The Google Toolbar for Firefox will soon emerge from its beta status; also, the company introduced a synchronization feature to make one’s browser settings available on multiple computers.
There Is No Google Sandbox
No less an authority on search engine optimization than Shari Thurow has claimed the fabled Google Sandbox, a holding pen for sites new to the index, does not exist.
Google Ships Video Mac Player
The universal binary provided by Google for the Mac version of its video player means it will run on both the PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers.
Google.com Vanishes From China
Reporters Without Borders has observed the Google.com address can no longer be accessed from China. Chinese Googlites can visit the local version of the search engine at Google.cn, but the main, and uncensored, home of Google has vanished.
Microsoft’s Scoble Ready to Rumble with Google
Microsoft’s Robert Scoble is excited to see Google Spreadsheet launch today. Excited?
Google Click Fraud Settlement Questioned
An attorney for plaintiffs in a California click fraud case against Google has submitted a lengthy list of complaints about Google’s Arkansas settlement to the search engine and asked that they meet about problems perceived with that settlement.
Lawsuit Against Google Dropped, For Now
If you don’t like the ranking your business is given by a particular search engine, you may be able to sue over it. That’s what one man did, anyway, claiming a breach of contract on Google’s part when his websites’ placements dropped. Google rectified some omissions, but it also threatened to file an anti-SLAPP motion. The websites’ owner, Mark Roberts, dropped his suit.
Google Spreadsheet No Excel Killer
News stories and blog posts have begun to fill with the carillon of funeral bells for Microsoft as Google readies its minimalist spreadsheet program for public debut.
Google Spreadsheets Update
Wow, that was fast. I received my Google Spreadsheets invite about 20 minutes ago and I’ve been toying around with it for just a few min.
Google’s AJAX Search API Says ‘Hello, World’
Google has released a downloadable beta version of its AJAX Search API, a javascript library that allows webmasters to embed inline Google searches (Web, local, video, and blog) in web pages, blogs, and other applications alongside existing content.