable for all."
"Our charge at Adscape has always been to honor the game that was developed and find new ways to enable that game to continue so others can enjoy it. That's why we are so stoked to join Google—because these guys get it, and are committed to helping us continue our mission."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/let-passion-continue-were-acquiring.html
Google Acquires Adscape, Too
March 17, 2007
"The big G, not satisfied with a single acquisition announcement per day, also announced that they acquired Adscape. This deal was rumored for a while now; Adscape Media is the company tackling the niche of in-game advertisement (think AdSense at the walls of your favorite 3D shooter, I suppose!). Google provides a little FAQ regarding the acquisition."
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-03-17-n51.html
Links:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129950-c,adware/article.html
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2427/070319googlebuys/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=511
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/070316-221120
http://searchengineland.com/070316-231207.php
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=F861AA27E08EAD5195342B2412F525F4
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031900883.html
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/03/19/google/index.php
http://www.theage.com.au/news/games/ingame-ad-war-hots-up/2007/03/19/1174152936336.html
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21405652%5E15318%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
A world in motion
March 16, 2007
"we have acquired Gapminder's Trendalyzer software, and we welcome the Trendalyzer team to Google. Trendalyzer generates moving graphics and other novel effects in the display of facts, figures, and statistics in presentations. In its nimble hands, Trendalyzer views development data—such as regional income distribution or trends in global health— as literally a world of opportunity. Like Google, Gapminder strives to make information more useful, and Trendalyzer will improve any function or application in which data might be better visualized."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/world-in-motion.html
Google Acquires Trendalyzer
March 16, 2007
"Google just announced they’ve acquired Gapminder’s Trendalyzer, a software that (quote Gapminder) “unveils the beauty of statistics by converting boring numbers into enjoyable interactive animations.” This Gapminder site already existed on Google’s servers for almost a year now."
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-03-16-n43.html
Google snaps up Karolinska stats tool
March 18, 2007
"It began as a teaching aid in a lecture at Stockholm's Karolinska Institute . Now internet giant Google has bought the rights to the Swedish statistics tool Trendalyzer."
"Seven years ago, professor Hans Rosling was lecturing his students when it struck him that statistics were an underexploited resource, often presented in an incomprehensible fashion. To solve the problem he developed - along with his son - a new kind of software."
"The result was every software developer's dream: on Friday, Google bought Trendalyzer for an undisclosed sum."
"But however much Google paid for the software, which presents data in an easily-accessible, graphic format, the deal has not made Rosling Sweden's latest IT billionaire."
"Gapminder, the organisation set up to develop the product, is a non- profit foundation that has been largely funded by public grants."
"the potential of the Trendalyzer software is seen as being enormous. According to Rosling, public organisations around the world invest 20 billion dollars a year producing different kinds of statistics."
"Until now, nobody has thought of collecting all the information in the same place. That should be possible with Trendalyzer, which will be able to present that quantity of data in a clear way as well as giving the user the ability to compare many different kinds of information."
Links:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129950-c,adware/article.html
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2427/070319googlebuys/
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=511
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/070316-221120
http://searchengineland.com/070316-231207.php
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/03/16/google-seeks-flexibility-through-trendalyzer
http://internet.seekingalpha.com/article/29896
Search your Mac with Google Desktop
April 4, 2007
"Google Desktop is now available on the Mac! A lot of your most important data doesn't live on the web -- it lives on your Mac and in web services. And since Google is a search company, we're committed to helping you find all of that information."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/search-your-mac-with-google-desktop.html
What do I need to run Google Desktop for Mac?
"To install and run Google Desktop for Mac, you'll need the following items:"
"Note: To download and install the necessary software, you must be connected to the internet."
"Mac OS X 10.4 or later. You can find out which version of Mac OS X you have by choosing "About This Mac" from the Apple menu."
"1 gigabyte (GB) of available space on your hard disk for the application, plus additional space for your index."
"An admin username and password; Safari, Firefox, or Camino"
"When you install, Desktop asks for an admin account username and password. You also need to have Safari, Firefox, or Camino installed as a web browser. After you install Google Desktop, you should quit any open browsers and then restart them."
"Spotlight"
"Please note that Google Desktop shares some software components with Spotlight, so Spotlight must be enabled to use Google Desktop."
http://desktop.google.com/support/mac/bin/answer.py?answer=59940&topic=10858
Google Desktop Moves to the Mac
April 6, 2007
"Google is launching a Mac version of its Google Desktop application to enable Mac users to find and access information on their computers and across the web as quickly and easily as possible."
"Google Desktop™ for the Mac™ (beta) was designed to provide users the same fast and comprehensive search functionality they've grown accustomed to on the web to search the full text of all information on their hard drive, including e-mail, files, music, and photos."
"This launch also includes the Google Updater™ for the Mac, which installs Google Desktop and helps keep Google software up to date so users don't need to worry about missing out on new features. The Updater also makes it easy for users to explore and install other Google products that are available on the Mac."
"Google Desktop for the Mac (beta) is available in English, runs on both PowerPC and Intel machines with Mac OS X 10.4+ and is compatible with Safari, Firefox, and Camino browsers. It can be downloaded for free at desktop.google.com"
http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/22060/
Google Desktop for Mac
http://desktop.google.com/mac/
Google Desktop for Mac Help Center
http://desktop.google.com/support/mac/
Google forum for Mac users: Macs Inside Google
http://groups.google.com/group/google-mac
Links:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2007/04/09/introducing-google-desktop-for-mac.html
http://www.applematters.com/index.php/section/comments/1910/
http://www.toptechnews.com/story.xhtml?story_id=01100187RQXA
http://www.pandia.com/sew/410-desktop-mac.html
http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/013008.html
http://www.sda-india.com/sda_india/psecom,id,22,site_layout,sdaindia,news,16773,p,0.html
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/04/06/google-desktop-arrives-for-the-mac
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31509/140/
Map-making: So easy a caveman could do it
April 5, 2007
"we're announcing My Maps, a new feature that makes it quick and easy to create your own custom Google Maps just by pointing and clicking. You can add placemarks, draw lines and shapes, and embed text, photos and videos -- all using a simple drag and drop interface. Your map automatically gets a public URL that you can share with your friends and family, or you can also publish your map for inclusion in Google Maps search results. We'll continue to show organic local search results with red pushpins; user-generated results will have blue pushpins. The user-created results include KML as well as maps made through My Maps."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/map-making-so-easy-caveman-could-do-it.html
Make Google Maps your maps
http://maps.google.com/help/maps/userguide/index.html
My Maps
http://maps.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=11305
Links:
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=115458
http://blogs.theledger.com/default.asp?item=559616
http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D_googlemaps09.36e0455.html
http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/2007/04/09/google-makes-creating-map-collections-easier
The next step in Google advertising
April 13, 2007
"we are truly excited to announce our acquisition of DoubleClick. DoubleClick provides a suite of products that enables agencies, advertisers, and publishers to work efficiently, that will enable Google to extend our ad network and develop deeper relationships with our partners."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/next-step-in-google-advertising.html
Google acquires DoubleClick
"Q. What is DoubleClick?"
"A. DoubleClick is a company that offers online ad serving and management technology to advertisers, web publishers, and ad agencies. Its products are designed to meet the needs of the buy-side and sell- side of digital marketing. They enable clients to traffic, target, and serve online ads, and improve the productivity and results of online advertising campaigns."
http://services.google.com/blog_resources/DC_FAQ.pdf
Google to pay $3.1 billion for DoubleClick
April 16, 2007
"Google has agreed to buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion in cash, to strengthen its status as an online advertising powerhouse."
"DoubleClick's network of advertisers and web publishers, as well as its technology to serve ads and manage campaigns, is expected to boost Google's ad business, specifically for display and rich media advertising, which aren't Google's specialities."
"Google generates most of its revenue from its search engine, pay-per -click advertising, which are text ads that link to advertisers' websites, but it has lagged behind Yahoo and others in banner, graphical and video ads."
"Google is buying DoubleClick from private equity firm Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity and management. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year."
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=8548
Microsoft raises antitrust concerns over Google's purchase of
DoubleClick
April 17, 2007
"Microsoft, a veteran defendant of epic antitrust battles in the United States and Europe, is urging regulators to consider scuttling Google's plan to buy DoubleClick, an online advertising company."
"Microsoft contends that the $3.1 billion deal, announced Friday, would hurt competition in the market for advertising on the Web and raises questions about how much personal information would be collected by Google, already a dominant player in online advertising."
"Bradford Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, said during an interview that Google's purchase of DoubleClick would combine the two largest online advertising distributors and thus "substantially reduce competition in the advertising market on the Web.""
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/17/business/click.php
Links:
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-13-n82.html
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-14-n70.html
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/070416googledclick/
http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/search-marketing/40785.html
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=8439
http://redmondmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=8447
http://rcpmag.com/news/article.aspx?editorialsid=8439
http://www.americasnetwork.com/americasnetwork/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=420717
http://www.adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003572455
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11303
http://www.btobonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/FREE/70416002/1078
Collaborating with Marratech
April 19, 2007
"we're excited about acquiring Marratech's video conferencing software, which will enable from-the-desktop participation for Googlers in videoconference meetings wherever there's an Internet connection."
"We look forward to learning from the extraordinary ingenuity of Marratech's engineers as they focus on desktop conferencing research and development in Sweden, where they will continue to be located."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/collaborating-with-marratech.html
Google buys Swedish IT company
April 20, 2007
"American giant Google has bought Luleå-based IT company Marratech for over 100 million kronor ($14.5 million)."
"The deal also means that Google will assume responsibility for Marratech's dozen or so employees."
""It feels great. It's a wonderful opportunity for us. We couldn't have dreamed of getting a better partner," Peter Parnes, one of the founders of Marratech, told news agency TT."
"Marratech, founded in 1998, makes software for electronic conferences."
"The price tag has not been revealed but newspaper Dagens Industri reports that Google paid more than 100 million kronor for the northern Swedish company."
http://www.thelocal.se/7060/20070420/
Marratech
Links:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39286769,00.htm
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-20-n32.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20070420/tc_infoworld/87886_1
We're expecting
April 17, 2007
"We'll soon be welcoming a new addition to the Google Docs & Spreadsheets family: presentations."
"we want to welcome the team from Tonic Systems to Google. Tonic, which we've just acquired, is based in San Francisco and Melbourne, Australia. They have some great technology for presentation creation and document conversion, and it will be a great addition as we add presentation sharing and collaboration capabilities to Google Docs & Spreadsheets."
"Now students, writers, teachers, organizers, and, well, just about everyone who uses a computer can look forward to having real-time, web-based collaboration across even more common business document formats."
"Our due date is this summer. We promise to share family photos just as soon as we can."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/were-expecting.html
FAQ
"Q. Who is Tonic Systems? What are their products?"
"A: Tonic Systems is a San Francisco-based company that provides Java presentation automation products and solutions for document management - Tonic Systems Builder, Tonic Systems Filter, Tonic Systems Transformer, Tonic Systems Viewer, and JarJar Links. Features of their products included text extraction for indexing documents, presentation creation capabilities and document conversion tools."
"Q. Why is Google acquiring Tonic Systems?"
"A. Google shares Tonic Systems' vision for helping people collaborate, share and work together online. Tonic Systems' team and technology are a strong fit with existing Google products like Google Docs & Spreadsheets."
http://www.tonicsystems.com/#faq
Google Docs To Get Presentation Software
April 17, 2007
"Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday Google is set to introduce software for creating meeting presentations online, offering a twist on Microsoft Corp.'s popular PowerPoint tool."
"Google is adding presentation software as a new feature to Google Docs, a collection of Web-based product tools such as word-processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and home page publishing that offers an alternative to Microsoft Office, Schmidt said."
http://www.crn.com/software/199100299
Google CEO announces PowerPoint competitor
April 17, 2007
"Google Inc. plans to take another swipe at Microsoft's Office suite of tools by adding presentation software to its Google Docs Web-based tools for word processing, e-mail and spreadsheets."
"Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, announced the new feature here today during a keynote address at the O'Reilly Web 2.0 Expo. Although Schmidt offered few details, he said that Google would add the ability to generate and share presentations to the Google Docs lineup but stopped short of calling the new feature a competitor to Microsoft's PowerPoint tool."
"[Google Docs] does not have all the functional [features] ... of [products] like Microsoft Office," he said. "It seems to be a better fit of how people use the Web. For people who are using products on the Web who need presentation access and sharing ...they are going to use this. This is a testament to the strength of Web 2.0."
Tonic Systems
Links:
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-17-n33.html
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/software/2007-04-17-google-presentation_N.htm
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/04/17/google_presentation_powerpoint/
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286735,00.htm
http://news.com.com/Google+treads+on+PowerPoint+turf/2100-1032_3-6176889.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=3050091
http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/110506/google-readying-presentation-offering-for-summer-launch.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/home-office/google-targets-powerpoint/2007/04/18/1176696887518.html
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/312001_googlemsft18.html
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/18/business/NA-FIN-US-Google-Office-Software.php
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4724073.html
http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=8297
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/04/17/docsspredsheets/index.php
An agreement with Clear Channel Radio
April 16, 2007
"Today's announcement of a strategic multi-year agreement with Clear Channel Radio, the largest radio station group owner in the U.S, is an important milestone for us. This new relationship with the leading U.S. radio group gives our advertisers access to guaranteed inventory on top-rated AM and FM stations all over the U.S., making it much easier for them to reach their target customers with radio ads. Since radio advertising is new for Google, we're excited to be able to learn from and collaborate with the market leader and ultimately bring more value to radio."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/agreement-with-clear-channel-radio.html
Clear Channel Radio and Google Will Jointly Drive Radio Advertiser
Expansion
April 16, 2007
"Clear Channel Radio and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced a multi-year agreement that enables Google to sell a guaranteed portion of 30-second advertising inventory available on more than 675 of Clear Channel's AM/FM stations."
"Under the agreement, Google™ Audio Ads advertisers will have national distribution, enabling them to reach specific audiences, at specific times, in targeted geographies. For Clear Channel, this agreement opens up an additional sales channel and provides supplemental revenue by making Clear Channel inventory available to advertisers who previously had not used radio."
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/pressrel/clear_channel_radio.html
Clear Channel
Links:
http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2007/04/16/daily3.html
http://www.equimedia.co.uk/Google-forays-into-radio-2007-04-17.htm
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31648/118/
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/14269.html
http://www.dmnews.com/cms/dm-news/search-marketing/40788.html
http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/apr/18/yehey/techtimes/20070418tech1.html
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003572469
http://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/59/14269.html
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4029367a28.html
http://www.kansas.com/508/story/45464.html
Back to basics
April 18, 2007
"we're renaming Froogle as Google Product Search. We're taking the opportunity to refocus the user experience on providing the most comprehensive, relevant results in a clean, simple, easy-to-use UI. We're also excited about how Google Checkout can help searchers have a fast and secure purchase experience, so the new interface makes it easier to buy with Checkout."
"One thing we didn't change is the wide variety of items you can find with Product Search. Perhaps you're looking for a toaster, a wireless router, or an apple slicer. Or maybe you're in the market for a Lego watch (like Jeff's) or a new longboard (go for Flashback wheels). We hope this update makes it easier to find whatever you're looking to buy."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/back-to-basics.html
Froogle is now Google Product Search
April 19, 2007
"Google is rebranding their shopping search engine and it would be now called Google Product Search. This service was called Froogle till now."
"The search engine giant has also improved the user interface of the service to make it more user friendly. Marissa Mayer, vice president of search products and user experience at Google spoke on their decision to rename the service: “We were a really young company, and I don’t think we really understood the burden of a new brand. I also think it was very hard to build awareness. Our product offering was very robust, but it will fare better with a Google Product Search name.”"
"The company has however no plans to promote the service from their Google homepage. It would continue to remain a part of the More option box."
"The service has been streamlined to make it more Google search like. Extra options have been moved from the top to the bottom to emphasize the search results more. Google is also heavily promoting their Google Checkout service on this rebranded service."
http://news.techwhack.com/5624/google-product-search/
Google Product Search FAQ
"1. How does Google Product Search do what it does?"
"Google Product Search collects product information in two ways. First, it uses product information submitted electronically by sellers who choose to take advantage of this free service. If you're interested in having your product information appear on Google Product Search, you can submit your items. Second, as Google's spidering software crawls the Internet, Google Product Search automatically identifies webpages that offer products for sale."
"Google's product search results are automatically generated by our ranking software. Google does not accept payment for inclusion of products in our search results, nor do we place sellers' sites higher in our results if they're advertisers or offer to pay for that placement."
"4. How do I buy something from Google Product Search?"
"You can't buy products directly from Google Product Search because it isn't a store; it simply finds the items you're looking for and points you to sellers that offer them for sale. Once you visit the seller's website or store, that seller should be more than happy to help you make a purchase."
"7. I sell prosimian supplies. How do I get them included in Google Product Search?"
"If you have a website where people can buy products, you can visit our Information for Sellers page, or go directly to Google Base to submit your products for inclusion in Google Product Search results. This is a free service. If you've never submitted a feed before, you may want to read up on how it works."
http://www.google.com/products/intl/en_us/about.html
Google Base
Sell with Google
http://www.google.com/base/help/sellongoogle.html
Google Product Search
http://www.google.com/products
Links:
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-19-n88.html
http://google.blognewschannel.com/archives/2007/04/20/froogle-is-no-more-long-live-product-search/
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6177393.html
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=9076
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/the_google_serv.html
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/19/google_froogle/
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39166800,00.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/20/technology/froogle.reut/?postversion=2007042011
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m04/i20/s02
http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_Google-Turns-Froogle-Into-Google-Product-Search_2512.html
Your slice of the web
April 19, 2007
"Today, we're pleased to announce the launch of Web History, a new feature for Google Account users that makes it easy to view and search across the pages you've visited. If you remember seeing something online, you'll be able to find it faster and from any computer with Web History. Web History lets you look back in time, revisit the sites you've browsed, and search over the full text of pages you've seen. It's your slice of the web, at your fingertips."
"How does Web History work? All you need is a Google Account and the Google Toolbar with PageRank enabled. The Toolbar, as part of your browser, helps us associate the pages you visit with your Google Account. If you're currently a Search History user, you'll notice that we've renamed Search History to Web History to reflect this new functionality. To sign up for Web History, visit http://www.google.com/history."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/your-slice-of-web.html
New: Google Web History
April 20, 2007
"Google renamed their search history service to “web history” and adds one crucial new feature: if you enable this service, and you installed the Google Toolbar with the PageRank bar, then you can now browse through the list of sites you visited in the past. What’s more, you can also search through them, full-text mode. For example, I just visited Waxy.org, the official Google Blog and a couple of other sites. I then searched for “birthday,” a word I remembered in one of Waxy.org’s posts, and the web history feature now presents me with that page – so it’s almost like an enhanced bookmarking feature to help you remember old pages"
"On another note, this service now exposes some additional privacy risks should someone ever get hold of your Google account. They will then not only be able to read your emails, or (if enabled) view your search history, or look into your Google Docs, or e.g. your site statistics (if you run Google Analytics), they’ll now also be able to find out about every single web page you visited in the past."
"It’s worth pointing out that whether or not you the enable web history, Google can already track your surfing history privately (if you have the Google Toolbar with PageRank add-on, and you’re logged in to your Google account), just like they can track your search history even if you disable this in the setting. (At least in theory – what they do in practice is hard to tell from the outside.)"
http://blog.outer-court.com/archive/2007-04-20-n17.html
New! Web History
"With Web History, you'll be able to:"
"View and manage your web activity."
"You know that great web site you saw online and now can't find? From now on, you can. With Web History, you can view and search across the full text of the pages you've visited, including Google searches, web pages, images, videos and news stories. You can also manage your web activity and remove items from your web history at any time."
What is Web History?
"You know that great web site you saw online and now can't find? With Web History, you can view and search across web pages you've visited in the past, including Google searches. Web History also provides interesting trends on your web activity, such as which sites you visit most frequently and what your top searches are. Finally, Web History helps deliver more personalized search results based on what you've searched for and which sites you've visited."
"You can access Web History by visiting www.google.com/history."
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=54068&topic=10472
Google Web History Help pages
http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/topic.py?topic=10470
Privacy FAQ for Web History
http://www.google.com/history/whprivacyfaq.html
Google Web History
Links:
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/04/20/google-has-web-history-on-its-side
http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/013190.html
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/04/google-web-history.html
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/archives/2007/04/20/google_lets_you_search_your_past.html
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9710855-7.html
http://www.betanews.com/article/Google_Launches_StumbleUpon_Competitor/1177013196
Google Voice Local Search
"Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone."
"To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone."
"Using this service, you can:"
"search for a local business by name or category."
"You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza"."
"get connected to the business, free of charge."
"get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone."
"Just say "text message"."
"And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider."
"Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage. It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users. We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US business listings."
http://labs.google.com/goog411/
Google Voice Local Search FAQ
"1. What is Google Voice Local Search?"
"It is an experiment on Google Labs that offers free 411-like service."
"With Google Voice Local Search, you get fully-automated, fast access to same local-business information you would find on Google.com. But you can access it from any phone, anywhere, at anytime."
"8. I am a business owner and the information provided about my business is inaccurate or missing. What should I do?"
"The local-business information used by Google Voice Local Search is the same as that on Google Maps. To have the information corrected or added, just contact the Google Local Business Center."
"9. Can I advertise on this service?"
"At this point, the service is still in its experimental stage and we don't support ads."
http://labs.google.com/goog411/faq.html
Google Voice Local Search Cheat Sheet
"When you are asked for city and state, you can:"
"say the city and state like "beverly hills california"."
"say the zip, e.g. "nine-oh-two-one-oh"."
"type the zip code using the key pad, e.g. "9-0-2-1-0"."
http://labs.google.com/goog411/shortcuts.html
Google Voice Local Search forum
http://groups.google.com/group/goog411/
Google Labs
Google Labs FAQ
http://labs.google.com/faq.html
Google Experimental Search
(May 18, 2007)
http://www.google.com/experimental/
Google Experimental Search forum
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Experimental-Search/
Google Labs
Examples:
Timeline and map views
http://www.google.com/views?q=nanotechnology%20view%3Atimeline
http://www.google.com/views?q=olympics+view%3Amap
Keyboard shortcuts
http://www.google.com/search?q=rattlesnake&esrch=BetaShortcuts
Left-hand search navigation
http://www.google.com/search?esrch=RefinementBarLhsGradientPreview&q=airplanes
Right-hand contextual search navigation
http://www.google.com/search?esrch=RefinementBarRhsPreview&hl=en&q=airplanes
The Official Google Channel on YouTube
(June 1, 2007)
More info:
We've officially acquired Postini
September 13, 2007
"As of today, Postini becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Google, and we couldn’t be happier about it."
"Separately, both companies shared a vision for what the world of hosted applications can become for businesses of all sizes. Together, we look forward to achieving it."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/weve-officially-acquired-postini.html
Google acquires Postini FAQ
September 13, 2007
"What is Postini?"
"Postini is a company that provides on-demand solutions that help protect businesses worldwide from malicious internet-based attacks, and help ensure compliance with government, industry, and internal mandates. Postini’s services can be used with e-mail, instant messaging, web filtering and security, as well as a variety of compliance applications including message archiving, encryption, and policy enforcement."
http://64.233.179.110/blog_resources/FINAL_Google_Postini_acquisition_FAQ.pdf
Google and Space
"By supporting space-related research and exploration, we hope to inspire a new generation of innovators to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics."
"We're proud to sponsor the Google Lunar XPrize, a prize for the first privately-funded robotic rovers to land on the Moon. We like the approach of using competition to stimulate the private sector to achieve important goals more quickly and affordably than previously possible, and we're glad that the XPrize Foundation has chosen the Moon as its next objective."
Our feature presentation
September 17, 2007
"In April we announced that we were working to bring presentations to Google Docs."
"And today we're unveiling the new Google Docs presentations feature and invite you to try it at documents.google.com. Maybe more than any other type of document, presentations are created to be shared. But assembling slide decks by emailing them around is as frustrating as it is time-consuming. The new presentations feature of Google Docs helps you to easily organize, share, present, and collaborate on presentations, using only a web browser."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/our-feature-presentation.html
Google Docs
Google Docs Help: Presentations
http://documents.google.com/support/presentations/
It's not about the spam
October 29, 2007
"When Gmail's spam filters are working perfectly, no one talks to us anti-spam engineers. But as soon as something goes wrong, our users, our friends, and even our Google colleagues who use Gmail for their corporate mail are sure to tell us."
"it seems like spammers are finally starting to get discouraged. Attempts to spam Gmail users have been leveling off over the last year and more recently, even declining slightly. We need your help clicking on the "Report Spam" button, but through continuous improvement we are approaching the world we all want to live in."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/10/its-not-about-spam.html
Gmail uses Google's innovative technology to keep spam out of your inbox
"Gmail fans often cite great spam protection as a key reason they love Gmail. It's relatively easy to catch spam messages; the challenge is to catch the right messages without blocking mail you want along the way."
"How do we do it? Our team of leading spam-fighting scientists uses a number of advanced Google technologies."
http://www.google.com/mail/help/fightspam/spamexplained.html
Gmail Spam Video
http://www.google.com/mail/help/fightspam/getstarted.html
Gmail's New Version Is Now Available
October 29, 2007
"The new version of Gmail I was talking about the other day is already available in some Gmail accounts. If you see a link to an "older version" at the top of the page, that means you can enjoy the new features: mail prefetching, updated contact manager and other small updates."
"Gmail has a new architecture that improves the performance and the usability. Now you can use the back button in your browser and bookmark URLs from different Gmail views because the URLs change when you go to a different section. The messages are prefetched when Gmail loads so you don't have to wait too much until a message is displayed."
http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/10/gmails-new-version-is-now-available.html
What's new on Gmail?
"Group chat"
"Chat with multiple people without multiple windows. Invite your friends to a group discussion."
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html
About group chat
"The group chat feature lets you chat with many friends at once. There's no limit to the number of people you can chat with, and any participant can invite others to join. To get started, follow these steps:"
"Start a chat with a single person in your Contacts list."
"Once you've started the chat, click Options at the bottom left of your chat window and select Group Chat."
"In the field labeled 'Add a person to this chat,' enter the name of the contact(s) you want to add to your group chat."
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=81090
What's new on Gmail?
"Now you can talk to your AIM® friends using an integrated chat list right inside Gmail."
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/about_whatsnew.html
About AIM in Gmail
"Gmail chat now offers the option to sign in to your AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) account to chat with your AIM buddies from Gmail. Your AIM buddies will populate your Contacts list, and are searchable just like your Google Talk contacts."
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=61024
Google Announces Launch of Google Toolbar 5
December 12, 2007
"Today we announced the latest version of Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer. The beta version is now available in US-English at http://toolbar.google.com/T5. Google Toolbar makes browsing the Internet simpler and more efficient with integrated Google search and other web tools. This release is about improving the way the millions of Toolbar users can engage with content on the web and personalize the browser experience."
"Add your favorite Google Gadgets"
"Universal Google Gadgets now work from Google Toolbar and give users access to additional tools, functionality and content right from the browser."
"Fill in forms with a click"
"This new version has better accuracy, allows users to preview the filled-in form and even maintain multiple profiles. For example, someone who gets packages shipped to both home and office can set up a different profile for each address."
"Access your Toolbar from any computer"
"Now Toolbar settings are not locked to a single computer: users can save them online and access bookmarks, custom buttons and other preferences from any Google Toolbar."
"Clip and collect content as you browse"
"Saving links is a great way to be able to keep track of key pages, and now with Google Notebook as part of Toolbar, users can collect, organize and share more information from the web including text and images. This integration makes it easier and more efficient to do all kinds Internet research from planning a vacation to comparison shopping."
"Get suggestions for broken links"
"Instead of getting the usual 404 or DNS error page if they mistype a web address or if a site is down, users will see suggestions for top related pages."
"This new version of Google Toolbar 5 also includes full keyboard access and support for Windows accessibility API's."
http://www.google.com/intl/en/press/annc/20071212_toolbar.html
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