GOOGLE TOOLBAR 2.0

The Google toolbar is one of the only utilities I allow on my computers. It’s so handy that I’m willing to let it take up a bit of valuable screen real estate. Google will be announcing a new version of the toolbar, with one extraordinary feature: a built-in free...

MICROSOFT TAKES ON GOOGLE

Microsoft is taking the first steps towards its own search engine, currently using the name MSNBot. It will appear first as a competitor to Google, but Microsoft’s vision actually goes far beyond that – and in typical Microsoft fashion, they stand a chance of...

PHONE BOOK SEARCHES ON GOOGLE

Google has added a new service that will make you go, hmm. Do a Google search for your home phone number. Type in the number like this: 707-xxx-xxxx. If the number is listed in the phone book, you’ll instantly get back your name, your address, and links to maps that...

GOOGLE BUYS BLOGGER.COM

Google is very powerful, but it has been cautious about expanding its reach. It bought Deja.com, a service that collects and indexes Usenet newsgroup postings, and it recently started Google News, which is a fascinating alternative to CNN and MSNBC. Yesterday Google...

FUN WITH GOOGLE

Google has a division named “Google Labs” that occasionally offers a look at its work in progress. Two new toys are online today. Google Viewer turns your search results into a slideshow, displaying each search result in a customized viewer for a few seconds. Well...

GOOGLE NEWS

Google is bringing its remarkable technology to harvesting the news. Here’s a link to Google News, presenting the top news stories of the moment without any human intervention. Google News software continuously crawls more than 4,000 Web news sources, looking for the...