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Are You Biking? Lost? Try Google Maps…

Are You Biking? Lost? Try Google Maps…

Google never ceases to grow, that’s the mark of a company which is good to invest on. Their latest addition to their tally is an add-on to its Google Maps engine, aiding bikers to find routes across the US.
Shannon Guymon, product manager for Google Maps said, “We wanted to include as much bike trail data [...]

Google Working On Language Translator For Mobile Phones

Google [GOOG] is working on software for a mobile phone that will be able to translate speech from foreign languages almost instantly, and Google has said that they intend to have a basic working version of the technology within the next couple of years.
The technology could change the way we communicate with people all over [...]

Google adds extra encryption to Gmail

The move will ensure that data is transmitted more securely between a user’s computer and Google’s email servers, and is designed to prevent hackers and cybercriminals “snooping” on mail accounts in public Wi-Fi hotspots.
Google said that the timing of the announcement was unrelated to the news that the Gmail accounts of human rights activists had [...]

New Features in Gmail

New Features in Gmail

The most popular webmail currently, Gmail is offering loads of new features. It seems like the web giant is beginning to unleash plenty of free options along with some paid ones too.
Here are some of the new features on Gmail:
1. Secure Gmail – Gmail is now enabled with HTTPS protocol and users can now choose [...]

How did the Names Origin?

I found this interesting piece on the web and I must admit, I didn’t know much of it until now.
Yahoo!
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver’s Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo [...]

The Google Snake Game

The Google Snake Game

Here’s a party game which needs nothing but a working internet connection (say, a notebook or cell phone), and Google.com’s web search. The goal is to create the longest phrase that Google can find by alternately adding one word to the end of the other player’s search phrase. Say, the first person [...]

Did You Witness : Ads Door Google

Did You Witness : Ads Door Google

Two days back, 5th of October 2009, Google’s Adsense was flashing ads on most websites with a footer in dutch – Ads Door Google, which basically is a literal translation of Ads by Google. This phenomenon was largely witnessed across the globe and other observers noted that Google was spelt with five ‘o’s, but when [...]

Download the Google Cheat Sheet!

Here’s a comprehensive list of services, country specific domains, search operators, search strings amongst others offered by Google in pdf format. This sheet is not a Google release but through a private consortium.
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Tips on Using Google Adsense Effectively

Are you an adsense publisher? If your answer is yes, then here are some things, which might help you to make more out of the google adsense program and boost up your daily revenues!

Howto : Add Ads After First Post on your Wordpress Homepage

Google limits us to display 3 ad units and 1 link unit on any given page. In Wordpress, if we would like to add adsense on the homepage, we would be limited to header, sidebar and the footer. If we add ads at the end of an article, the loop repeats the ad at least [...]

The World doesn’t Need Google Chrome

The title is inspired by the award winning article written by Lois Lane in the Superman Returns movie.

Google Chrome Features

The much hyped Google Chrome released yesterday. Here is a video hosted on Youtube that throws more light on the browser and its technology.

Google faces off Microsoft’s IE8 with Chrome

Google faces off Microsoft’s IE8 with Chrome

Google Chrome not only has many advanced excellent features but also enhancements over the existing features… Of course Google wasn’t gonna simply sit & watch the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 show, so even they have jumped into the race with a browser that has features like Incognito, to compete with Explorer’s InPrivate!…

Google Chrome; The Absolute Beauty from Google

Google Chrome; The Absolute Beauty from Google

The nomenclature “Chrome” is relevant to the graphical user interface frame, or “chrome”, of web browsers. Google chrome is a fascinating upcoming launch of Google, which will create absolute sensation in the field of web-browsers!!

Can We Choose Ads on Google Adsense?

I was having a heated debate with one of my writers on influencing Google Adsense to flash certain types of ads. He was of the opinion that we can provide certain keywords to flash ads that were high paying. I disagreed at first and later decided give it a shot/do some research. I found an [...]