The Next Big Thing : Froogle Wireless

Cell Phone + Froogle + Google Local = Boom !

About Google Groups 2 Beta

This new version of Google Groups lets you easily create your own announcement lists, mailing lists and public discussions in just minutes. Members can read and search all public Google Groups content, including more than 845 million postings from the Usenet bulletin board service, dating back to 1981.

Location and the Web

As geolocation technology improves, Web sites are increasingly blocking groups of visitors and carving the Web into smaller chunks — in some cases, down to a ZIP code or employer.

Bill's new search engine

http://techpreview.search.fr.sympatico.msn.ca/?setlang=fr-CA

Google Rumors That Need To Be Stopped

There are a lot of theories and rumors floating around. Most of them involve some sort of "filter" or penalty being applied to certain types of sites.

Why a browser makes sense for Google?

I believe a Google Browser made on Mozilla Gecko technology can be an excellent idea. Not because Google needs a browser to compete with Internet Explorer, but because people surfing the web can do with a better browser than Internet Explorer.

Google's desktop search will change SEM

Google's Desktop Search is so good it will change the way everyone uses his computer. Desktop search is a trend worth watching.

PC users will opt to use desktop search, as opposed to directory navigation, and kids just starting to use computers will be taught to use desktop search from the outset. The utility will lead to more search hours per computer user. That will lead to more sophisticated searchers, spawning mega trends that will ultimately affect SEM.

Yellow Pages business listings on Google Local Canada

On September 21, 2004, Yellow Pages said its 2.4 million Canadian directory listings will be available on the Google site, Google Local Canada.

The Yellow Pages network of web sites received almost 4 million visitors in July 2004 and Google Canada's sites received more than 12.3 million visitors during that same period, the companies said. Combined they are expected to reach more than 72 per cent of all Canadian Internet users.

Google's Blogger offers Audioblogger

Google's Blogger offers Audioblogger, which allows usert to phone-in posts (to a US telephone number) for free with all accounts. Audioblog, another tool, adds audio by phone or the web (microphone needed) to almost any weblog for $US4.95 per month.

Google Personalized (beta)

Want to offer your visitors search results that are tailored based on your site? With a few easy steps, you can customize search results based on the content of your website. Simply fill out a profile based on your site's content.