POWER TIP
Google Tip of the Day Gadget
Various updates to Google products are sometimes released at such a pace that even we Googlers have a hard time keeping up -- and some of the best aspects can be lost in the shuffle. The Google Tip of the Day gadget highlights some of the lesser-known or recently-added members of the Google family, with short, easily-digested descriptions and examples. We serve up a new tip every weekday and you can scroll through the archive to see earlier tips as well. Just add this gadget to your iGoogle homepage or embed it on your own website or blog.
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=google_tips.xml
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NEW PRODUCTS & UPDATES
Updates to Google Notebook
This month we've unveiled a number of updates to Google Notebook, most notably a mobile version so you can access your notebooks from your cell phone or other handheld Internet device. In addition, we've also improved and simplified the interface, added labeling functionality for improved organization, and integrated Google bookmarks.
http://www.google.com/notebook
Google products optimized for the iPhone
Those already in possession of an iPhone will notice we've recently optimized Google search, Gmail, Calendar, Picasa, Reader, and Docs to work better than ever. The iPhone-optimized properties take advantage of the Safari browser to render touchpad-friendly pages along with the high processing power of the iPhone to offer a seamless browsing experience.
http://www.google.com
Updates to Google Maps
Over the past month Google Maps has made a number of improvements, including adding a Terrain overlay that displays physical features such as mountains, valleys, and forestation as well as elevation shading, river rapids, and hiking trails. By clicking the Terrain overlay for New York, for instance, you can see 3D models of buildings in Manhattan. There's also the new Editable Maps, to help correct data on Google Maps, such as the exact location of your house -- just like a wiki database.
http://maps.google.com
Five new iGoogle themes
Those of you who use iGoogle now have five additional theme choices to personalize your homepages. These include: the solar system, showing a new scene for each day of the week; the Hong Kong skyline (it changes in light and texture based on time of day); a family of raccoons playing in a leaf pile; a tiger on Jeju Island, South Korea; and JR, the lovable monster who grapples with life in a city for which he is entirely too big.
http://www.google.com/ig
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MISCELLANY
+ Voters go online +
The 2004 presidential contest was the first major campaign that featured a notable amount of online activity - fundraising, blogging, petition-gathering. Since then, it's only heated up, as even more people are conducting their business, and spending their leisure time, online. During this run-up period to the 2008 election, YouTube has broken new ground by collaborating with CNN to organize major candidate debates for both parties featuring video questions submitted by thousands of voters. YouTube also launched a meta-election site called YouChoose, so that folks can track the candidates on the issues they care most about. The Internet is a powerful tool for sharing information quickly, presenting all sides of the issues, candidate positions, and much more. We are planning for a busy campaign season leading up to November 2008, and we encourage everyone to get informed and stay current as the candidates, the polls, and the issues continue to play out next year.
YouChoose: http://www.youtube.com/youchoose
CNN-YouTube Republican debate: http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate
CNN-YouTube Democratic debate: http://www.youtube.com/democraticdebate
Google Tip of the Day Gadget
Various updates to Google products are sometimes released at such a pace that even we Googlers have a hard time keeping up -- and some of the best aspects can be lost in the shuffle. The Google Tip of the Day gadget highlights some of the lesser-known or recently-added members of the Google family, with short, easily-digested descriptions and examples. We serve up a new tip every weekday and you can scroll through the archive to see earlier tips as well. Just add this gadget to your iGoogle homepage or embed it on your own website or blog.
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?url=google_tips.xml
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NEW PRODUCTS & UPDATES
Updates to Google Notebook
This month we've unveiled a number of updates to Google Notebook, most notably a mobile version so you can access your notebooks from your cell phone or other handheld Internet device. In addition, we've also improved and simplified the interface, added labeling functionality for improved organization, and integrated Google bookmarks.
http://www.google.com/notebook
Google products optimized for the iPhone
Those already in possession of an iPhone will notice we've recently optimized Google search, Gmail, Calendar, Picasa, Reader, and Docs to work better than ever. The iPhone-optimized properties take advantage of the Safari browser to render touchpad-friendly pages along with the high processing power of the iPhone to offer a seamless browsing experience.
http://www.google.com
Updates to Google Maps
Over the past month Google Maps has made a number of improvements, including adding a Terrain overlay that displays physical features such as mountains, valleys, and forestation as well as elevation shading, river rapids, and hiking trails. By clicking the Terrain overlay for New York, for instance, you can see 3D models of buildings in Manhattan. There's also the new Editable Maps, to help correct data on Google Maps, such as the exact location of your house -- just like a wiki database.
http://maps.google.com
Five new iGoogle themes
Those of you who use iGoogle now have five additional theme choices to personalize your homepages. These include: the solar system, showing a new scene for each day of the week; the Hong Kong skyline (it changes in light and texture based on time of day); a family of raccoons playing in a leaf pile; a tiger on Jeju Island, South Korea; and JR, the lovable monster who grapples with life in a city for which he is entirely too big.
http://www.google.com/ig
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MISCELLANY
+ Voters go online +
The 2004 presidential contest was the first major campaign that featured a notable amount of online activity - fundraising, blogging, petition-gathering. Since then, it's only heated up, as even more people are conducting their business, and spending their leisure time, online. During this run-up period to the 2008 election, YouTube has broken new ground by collaborating with CNN to organize major candidate debates for both parties featuring video questions submitted by thousands of voters. YouTube also launched a meta-election site called YouChoose, so that folks can track the candidates on the issues they care most about. The Internet is a powerful tool for sharing information quickly, presenting all sides of the issues, candidate positions, and much more. We are planning for a busy campaign season leading up to November 2008, and we encourage everyone to get informed and stay current as the candidates, the polls, and the issues continue to play out next year.
YouChoose: http://www.youtube.com/youchoose
CNN-YouTube Republican debate: http://www.youtube.com/republicandebate
CNN-YouTube Democratic debate: http://www.youtube.com/democraticdebate
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