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Google has added a "Get faster Gmail" link for those who access its e-mail service with Internet Explorer. Google's recommendation? Download Firefox or Chrome. Read More...
Market share for browsers, operating systems and search engines
marketshare.hitslink.com — For the first time since we began tracking, the Firefox browser has exceeded 20% share for a... full month. Mozilla's CEO, John Lilly, gives credit to the Mozilla community and shared his thoughts with us on this accomplishment: "Reaching 20 percent ... (more) Market share for browsers, operating systems and search ...
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Google’s Top Ten Products (More Or Less)
Google’s Top Ten Products (More Or Less)
techcrunch.com — Can you name Google’s top ten products? If you look at how Quantcast ranks Google’s subdomains ,... you can get a sense of which Google products are the most popular, since they each have their own subdomain. Google’s main search ... (more) Google’s Top Ten Products (More Or Less)
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For The Love of Chrome: Google's Stealth Attack on IE Through... IE
Google Watch — ... Even so, this piece from Emil Protalinski on Ars Technica confirms Blair's claim. Protalinksi stumbled upon an ad button for Chrome in Gmail running in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0. I'm grateful to him for pointing this out because I haven't used IE 6 in a few years and haven't used IE7 in over a year. ...

Google Tries to Lure Gmail Users Using IE to Switch Browser
Search Engine Journal — ... Google is reportedly trying to lure Gmail users who are still using Internet Explorer in switching to either Firefox or its very own Google Chrome browser. It was earlier spotted that Google is displaying a simple “Get faster Gmail” message in Gmail users’ accounts. The said message links to Google support page explaining that Gmail would run faster on Google’s two supported web browsers - Firefox and Chrome. ...

Using IE6? Google Thinks You’re a Loser!
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... OK, maybe I’m paraphrasing a little (lot), but according to Ars Technica, Google is trying to convince Gmail users to switch from IE6 to a faster browser. ...

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