Facebook Wave: Why Facebook Should Clone Google Wave
History is littered with good ideas that didn’t work out because they were ahead of their time. Tablet PCs didn’t work out a decade ago, but with technology advances, they’re poised to make a comeback. Microsoft’s local information web site Sidewalk.com was a bust in 1997, but now sites like Yelp and Google Maps offer local information that many people couldn’t fathom living without. [...]
VIDEO: Google Wave Gets Explained
Thanks to a DMCA complaint filed with Google, the company's search index now doesn't feature the Pirate Bay's homepage anymore and the Pirate Bay's PageRank has been dropped to zero. Now, when users search for 'Pirate Bay,' a link to the DMCA complaint and a notice that explains that a number of search results were removed from the page appears at the bottom of the page. Interestingly, though, the Pirate Bay hasn't fully disappeared from the search results and a link to piratebay.org/browse still appears [...]
Google Deletes Pirate Bay's Homepage From Search Results
Thanks to a DMCA complaint filed with Google, the company's search index now doesn't feature the Pirate Bay's homepage anymore and the Pirate Bay's PageRank has been dropped to zero. Now, when users search for 'Pirate Bay,' a link to the DMCA complaint and a notice that explains that a number of search results were removed from the page appears at the bottom of the page. Interestingly, though, the Pirate Bay hasn't fully disappeared from the search results and a link to piratebay.org/browse still appears [...]
Translate Any Site Instantly in Firefox with Google Toolbar
There’s a whole lot of translation action going on this week, with both Google and Facebook already announcing a translation product for webmasters earlier. Now Google has another translation announcement, this time bringing multi-language support right into the Google Toolbar for Firefox. With the translate tool available right in your browser, a webmaster won’t need to have [...]
HOW TO: Get Started With Google Wave
Google Wave has arrived. The real-time communication platform has been one of the hottest and most anticipated products in the tech and social media space for months. Soon around 100,000 people will be messaging each other in one of Google’s most ambitious projects to date. So what if you’re one of the lucky ones to get an invite, or just want to understand exactly how this new tool works? While we cover the basics in our Google Wave Guide and have explored its game-changing features, we haven’t really written [...]
Google Wave: Do You Think It Will Succeed?
We’re just a few hours away from the launch of Google Wave. Later tonight, a flood of invites for Google Wave will permeate the web, and around 100,000 early adopters will become part of Google’s real-time communication tool. Heck, Wave is so hot right now that people are trying to buy themselves invites on eBay already. Still, something being hot doesn’t mean it’s going to be successful. For every Google and Facebook, there’s a Cuil and Pets.com story to match. We’ve already pondered whether the world is ready [...]
Googles Launches 9 New Ways to Search
Google continues to work to address the threat posed by the real-time search capabilities of services like Twitter and Facebook.
In May, they launched “Search Options” to allow users to refine search results by content type and time (within the past day was the timeliest you could get), but today, they’re launching a “past hour” filter to make its index even fresher this key update, Google [...]
Google Wave Even Has a Mascot: Dr. Wave! [Video]
Not long ago, we broke the news that Google has started sending invites for Google Wave. The run-up to the launch of Google’s real-time communication tool has dominated both social media and mainstream media chatter for the last few days. Twitter users have been clamoring for invites (or trying to buy invites on eBay). So what should you expect when you first get your invite and enter [...]
Place Pages: Google Launches Rival to Yelp
Yelp has built a social media empire by becoming the top destination for finding information and reviews on local businesses and restaurants. Now Google wants in on the action in a big way. Just moments ago, Google announced that they are adding information on businesses, restaurants, points of interest, neighborhoods, and more on separate web pages within Google Maps. The [...]
