Hey Google – You Think This Is Helpful?
I never knew “1 Canadian dollar = 1 Canadian dollar“. Thanks for the info Google!
UPDATE: Google heard us! They removed the glitch from their Canadian site.
Google Translation Center – New Human Translations Service
Google is working on a new service called Google Translation Center. According to the Google explanations on the frontpage and their product overview page, we can see this is meant to be a translation service which offers both volunteers and professional translators… and we suppose at least the professionals will want to get paid.
Can You Live For A Week Without Google?
Recently RapidShare blocked the BSNL IP range from using their services. People quickly found alternatives for using the service. But what if your ISP itself blocks a service? What would you do if your ISP blocked access to all the Google Services? That means you won’t be able to log-in to Gmail, watch videos on YouTube, access AdSense or AdWords, find your directions on Maps, blog through Blogger. Most of the sites would load very slowly due to Analytics not loading for you.
How would this effect your life?
[Idea via GOS]
Has Your Blog Been Flagged As Spam?
It seems that Blogger’s algorithm for flagging suspected spam blogs has gone into overdrive! I’ve received a few emails just this morning from Blogger users whose blogs have been locked because of suspected spam activity. Here are some of the steps you can take to remove the lockdown from your blog.
UPDATE: The issue has been resolved. All the blogs mistakenly marked as spam have been restored by the Blogger team. Read the official statement from the Blogger Buzz blog.
Delicious 2.0 Launches. Really. It Totally Launched.
YAY! The long awaited, much promised, never delivered Delicious 2.0 will launch in the next few minutes, just like they promised again last week.
The new Delicious is just like the old Delicious, except for the way it looks. They’re also promising that it will be “faster, easier to learn,” and “hopefully more desirable.”
Effective Advertising = SocialSpark
Have you every fantasized about getting yourself featured in th newspapers, television, of the radio? Have you every thought about the feeling one gets when he is featured all over the blogosphere – all the blogger blogging about him? Don’t you want to represent yourself as the brand ambassador of your favorite products?
The public has become quite intelligent on deciding what ads are over-hyped and what ads actually mean what they say. They can believe somebody who has actually used the product they are talking about. If you are that sort of advertiser who is looking out for honest wordings about your products, you should checkout SocialSpark.com.
What is SocialSpark?
Many of you already know that blogs are an integral part of the web now. They are most of the times the most influential source of information about “anything”. SocialSpark prides itself for having a honest community of quality bloggers who want to write honest reviews about the products that interest them. These bloggers promote ads through sponsored posts, blog sponsorships and sparks – writing about their opinion and related experience about a product; giving it enough rectitude to encourage the reading public to condescend them.
If I will be given the opportunity to choose sponsorships from products that I would love to blog about, it would be on technology and Internet-products.
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Endgame: Scrabulous Gets Wiped Off Facebook
Long outplayed by two Indian brothers, Hasbro finally delivers a massive counter blow to Scrabulous, one of the most loved games on Facebook.
Google Testing New Design For Google Maps
Google Maps is testing a new design. The new design is simple and cleaner than the old design. They are testing this feature on a few people so if you are lucky you’ll be able to witness the new design yourself. Here is a screenshot of what I can see:
Click on the image for a bigger view of the Google Maps Design.
What do you think about the new design? Are they doing all this to counter the growing Live Search Maps?
Google Calls Off Digg Deal
The Google/Digg acquisition negotiations were in full swing, had passed the term sheet stage and the two companies were in final negotiations. But sometime this last week Google walked from the deal.
Digg was notified on late Thursday or Friday about the deal getting canceled. Two sources close to the companies said that some issue that came up during technical due diligence was to blame. One source said Google decided after spending more time with Digg’s top team that there just wasn’t a fit.
What is going to happen with Digg now? Are they still going to hangout with boutique investment bank Allen & Company to represent them in the sale?