So as probably most of the world figured out lately, there is a new icon under the inbox in Gmail.
This little annoying image is Google’s new Buzz (aka Twitter, aka Facebook)….I guess they didn’t think we had enough social tools.
Well, if you’d like to disable it, just scroll to the bottom of your gmail page, and click on “Turn off Buzz”.
Check out Cnet’s article on Google Buzz.
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label This week in search and subscribe to the series. – Ed. This week, we’re pleased to bring you a number of great enhancements to the way you search. From the announcement of our new minimalist fade-in homepage to the new magazine layout of images in Universal Search, this week was filled with many highly visible changes. There are also more subtle changes like automatic spelling correction and our extended version of personalized search, both of which will enhance the speed and relevance of your web experience. Finally, there were a number of international changes that affect our users worldwide. New Google homepage On Wednesday, we announced our new minimalist homepage. Now, when you visit Google.com, only the logo, search box, and buttons are visible. After moving…
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This week in search 12/4/09
Today we’re helping people get better search results by extending Personalized Search to signed-out users worldwide, and in more than forty languages. Now when you search using Google, we will be able to better provide you with the most relevant results possible. For example, since I always search for [recipes] and often click on results from epicurious.com , Google might rank epicurious.com higher on the results page the next time I look for recipes. Other times, when I’m looking for news about Cornell University’s sports teams, I search for [big red]. Because I frequently click on www.cornellbigred.com , Google might show me this result first, instead of the Big Red soda company or others. Previously, we only…
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Personalized Search for everyone
Ever since we launched real-time and streaming quotes on Google Finance last year, we’ve heard from users how vital that up-to-date information has been. Especially in today’s volatile financial environment, current information can be the difference between a seizing an opportunity and missing it. Today, we’ve taken a big step towards improving access to current financial information: streaming financial and market news on Google Finance. Streaming keeps information fresh Streaming real-time quotes eliminates the 15- and 20-minute delays often associated with pricing data. Streaming the quotes keeps information on the page up to date, without having to reload. Now, by streaming news as well, you’ll see stories appear on Google Finance as they develop minute by minute, throughout…
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Now on Google Finance: streaming news
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new “Translated search” tool in the Search Options panel that makes finding and reading content written in other languages easier. Translated search is great because it helps you find information from sites …
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Searching the global web just got a little easier
(Cross-posted from the Official YouTube Blog ) Next week 192 countries will participate in the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen — the first step in setting new international commitments for carbon reduction. We want to be sure your voice is included in the debate. That’s why, starting today, you can submit and vote on questions to ask world climate leaders during a televised town hall on CNN. With Google Moderator on YouTube for the first time, you can view, add and vote on video or text questions in one spot. Questions will be translated into numerous languages using the Google Language API, giving you a chance to read and
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Connect with world leaders on the climate debate
When you type www.wikipedia.org into your browser’s address bar, you expect nothing …
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Introducing Google Public DNS
