YouTube has finally launched an identification tool that should allow content publishers to detect copyright infringements. "Video Identification goes above and beyond our legal responsibilities. It will help copyright holders identify their works on YouTube, and choose what they want done with...
After many months of testing, Google News redesigned the homepage and made it more customizable. One of the most important changes is that each group of related news has a topic ("Mobile industry", "Toyota", "Tropical storm Alex") and you can easily subscribe to the topic. Google News has a new...
In short: Customize Google News to your interests! New features include subscribing to topics, personalizing news sources, and a 'News for you' section. Keyboard shortcuts also added. (AI summary)
Google found an interesting trick to defend Blogger blogs against local laws: redirect readers to country-specific domains and only remove those URLs if required. "Over the coming weeks you might notice that the URL of a blog you're...
Less than 2% of the Gmail users have enabled keyboard shortcuts and actually use them, but that doesn't mean Google shouldn't improve them. Many people complained that Gmail's rich text editor doesn't have a shortcut for inserting hyperlinks and now it's available: Ctrl+K (or Cmd-K if you use a...
In short: Discover how to quickly insert hyperlinks in Gmail using the Ctrl+K shortcut, a feature also used in Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Google Docs. Learn about us... (AI summary)
YouTube had a feature that allowed you to stop buffering a video. You right-clicked a video, selected "stop download" and YouTube no longer downloaded the video. This was especially useful for paused videos and long videos. The feature is no longer available. I've tried both the Flash player and...
In short: Discover how YouTube's Smarter Video Player optimizes video streaming based on your internet connection speed, reducing buffering by 20%. Learn about adaptiv... (AI summary)
that watches Google's attempts to move your operating system online since 2005. Not affiliated with Google. Send your tips to gostips@gmail.com. Google Operating System Unofficial news and tips about Google April 28, 2006 Google Reader Has...
If you install Yahoo Messenger 8.0 or 9.0, you'll notice a very annoying animated ad at the bottom of the main window. How to get rid of the ads? 1. Close Yahoo Messenger. 2. Save this .bat file and execute it. Please note that if you run Yahoo Messenger from a FAT32 disk, this fix disables some...
In short: Learn to remove ads from Yahoo Messenger 8.0/9.0 with this .bat file trick, improving your user experience and reducing distractions. (AI summary)
That's a tricky question. But Google decided to reveal a part of the mystery by showing the number of page views per week for the universal gadgets - those gadgets that work in the personalized homepage, in Google Desktop or syndicated in...
In short: Discover the popularity of Google Gadgets with weekly page view stats for top gadgets like Date & Time, Google Calendar, Driving Directions, Map Search, and ... (AI summary)
that watches Google's attempts to move your operating system online since 2005. Not affiliated with Google. Send your tips to gostips@gmail.com. Google Operating System Unofficial news and tips about Google February 21, 2007 No Competition for Google Docs & Spreadsheets According to...
In short: Google Docs & Spreadsheets dominate web-based productivity tools with 92% market share in Oct 2006, attracting high-income tech early adopters who spend an a... (AI summary)
In December 2001, when there was no Digg or StumbleUpon, Google Toolbar launched a beta version: A new version of the Google toolbar now in beta testing sports a new look -- happy and sad faces that let toolbar users rate web pages. (...) Google says that excessive clicks are watched for. Google...
In short: Discover the untold story of Google Toolbar's Voting Buttons - a forgotten feature that could impact page rankings and personalized search! (AI summary)
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