http://blogoscoped.com/forum/ Discussion on Google, other Search Engines, SEO, and Google Blogoscoped en-US http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135224.html#id135224 I saw a new link called "Search options" in the top blue bar. See screenshot: http://lh6.ggpht.com/album.keith/SG4yQCyHelI/AAAAAAAAEjc/hw6hDLAXMjE/s800/keith%20chan%20-%20Google%20Search.png The link does not work and nothing would happen if you click on it. Here is the HTML code of the link: <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=keith+chan&amp;tbo=1" onclick="return google.Toolbelt.toggle(this)"><div id="tbp"></div></a></td><td><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=keith+chan&amp;tbo=1" onclick="return google.Toolbelt.toggle(this)" class="std q">Search options</a> Anyone have any idea what this might be? Keith Chan http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135222.html#id135222 Just finished posting about an interview I did with the Google Kenya office. Some interesting things happening around the world, especially concerning their strategy around internet speeds, IXPs and ISPs. http://whiteafrican.com/?p=1110 whiteafrican http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135216.html#id135216 GOOGLE 'THIRD PARTY' NEGATIVE EARMARKING AND BLOCKING ACCESS TO CARTELS OR PAYING PERSONS OR POLITICAL CONTRACTS ?? HELP - ALL SEARCH KEY WORDS LINKING TO TOPICS I WROTE ABOUT HAVE BEEN BLOCKED THE LAST FEW YEARS !!!!!!!! I have had very unpleasant experiences recently with Google - and have no way of contacting them to inform them of the problem. Recently I have posted on the following URL of Wall Street Journal on issues of US Supreme Court ruling that allows any other punishment for rape than execution - ( & Presidential candidates recent spontaneous comments ) at the following URL : http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/25/obama-condemns-supreme-court-decision-in-child-rape-case/#comment-147222 This was top of search results for several search engines - until I noticed, yesterday, that the Google search engine had blocked all searches that could direct to that specific web blog. This is a most blatant breach of human rights and right to access information. I am sure that most Google staff would be surprised how certain lobbies or cartels could try and enforce such control, but this is a crucial proof of most dangerous manipulation with public information. Moreover, my name had initially been the only one on search engines - but soon there were innumerous that began adopting my name - and I even got a mysterious letter from someone from Facebook who claims to have added me as a friend on Facebook, where I never have registered. At the same time, I received innumerable spam mail with virus and phishing attempts. All references to my name P. Shahir, and Prince Shahir , had been systematically and surgically removed from Google search engine, and where I previously was the only search result, now, the there are many hundreds of mysterious references to irrelevant archive information and Arab names of horses ( I love horses and people for that matter ) - many of search results quite repetitive and flooding - and yet litterally ALL reference to substantial issues, have all been ''exponged' from the face of the earth ' . To protect me, I have name and address protection issues , but this must not be used as a guise to repress my existence, as I too must enjoy the rights and freedoms as any other created by the same Almighty ! P. Shahir http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135208.html#id135208 Google want more engagement from its users when developping new products. http://www.beet.tv/2008/07/google-labs-set.html Excellent initiative, very relevant as Google becomes the only real Web Giant (nothing better than openning up its plants, to keep flexibility and users' satisfaction). But I doubt Google Groups help Google Teams to get fresh ideas, and a efficient Environment Scanning System may be quite difficult to leverage due to microblogging's noise. What about bringing every Google Fans in a single place? Oh, something like Blogoscoped.com! Ursula http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135204.html#id135204 From ZDNet's Zero Day security blog: "Breaking Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail’s CAPTCHAs, has been an urban legend for over two years now, with do-it-yourself CAPTCHA breaking services, and proprietary underground tools assisting spammers, phishers and malware authors into registering hundreds of thousands of bogus accounts for spamming and fraudulent purposes. Monitoring the [underground service mentioned] service for over a month now, revealed that during the period its “inventory of automatically registered email accounts” was emptying itself, then restoring to its current position - in the thousands, with 1 to 2 new accounts registered per second. ...." Link: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1418 Juha-Matti Laurio http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135189.html#id135189 http://www.google.com.tr/logos/oilwrestling08.gif hebbet http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135183.html#id135183 Comparing to the Google.com search, I feel there is a lot missing in Gmail's built in search engine. Here are some of my suggested improvements: 1. Typo correction/suggestion; 2. Search within attachments and attachment names; 3. Sorting. According to reversed chronological order and *relevance*. I still don't understand why there cannot be a EmailRank in Gmail. Where you rank emails with reference to the date sent, contact, number of recipients, user behavior, etc.; 4. Import the keywords I type in the search bar into the fields in the Advance Search fields. E.g. if I typed "from:Philipp" in the search bar, and click on the "Show search options" link, the word "Philipp" would be automatically imported to the "From:" field in the form; 5. OneBox that integrates Contacts and email search; 6. A timeline view like Google News Archive Search to "zoom" into certain time intervals. What if your thought on Gmail's search? Keith Chan http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135182.html#id135182 I realize there is a limit as to how many lines of messages Gmail Chat history will show in one page （i.e. 500 lines). After you reach that limit, you would see this message at the bottom: [Message clipped] View entire message "View entire message" is linked to the full conversation history and will open up in a new window. See screenshot: http://lh3.ggpht.com/album.keith/SG2GqiyHekI/AAAAAAAAEi0/1o7JB3H4P6Y/s800/Gmail%20Chat%20Collapsed.png The problem I have with this limit is that, the history in the new window does not highlight the keywords I have been searching for. Anyone having lengthy conversations and have to refer back to them later too? Keith Chan http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135176.html#id135176 Question: Look at the bottom do you see the permanent change answer: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-comes-next-in-this-series-13-33-53.html The Google has been replaced with a link to Privacy on a new line * Miss Universe http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135170.html#id135170 "Google has released for free one of its internal tools used for testing the security of Web-based applications. Ratproxy, released [as beta] under an Apache 2.0 software license, looks for a variety of coding problems in Web applications, such as errors that could allow a cross-site scripting attack or cause caching problems. ....." http://www.pcworld.com/article/147917/google_gives_away_free_web_application_security_scanner.html And Google Online Security Blog's entry: http://googleonlinesecurity.blogspot.com/2008/07/meet-ratproxy-our-passive-web-security.html The tool: http://code.google.com/p/ratproxy Juha-Matti Laurio http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135168.html#id135168 Does anyone know if visits to a website by the Google bot are shown by site visit trackers such as sitemeter.com? I see a daily visitor to my blog from Google.com domain. The visitor spends 0 seconds, viewing 1 page everyday. I am wondering if it is a real person visiting from Google, or if it's just the Google webcrawler bot. Libran Lover http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135161.html#id135161 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v247/brinkeguthrie/Untitled-50.jpg Brinke Guthrie http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135153.html#id135153 I can't access gmail for about 10 minutes hebbet http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135126.html#id135126 Related to Canvas scene here are some news. From TechRadar UK online newspaper: "Google is extending the capacity of its iGoogle personalised homepage service, in a move that could threaten major social networking sites like Facebook. The iGoogle homepage has been in existence for years, but the company is reportedly making major updates to several key areas that could extend the page into social networking territory. ...." Link: http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/igoogle-changes-could-threaten-facebook-410623 Juha-Matti Laurio http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135117.html#id135117 Google has released a voice search experimental feature in Google Maps for mobile. The new experimental feature is only available in the US and is only available on 3 BlackBerry Pearl models (8110, 8120, and 8130). The technology ties together features of Goog-411 into Google Maps for mobile. << Using voice search is as simple as 1, 2, 3: 1. Press "0" to center the map view around your location 2. Press the left-side key and hold it while you say the name or type of business you're looking for (for example, "pizza") 3. When you're done speaking, release the left-side key, and our voice recognition technology will figure out your request and find the business you've been looking for, no typing needed. >> http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2008/07/nicely-said-google-maps-for-mobile-with.html Colin Colehour http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135079.html#id135079 You can share a screen and even give control of your computer with Adobe Flash Player ONLY. Crazy. And so easy to use. Just give the URL of the meeting, your participants won't even have to create an account. https://connectnow.acrobat.com Please, Google, develop a tool like this one, or make a partnership to integrate a similar tool into Google Docs. Jlipo Férôme http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135065.html#id135065 My website is www.rapidsofttechnologies.com...... Its all internal pages are being cache by google. But home page is not ..... Please tell me why. It is not being cache. Simmi Symonds http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135063.html#id135063 Would Google consider having alternate domains like Yahoo now does? IE, @googlemail.com (for other countries, like US) Brinke Guthrie http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135051.html#id135051 With the positive reactions from Web Designers and SEOs about Search Engines now reading flash, the question begs.... Have you had to compromise Design for SEO when creating Websites or Optimizing them? Design may make users return or hold them longer, but SEO gets you higher on the organic SERPs so that you can be noticed. Before Google's dominance, this was no problem because Yahoo was a directory and MSN used Looksmart, they were the two most popular. Of course, the PPCs were still on top as they are now. So along with concerns for a DMOZ listings, websites were more concerned about directories than organics because it did not bring as much traffic as it does today. The title and the description given by the editor could make or break you. But now, things may be different and with the coming decade, even more so. So now will Web Designers indulge or has too much time passed before these innovation debuted? GalaxySpectrum http://blogoscoped.com/forum/135036.html#id135036 Has anyone else noticed changes to Google (Doc) Spreadsheets Form capabilities? It now has a drop down menu for it, and additional controls. screen shot here... http://paul.damien.googlepages.com/GoogleDocs.jpg The red "New features" link is also now directing to email support too. Paul James