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Google’s Recent Domain Registrations: Labs, Screenwise & AdWords

Published on 2012/02/11 By admin

Google has been busy registering several domain names in recent days that could be signs of things to come. A couple seem to relate to some kind of lab-related project(s), some are AdWords-related and others are related to the Google Screenwise program that I wrote about earlier this week…

Google X: A Secret Lab Where Google Plays With Crazy Ideas & Robots

Published on 2011/11/14 By admin

Light bulbs that connect to the internet? Elevators that reach into space? Robots that show up for work in your place

Google’s Page Speed Tool & Public Data Explorer Survive Latest Labs Cuts; Google Body Doesn’t

Published on 2011/09/23 By admin

Several more Google Labs projects have learned their fate as the company continues to close down Google Labs as part of a larger streamlining effort. Here’s a look at the latest group of decisions.

Google Shutters Fast Flip, Sidewiki, Aardvark, Subscribed Links & More Google Labs Projects

Published on 2011/09/02 By admin

Google has just announced the closure of several well-known products, including Fast Flip, Sidewiki, Aardvark and Subscribed Links. Some of these are part of the ongoing purge of Google Labs products, while others that are being shut down were not part of Labs. And Google has also announced that..

Google Decides Fate Of More Than Half Of Labs Projects; Correlate Survives, Sets Doesn’t

Published on 2011/08/30 By admin

Another week, another round of updates from the slow phase-out of Google Labs.

Google Starts Choosing Winners & Losers Among Its Lab Projects

Published on 2011/08/09 By admin

Three weeks have passed since the surprising news that Google would be shutting down Google Labs, its playground where experimental product ideas went to live or die. We now know a little more about which ones will live and which won’t. Over the past several days, Google has been updating..

Google Labs To Be Closed As Larry Page’s Product Streamlining Continues

Published on 2011/07/20 By admin

Is there any doubt that things at Google have changed under new CEO Larry Page? Today the company has announced the impending closure of Google Labs, its experimental playground where many popular Google products were born

Google Correlate: More Search Data to Mine

Published on 2011/05/25 By admin

I love search data. Being able to mine through millions of search queries to find out what people are really interested in is fascinating (and useful!).

Bamboo Update Restores Sites Dropped by Google Panda

Published on 2011/04/01 By admin

Although it was targeted toward sites lacking good content, many quality sites were also affected by Google’s Panda update last February. Now, over a month later, it appears Google has a reinclusion process in place.

Visualize Your Own Information With Google Public Data Explorer

Published on 2011/02/16 By admin

In April 2008, Google launched its Public Data Explorer, a fantastic tool that allows you to visually explore and analyze very large data sets. Since then, it has curated 27 datasets including more than 300 data metrics.