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  • Google’s Private Internet? WTF Dale’s Back?

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    I stumbled upon an article on Slashdot that points at Times Online UK. Times Online UK seems to be claiming that: Google is working on a project to create its own global internet protocol (IP) network, a private alternative to the internet controlled by the search giant, according to sources who are in commercial negotiation…

  • Ajax, More Than A Buzz Word

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    Ajax the development technique, not to be confused with Ajax the cleaning solution, is taking the web by storm. What is it? Ajax stands for Asynchronous Javascript And XML. Its an architectural methodology on the interactions between a number of different technologies in a way that provides a more seamless user experience between user-to-server communication.…

  • Google Widgets

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    In my recent post on Windows Live Gadgets I shot down Google because they hadn’t already created their own widget/gadget engine for creating hosted…well…widgets. It seems they were waiting because they could do it better. Today I found out through Slashdot that Google released their version. Their widget API is available here. At first glance…

  • MSN Start & Windows Live Gadgets

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    MSN Start and Windows Live, which are competitors for Google/ig have jumped ahead of google and are now offering a repository for developers to create XML/javascript based ‘gadgets’! There are two types of gadgets. A remotely hosted gadget, where a site like MasterWish would create a gadget and make the URL to the gadget’s XML…

  • Alexa Search Data For The Masses

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    Alexa – for those of you that don’t know – is an Amazon owned subsidiary that tracks “valuable information about the web, how it is used, what is important and what is not.” For example, you can search Alexa for amazon.com and find traffic information, related links, etc. Alexa is a hugely useful tool for…

  • Blingo is Google with Perks!

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    I run around all day shouting ‘Google’ this and ‘Google’ that. I’m not going to stop. Its a cool company. So whats Blingo and whats so great about it? Blingo is a search powered by Google. Its results ARE Google results, so for those of you that swear by Google and its excellent filtering of…

  • Windows Live

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    I just read an article over at Slashdot about Windows Live. It seems that Microsoft has decided to attempt to clone Google/ig, while currently Microsoft’s “Windows Live” is simply a mimic, they promise to have much more. What’s Google/ig? Its a drag and drop portal-like web app that aggregates rss feeds and some handy tools;…

  • Google Blog Search

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    I just read about this at my friend Cliff’s blog! It seems Google now provides a Blog Search tool! Yup, a Google search geared towards blog sites. Very groovy. Google states (and yes, I’m ripping off my friend’s story…but who cares :D I reach a different audience.) Blog Search is Google search technology focused on…

  • Google Services

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    After posting about Google Maps’ implementation of satellite imagery from Hurricane Katrina, it was suggested that I do a follow-up on Google Earth. I think I’ll go one step further and elaborate on some of Google’s hottest services and slightly speculate on what could be coming down the road. Google Maps Google Maps vs. MapQuest…Google…

  • Google Maps – Katrina

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    For those of you that are following Hurricane Katrina problems in New Orleans, you may be interested in this… Google has taken satellite imagery of New Orleans (imagery taken August 31st). To get to this information, go to Google Maps and do a search for New Orleans. Drag and zoom to the area and a…