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“Given Google’s overwhelming popularity, chances are that most consumers are going to put their privacy on the line. “ In what way do they own us? What we search (Google Search), what we chat (Google Talk), what directions we look for (Google Maps), what email we exchange (Google Mail), what events we might have (Google … Read more

Interesting… Google is looking for developers to develop Google Widgets (Gadgets), and will even provide seed money! Check out the Google Gadget Ventures announcement and the Google Gadget Ventures FAQ. Some highlights below: “Google Gadget Ventures is a new Google pilot program dedicated to helping developers create richer, more useful Google Gadgets.” “Anyone who’s developed … Read more

No, it isn't Web 2.0… it is a Flash-based gadget… No installs, just pure instant satisfaction: IM, Gmail, video and photo previews… See Google Talk in action. Go to Google Talk's web page. ceo

Update: I downloaded the PRC version to see how it compared to the Java ME version. The PRC version is 444KB and it requires 3MB of free storage space to run. After erasing some content on my handset I was able to run the application. The PRC version on Palm OS 5 is very nice, … Read more

I've added to my mobility resources and weblog web sites support for mobility-specific Google searching; check it out. I will continue tuning the search engine over time. Google search results customized by Mobility Resources using Google Co-op ceo

Google has released the beta version of Google Patent Search, with full text search of the U.S. patents. Note this first version is for granted or issued patents, and not patents in progress. This is going to be a very useful tool. Patent searches are a pain in the neck, and this tool is about … Read more

Google's new Gmail mobile (local) client is now available. I installed the Java ME client for a quick spin. The app, even without push or autosync email, is a winner – an example of the kind of rich clients that I (and others) have been talking about, and why it is just better than browser-based … Read more

Read about Google's latest mobile related efforts/offerings – see The rebirth of cool. ceo

Google has introduced Google Code Project Hosting… their open source project hosting offering that competes with SourceForge. Google… Google… they know our searching patterns and web content (Google search), our email (Gmail) and IM (Google Talk) conversations, our blogs preferences (Google Reader) and calendar events (Google Calendar), the groups we publish or follow (Google Groups), … Read more

Who said Google was a search company? In the beginning it was. Today Google is a collaboration company: IM, email, calendar, writing, maps, and searching, and so on. Maybe they should package their collaboration related products under the Google Collaboration product/brand name. Google has released its Google Calendar web application. And the title of their … Read more