Google Reader’s Easter Egg
Monday, June 9th, 2008up up down down left right left right b a :) via: Google Blogoscoped
up up down down left right left right b a :) via: Google Blogoscoped
Goosh, a Google Command Line
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Goosh.org hosts an unofficial Google interface which “behaves similar to a unix-shell,” as the author Stefan Grothkopp explains. For instance, entering n disney will result in a Google News search for the keyword “disney”. Type help to see some of the other available commands, like lucky (an “I’m feeling lucky” ...
Third-party advertisers tracking users in Google ad network
Friday, May 30th, 2008Google is apparently allowing third-party advertisers to track consumers using the company's ad network, a practice that raised concerns from one privacy advocate. Some of the third-party ad servers and ad agencies that Google has approved to deliver ads through its network engage in behavioral advertising practices that ...
New Google Service Helps Infected Websites Clean Up
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Google is now sharing details on why its automatic search deems certain Websites risky. The search giant this month quietly added a new, free service called the Safe Browsing Diagnostic Page that tells whether a site flagged by Google as potentially dangerous is hosting malware, or helps distribute malware, for ...
The URL Is Dead, Long Live Search
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Last week I was watching TV and saw something that really caught my eye. It was a commercial for Special K, the breakfast cereal from Kellogg, and rather than end with a plug for the product's web site -- SpecialK.com -- it advised people to search Yahoo! for "Special K" ...
