Google In Quotes Lets You Get Political

September 24, 2008 · Filed Under Google · Comment 

A new application, In Quotes has been made available through Google, allowing for American, Canadian, British and Indian voters to follow crucial issues in the remaining weeks before each election. The tool monitors McCain, Obama, Harper and many other politician’s speeches and picks up user-specified quotes from them, making it easy to get up-to-date news on what matters most to you.

Users can determine different keywords that they want In Quotes to search for (such as ‘economy’ or ‘war’) and then let the program continuously update you with new information.  The service is available for leaders such as the U.S. presidential candidates, Canadian PM and contender, Stephen Harper and Stephane Dion, British PM and rival, Gordon Brown and David Cameron as well as India’s Manmohan Singh and opposition, Lal Krishna Advani.

Google Labs newest application is an extremely timely one that could provide a fantastic service for those who are still on the fence regarding how to cast their ballot. Although there are predictable bugs in the tool (searching for ‘bush’ may get you a lot of news about shrubbery), its worth the time to check out if you’re interested.

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Amazon and Google Partner for Android Music App

September 23, 2008 · Filed Under Google · Comment 

Today’s unveiling of Google’s Android mobile internet OS is set to illustrate even more of the software’s features but for now we’ve already been shown an interesting application designed with aid from currently partnered company, Amazon.

Google and Amazon have worked together to create a music application for Android that is planned to provide the same functionality for upcoming phones/browsers that the iPhone enjoys with its built-in iTunes support. Rumours posit that the music application will be lifted from Amazon’s pre-existing online MP3 store and host the same kind of features already in place there.

The ace up Google’s sleeve may be the ability to support video through their Amazon media application. Currently, iTunes doesn’t support a video renting or buying function through the mobile store and this is something that Android may be able to take advantage of. We’ll have more details as they surface.

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Google’s Android OS Unveils Details Tomorrow

September 22, 2008 · Filed Under Google · Comment 

Google are set to branch out even further in their quest for technological domination with tomorrow’s release of details regarding the Android series phone operating system available through T-Mobile. The Dream model phone is expected to be released with Android installed in October for about $200 USD.

The company plans to make use of their veritable search engine monopoly by utilizing the Android OS as a method to benefit from the wider spread of consumers interested in mobile internet access. Google has already enlisted some of the best programmers from around the world to work on the Android system as well as allowing for the development of some open-source applications.

How well the Android phone performs will have to be proven by a matter of time but for now it’s at least heartening to know that Apple face a bit of competition for the iPhone. Google certainly possesses the brand recognition and financial strength to throw a lot of weight behind the Android. Tomorrow should show exactly what kind of results they’ve been able to come up with so far.

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Google and Yahoo Face WAN Backlash

September 15, 2008 · Filed Under Google · Comment 

Paris-based group, the World Association of Newspapers is urging North American and European regulators to block a planned advertising deal from Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. which would see an even further increase in the two companies marketing power.

WAN is disputing the conglomeration under anti-trust laws, stating that this partnership would seriously undermine other competitors’ ability to generate search engine revenue or viable newspapers and websites. Yahoo stands to gain an added $800 million of annual revenue and Google would further increase their veritable monopoly over internet search functions.

As of now, only the U.S. Justice Department has begun to investigate the deal with the European Union still failing to take clear preventative or inquisitive action.

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Google Insights

August 7, 2008 · Filed Under Google · Comment 

Google has released a new tool that will allow you to compare search volume patterns across regions, categories, and time frames. This is great for search engine marketers, affiliate marketers, and internet marketers in general.

Check out Google Insights

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