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Official Google Blog: This week in search 10/24/09
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "This week in search" and subscribe to the series. - Ed. Twitter On Wednesday, we announced our newly-formed partnership with Twitter . This will help Google users find more ...
Official Google Blog: Announcing Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0
googleblog.blogspot.com — 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 isn't that easy to use. It doesn't tell you ... (more) Official Google Blog: Announcing Google Maps Navigation ...
Official Google Blog: Introducing Google Social Search: I finally found my friend's New York blog!
googleblog.blogspot.com — Your friends and contacts are a key part of your life online. Most people on the web... today make social connections and publish web content in many different ways, including blogs, status updates and tweets. This translates to a public social web of ... (more) Official Google Blog: Introducing Google Social Search: ...
Official Google Blog: Similar Images graduates from Google Labs
googleblog.blogspot.com — Or illustrative maps of Ancient Egypt : Or ancient Egyptian-style drawings : While we'll continue to use... Google Labs as a way to showcase and collect feedback for exciting new technologies, we also want to make it easier for you to provide direct ... (more) Official Google Blog: Similar Images graduates from ...
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Google Social Search
Google Operating System — ... we've been thinking about how your social network could influence and improve your search results. Social Search does just that by surfacing content in your search results that is written by your friends or people you follow. That way, you get the best resources from the web overall, plus the best results (blogs, reviews, travelogues) that are relevant to you, since they were written by people you know. Social Search will be launching soon on Google Experimental and Google Labs," explained Marissa Mayer. ...

Google Social Search launched under Google Labs
D' Technology Weblog — ... from your social circle by clicking "Show options" on the results page and clicking "Social", announced Google blog. “Social Search surfaces content in your search results that is written by your friends or people you follow. That way, you get the best resources from the web overall, plus the best results (blogs, reviews, travelogues) that are relevant to you, since they were written by people you know. Marissa at Web 2.0 Summit 09 video,” Marissa Mayer. Video demo: ...

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