thenoisychannel.com - 10/27/2009
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Google may be an also-ran in the social networking market with its Brazil-centric Orkut service, but that hasn’t stopped the search giant from adding social features to its products. A post at the (unofficial) Google Operating System blog recounts the history of Google Reader’s ...
googlemobile.blogspot.com - 10/28/2009
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googlemobile.blogspot.com —
(cross-posted on the Official Google Blog ) Since
2005, millions of people have relied on Google Maps...
for mobile to get directions on the go. However, there's always been one problem: Once you're behind the wheel, a list of driving directions just ...
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Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
google.com - 10/27/2009
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google.com —
Should I use a Google number or a
non-Google number? Choosing to use a Google number while...
setting up Google Voice allows you to access a number of extra Google Voice features. You will need to give your friends and family the new custom number you ...
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Using a Google number vs. a non
google.com - 10/26/2009
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google.com —
Google Social Search is an experimental feature that
helps you find relevant public web content from people...
in your social circle, when you're signed in to your Google Account. For example, search for [ restaurants ], and restaurant reviews by your ...
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... would go a long way towards making this feature practically useful. more Kim-Mai Cutler finds something odd : Conspicuously absent from the list is your Facebook network. Google says it doesn’t incorporate Facebook friend lists because they’re not public. But really, Google could have your Facebook network (or at least the public pieces of it) if it wanted to. Facebook’s public search listings randomly generate photos of eight random friends. Crawl it enough times and presto! You have a rough social graph. ... Of course, it lacks the richness that Facebook’s social graph ...
Search Geek Weekly News Update; Google Social Search & More
Search Engine Journal —
... implementation, I can’t see this being a game changer. Yes, it will likely present a new vertical with new opportunities, but beyond that it would seem this development will be limited in its effect on us.
Here’s a ton of coverage for you;
My own review!
Google;
Introducing Google Social Search
Support Info
Usual Suspects;
Read Write Web
Search Engine Land
The Noisy Channel
BlogStorm
Bruce Clay ...
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