iGoogle grew 267% and Google Products shrunk 73% in 2007

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Google Summer of Code 2007

Good news : Winlibre has been selected to be a mentor organization for Google Summer of Code 2007 !!!! Attention all students: you can now submit your applications to Google's Summer of Code program for 2007. Google pays each successful student $4,500 USD. · WinLibre's list of proposed projects [lien] [EN]

Why 45% of Google products are still in beta [Cloud Computing]

Of 49 Google products, 22 are still in beta — not including anything released under Google Labs. In technology parlance, a beta product is one that is still being tested. In fact, Google's even charging users of Google Apps for Your Domain money for both Gmail and Google Docs. So why the beta tag? My theory is it's an easy way to keep from having to offer customer support when problems arise, since beta also traditionally means "use at your own risk." [Royal Pingdom] Read More: Two out of three Americans already bored with cloud computing , Google's Chrome dream -- a mainframe-era computing monopoly , Microsoft stacks up the servers , Dell trademarks cloud computing [lien] [EN]

Why 45 percent of Google products are still in beta [Cloud Computing]

Of 49 Google products, 22 are still in beta — not including anything released under Google Labs. In technology parlance, a beta product is one that is still being tested. In fact, Google's even charging users of Google Apps for Your Domain money for both Gmail and Google Docs. So why the beta tag? My theory is it's an easy way to keep from having to offer customer support when problems arise, since beta also traditionally means "use at your own risk." [Royal Pingdom] Read More: Two out of three Americans already bored with cloud computing , Google's Chrome dream -- a mainframe-era computing monopoly , Microsoft stacks up the servers , Dell trademarks cloud computing [lien] [EN]

The Google Homepage FAQ

Wednesday, December 19, 2007 The Google Homepage FAQ ... or: everything you always wanted to know about the Google homepage but were afraid to ask (or didn’t know was worth asking). Was the Google homepage ever in Beta? Yes, it was, though not in the very beginning! The Google homepage was first seen in 1997 at the address google.stanford.edu. Only when it moved to google.com was it labeled Beta. (In software development, the Greek letter Alpha usually indicates a first internal test version, and Beta is the released product which yet needs to be checked for errors by the general public. The terminology first appeared at IBM.) In 2000, the Beta tag was removed from the Google homepage and replaced by a “TM” trademark indicator instead (Google notes they trademarked terms like “Google. [lien] [EN]

Google Predicitons, 2008

Tis the season for everyone to chime in with their predictions for the upcoming year — and here are mine. The past year was a good one for Google, their stock gained $200 per share, several new products/services/features were launched, their market share rose to nearly 60%, they have managed to keep their advertising earnings impressive, and have invested significant time and money into the mobile space. The number of services launched this year though was a lot lower than last — and that was expected. It seems last years “features, not products” idea wasn’t just talk. Some of the important “features” that were added this year include: · Google Apps got several new features for enterprise users — including Postini, a company Google acquired. [lien] [EN]

New holiday iGoogle theme on the way

At least some people were given a sneak peek of a new iGoogle theme that will be seen on personalized homepages soon. There is no information yet about how to get it installed on your own page, but here is a screenshot (taken by Brinke Guthrie from the Google Blogoscoped forum) that shows it in action. Brinke posted about the new “Holiday Village” theme last night, but before we could get more information it disappeared — leaving the raging masses wonder where it went and when it will be back. There was also a separate sighting reported on the official Google Web Search group — the poster asks: Last night I noticed the Christmas theme and added it to my page, but I get on this morning and it has disappeared. What happened? After doing a lot of digging. [lien] [EN]

Google in 2008

Friday, December 28, 2007 Google in 2008 There’s no all-knowing glass bowl in reach for our predictions for Google in 2008, but in the meantime, we have some official announcements from Google Inc, outstanding rumored products, and a couple of visible trends. To recap, there’s... ... Google Health Google Health was announced by Google’s Marissa Mayer for early 2008 (at least for the US, I suppose). Leaked screenshots of the program show the service aims to store information on your conditions, medications, allergies, surgeries, family health history and so on. With that extremely sensitive data in hand, Google’s computers may be able to help you and your doctor to put the puzzle pieces together. This way, via an automated health guide you may be informed about preventive measures. [lien] [EN]

Happy New Year from Googling Google!

It was a great year, and this next year is sure to be just as exciting. With Android, Knol and Open Social poised to make a splash, we can expect to have some pretty interesting headlines in 2008. I have compiled a list of the most popular articles you saw on this blog in 2007. New version of Gmail being tested Hints of a new Gmail interface being tested, which was launched shortly after, were spotted in Google’s translation service. This has proven to be a fairly accurate way to determine what kind of stuff is coming down the pipe. Google GDrive is not a rumor This wasn’t posted last year, but this article has been generating a steady stream of traffic for a couple years, with no signs of it slowing down. GDrive will hopefully exist in the real world one day. Two new Gmail features in the queue Again. [lien] [EN]

Bruce Lee "Lost" Interview (From Google Video)

Bruce Lee "Lost" Interview (From Google Video)ivannanto25 mn - 24 juin 2007(From Google Video) An unedited 25 minute interview with Bruce Lee (1940-1973) on the Pierre Berton Show. Recorded on 9th December 1971 in Hong Kong, Bruce Lee ... all » is seen being himself, speaking candidly and informally about his life, his martial art beliefs and philosophy. Through the programme Bruce's supreme confidence, charisma and focus provide a tremendous insight into the young Bruce Lee - the man behind the legend. [lien] [EN]

Smoked Glass Live @ Jools Hollands Jamhouse in 11th November 2007 Jam house

Smoked Glass Live @ Jools Hollands Jamhouse in 11th November 2007 Jam house36 mn - 12 nov. 2007This is a live recording of Unsigned Band SMOKED GLASS playing live at Jools Hollands Jam House on 11th November 2007. Over 200 Tickets Sold By this Unpromoted Band with no releases! This video has been reported in the Evening News and has been 8th Most Watched Video on Google Video...making Smoked Glass the most watched Live Music Act in the UK... Check out The Feature in Skinny Magazine too! Smoked Glass have their debut single called 'SHE SAID...' coming in January 2008...Check WWW.MYSPACE.COM/SMOKEDGLASS for News! [lien] [EN]

Google Airwaves Inc among list of 700mhz bidders

It isn’t a surprise that Google bid on spectrum in the FCC auction for the 700mhz spectrum, however I found the name it filed under interesting — Google Airwaves Inc. There has been speculation that Google and Apple entered the auction together, and maybe this is the reason for incorporating a separate company on November 26th. Anyway, a complete list of accepted entrants was published yesterday by the FCC — bidders include both large and small companies, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. As TechCrunch reports, one of the more interesting things about the applicants is that lots of companies that should know how to fill out these forms screwed up their initial application and have until January 4 to fix it. These companies include: · Alltel Corporation · AT&T Mobility Spectrum · Chevron · Cox Wireless · Frontline Wireless (aka Licenseco) · Qualcomm · Verizon Wireless (aka Cellco Partnership) [lien] [EN]

Google may have finally figured out what to do with Google Apps

Om writes that Google has inked a deal with satellite ISP, WildBlue, that puts Google’s “Office Suite” in the hands of average users — the right place for it. There are many reasons Google Apps works much better for personal use than for the enterprise — in fact, after over a year using Google Apps, the company I work for has decided to pull out their checkbook to hop onto the exchange bandwagon. There are just far too many “but can it do ” business needs that Google doesn’t offer and would never estimate when it will. Not to mention the limited, high level support that never really helps you. The right place for Google is at the consumer level — until it can take greater steps to cover the majority of needs enterprise users have. [lien] [EN]

New version of the Google Talk client disables voicemail and more

Several people have noticed a new version of Google Talk (1.0.0.105) in the wild that is available to download from here. We’ve been waiting since January for a new version, and it’s unfortunate to see that when we finally get one, it removes several features that I thought were really great — including voicemail. In previous versions of Google Talk, if someone tried to call and you didn’t pick up, the caller would be asked to record a mesage. That recording would then appear in the recipients Gmail as a voicemail message. I guess it would be fair to ask, how many people actually used the voicemail feature? I liked it, but I’ve personally never received a real message, or left one — maybe this is the rationale behind its removal? Besides voicemail, it appears Google has also removed Orkut integration. [lien] [EN]

Share your knol with the world, with Google Knol

Google just announced their newest service tonight that gives users an easy way to share their knowledge — Google Knol. The service is still in testing and accessible by invitation only, but it looks pretty interesting. You can almost guarantee that information written inside of knol’s will find their way to the top, or at least scattered throughout, search engine result pages. Not only that, but authors of these articles can expect to make a healthy chunk of revenue generated through the ads that appear next to the content. It’s hard to say if this will take off, or if it will provide any real competition for Wikipedia, but it definitely seems to be poised to step on a few toes. Take this sample article on insomnia for instance — I can see this being a very useful piece of information for many people. [lien] [EN]