Facebook Adds Pop-Ups for Notifications

Facebook has now implemented instant notifications that let users know when something is being shared with them as soon as it is shared. "Notifications let you know when people take actions on Facebook related to you, so you can quickly check out a photo you've been tagged in or read a new posting on your Wall," says Arjun Banker on the Facebook Blog.

Google Quietly Patches Huge Vulnerability

A security researcher known by the online handle of “Inferno” discovered a cross-site scripting ( XSS) vulnerability in mid-April affecting a range of Google services like Gmail, Google Documents, iGoogle, and Analytics.

New Android App Navigates You Through the Universe

Google Unleashed the Sky Map for Android today at the company's Searchology event. This is an application that is available for download at the Android Market, and will let you find planets and constellations in the sky. What will they think of next?

Google Aims to Square Away Relevancy

At Google's Searchology event today, the company discussed a new feature coming soon to Google Labs. It's called Google Squared and will apparently pull unstructured data right from the web and put it into spreadsheets. From the sound of it, you can search for something and receive a list of info that relates to that query.

Google Takes the Next Step in Personalized Search

Google's Searchology event was today, and Google used this to give kind of a "state of search" presentation, something the company often does in a variety of formats. One of the highlights of the event was Marissa Mayer introducing some changes to Google's search results. This is called "Search Options," and allows users to "slice" and "dice" results in a number of ways.