Archive | July, 2009
Smart links in mobile version of Gmail

Smart links in mobile version of Gmail

Google now automatically uses shortened links in the mobile version of Gmail. Longer links are now automatically reduced and converted to readable links, which Google called Smart Links. Thus, for example, a link to Google Maps into a link with the actual address as under the permalink in the screenshot. The link still takes you [...]

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Youtube moves things around… home page has a new design

Youtube moves things around… home page has a new design

Previously Youtube was looking much like Hulu but no more…. the search has been moved towards the left and now the design looks much simpler and fantastic ….. We are not sure if this is a test that Youtube engineers are doing or its gonna stay like that… but it sure looks good!! Here is [...]

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Google Doodle: Comic hero style and iGoogle themes too

Google Doodle: Comic hero style and iGoogle themes too

Google has always been excited to introduce design flair and user experience, especially on the homepage. Be it through our special holiday Doodle logos or special themes for iGoogle users. Today, new comics themes for iGoogle, just in time for Comic-Con’s 40th anniversary. The themes showcase the amazingly diverse world of comics. Browse the gallery [...]

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Detailed Stats of your Videos now available on Youtube insights, can be shared publicly too….

Detailed Stats of your Videos now available on Youtube insights, can be shared publicly too….

Ever wondered where the users came from? What country? Male or female users? Total views of my video? And what is my video rating? … It’s all available in Youtube insights now!! All this info, was not shown by Youtube to the rest of the general population, but not any more. By switching it on [...]

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Your wish has been granted; Gmail now helps you auto unsubscribe from mailing lists.

Your wish has been granted; Gmail now helps you auto unsubscribe from mailing lists.

Gmail has rolled out a feature to try and streamline the process. Now, when you click the “Report Spam” button on an email, you’ll get an “Unsubscribe and report spam” option that will actually remove you from the mailing list as opposed to simply moving the email to your spam folder. Gmail also says that [...]

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Google Doodle: Celebrating 40th year of moon landing

Google Doodle: Celebrating 40th year of moon landing

A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of a planet’s natural satellite, and in this case, refers specifically to landings on the lunar surface of Earth’s Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union’s [...]

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Google Doodle: Bastille Day – France

Google Doodle: Bastille Day – France

Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called Fête Nationale (“National Celebration”) in official parlance, or more commonly le quatorze juillet (“14 July”). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July [...]

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Google Korea gets a fast switch drop down to switch between Web, Images, Videos, Maps, News search

Google Korea gets a fast switch drop down to switch between Web, Images, Videos, Maps, News search

The home page of Google Korea has not been like most other Google home pages. Google Korea just got a new menu that can switch between the web, news, images and maps easily. While it is actually more a click when you want to search for images, but you do not wait until the sample [...]

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Google Reader gets new improvements, becomes more social with Facebook and Twitter like features!

Google Reader gets new improvements, becomes more social with Facebook and Twitter like features!

Google has added many new features to the Google Reader! Now you can follow a friend, Like hisher posts and add comments to their posts and search for peoples Google profiles … The Profile search can bring more users to Google Reader and you can see what other items they recommend from inside Google Reader. [...]

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Sit tight new design for Google Docs coming soon

Sit tight new design for Google Docs coming soon

At least the front page of Google Docs will be in a few months getting a new look. Google announced this in a blog post on the Google Docs blog. In the next few days, changes should only be visible, now we are thinking why change suddenly? There are rumors that its going head on [...]

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