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Open Beta of Google Friend Connect Coming Soon?
readwriteweb.com - 11/21/2008
Open Beta of Google Friend Connect Coming Soon?
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Just about half a year ago, Google announced the limited beta of Friend Connect , which allows site owners to display OpenSocial based gadgets on their sites and site visitors to sign in to these social gadgets with their OpenID, AIM, Yahoo, or Google accounts. Amit Agarwal has been keeping ...
googleblog.blogspot.com - 11/21/2008
Official Google Blog: SearchWiki: make search your own
— googleblog.blogspot.com — Have you ever wanted to mark up Google search results? Maybe you're an avid hiker and the trail map site you always go to is in the 4th or 5th position and you want to move it to the top. Or perhaps it's not there at all and you'd like to add it. Or ... (more) Official Google Blog: SearchWiki: make search your own

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Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected
webguild.org - 11/24/2008
Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected
— webguild.org — Google has been quietly laying off staff and up to 10,000 jobs could be on the chopping block according to sources. Since August, hundreds of employees have been laid off and there are reports that about 500 of them were recruiters for Google. By law, ... (more) Google Layoffs - 10,000 Workers Affected

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Google, It Wasn’t Broke
techcrunch.com - 11/21/2008
Google, It Wasn’t Broke
— techcrunch.com — Bucket tests and experimental products are one thing. But to mess with the real Google search is serious stuff. Why did they do it? Google’s overall search share has grown substantially this year (and all other years since it went live). ... (more) Google, It Wasn’t Broke

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Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... . Now is an Open Beta of Google Friend Connect Coming Soon? The very similar product has been in limited beta since its announcement—will this be enough to help it take off? ...

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