No more waiting list, no more invitations, Google finally has its freely available Analytics service open for site publishers to try. Part of the desire to try will depend on how far a given site publisher trusts Google.
eBay Vendors Call For Google Auction Site
At first, the cause sounds like it might be a write-off; just one angry person’s crusade against eBay.
Google Launching A Beta Blogger
A slate of updates to the Blogger platform run by Google provides some new features for bloggers and their readers.
Google Maps Out A Coupon Path
There is no need to eagerly await the postman’s arrival with the familiar blue envelope of Valpak coupons, now that Google is enabling businesses to place coupons along with their listings on Google Maps.
Neven To Face Google Picasa Challenge
Google has acquired Neven Vision and its image recognition technology, which will be incorporated into the Picasa photo organizer.
Go Jam With Google Code
The fourth annual coding competition presented by Google offers the top 100 programmers in the contest cash prizes.
Glitches Surface In Google Checkout
It appears that the good people of Google may have a bit more fine-tuning to do on one of their newer products. Users have reported experiencing a few glitches as they tried to take advantage of Google Checkout. Long delays are also trying the patience of some.
Google Says Googling Is Inappropriate
Recently, the Washington Post received a letter, on paper, hand-addressed, and in the mail, from Google attorneys asking the newspaper to avoid using Google as a verb. Perhaps paper makes a demand seem more serious than email. The Post responded, only slightly mocking in tone, snickering at the legal use of the word “hottie.”
Google Parks Trailers With Movie Listings
Searching for a movie on Google will return a link to the film’s trailer along with the reviews and showtimes that have been appearing in the Google Onebox.
Google Video Link Swap Spikes Video Traffic
If you follow this industry long enough, you know the slightest alteration of any Google offering, from holiday logos to something between Sergey’s teeth, gets extensive coverage in the blogosphere. Google swapping out the Froogle link on its homepage for Video was another snoozer.