Entries Tagged 'Google'

Yes.  Really.  And it’s called Google+.

By now you’ve probably seen the news headlines, heard the rumors or even noticed the ominous black line across the top of your Google homepage. What does it mean? The folks at Google are planning something big, and we can’t wait to check it out ourselves. 

When I first heard about Google+ and the possibility of it becoming Facebook’s “competitor” I didn’t believe it.  However, after researching a bit and taking the interactive tour online, I think they’re really onto something.  Yes, it’s another social networking tool.  Yes, it’s kind of like Facebook, but it’s different in a way that makes social networking much more personal. 

CNN Money is reporting that Microsoft and Yahoo have reached an agreement to integrate search technologies and share revenue in their ongoing battle for search supremacy. Both companies trail Google, who currently enjoys a 65% market share. Even though Microsoft attempted to purchase Yahoo last year, this is a somewhat surprising development in the world of search advertising.

Read on past the break for more details about this new deal!

Not content with Chrome browser for desktop platforms and the Android OS on mobile devices, Google is planning to release Chrome OS later this year. Beyond that, it has plans to partner with hardware manufacturers to include the new OS as a standard install on netbooks.

According to the news posting on their blog, "Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve."

Read Google's blog here, or read some additional thoughts about Google's Chrome OS after the break.