Month: December 2006

Google joins the already crowded RSS aggregator space with their new ajax RSS reader, done in the style of Gmail. Blogger project manager Jason Shellen led the project. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Tagging has been all over the place recently and apparently Google couldn’t resist. Now you can tag sites in your search history for later retrieval. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Now when you search for restaurants on Google Local (formerly Google Maps), you get details about the restaurant (location, food, reviews) along with its location. (example) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

See exactly where the available hotels are on a Google Map. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Search for something like [lax nyc] and Google will help you buy plane tickets for that trip. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

The product that drove webmasters crazy was back…for a moment, at least. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

There sure are a lot — everything from ZipCars to urinals. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

(screenshots) An official statement from Google says the site was designed to “provide content owners an easy way to give us access to their content”. (more screenshots) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

(Google blog post) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

(sample map) It uses your zip code to figure out where to place you on the map. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Appoints “President of Sales and Business Development”. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Details about how it works in the link. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

(official blog entry) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

Satellites, drag and drop, and more. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

In a long New York Times piece, top Googlers speculate about the future of advertising, including Google selling TV ads, using more personalized information, and links to store inventory information. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

The Google advanced search page now lets you limit your search to CC-licensed results. Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

A free version of Urchin, a company Google bought. (official blog post) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

You could also buy equipment to extend it into your house. (proposal) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

(screenshot) Original post by Chris Gilmer and software by Elliott Back

The Search Engine Experiment gives you the results from Yahoo, MSN, and Google without saying which is which. Currently, 41% of those who have taken the test picked Google (33% Yahoo, 26% MSN). Original post by Chris Gilmer and software …

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