Archive for November, 2009

Tip: New tab from the omnibox

If you’ve ever wanted to search or navigate without disrupting the page you’re currently reading, you’ve probably opened a new tab to do so. This means either clicking the “new tab” button at the end of the tabstrip, or using the “new tab” menu item o…

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Break out the turkey and stuffing— it’s time for Thanksgiving!

Remember when we mentioned that the orkut team would celebrate festive dates around the world? Well, it’s time for Thanksgiving!

Lots of food, football games, parades and plenty of time to spend with the people you cherish most in your life. These thi…

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GENERIC CIALIS on my website? I think my site has been hacked!

How to use “Fetch as Googlebot”, part 1Webmaster level: IntermediateHas your site ever dropped suddenly from the index or disappeared mysteriously from search results? Have you ever received a notice that your site is using cloaking techniques? Unfortu…

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GENERIC CIALIS on my website? I think my site has been hacked!

How to use “Fetch as Googlebot”, part 1Webmaster level: IntermediateHas your site ever dropped suddenly from the index or disappeared mysteriously from search results? Have you ever received a notice that your site is using cloaking techniques? Unfortu…

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Hard facts about comment spam

Webmaster Level: Beginner It has probably happened to you: you’re reading articles or watching videos on the web, and you come across some unrelated, gibberish comments. You may wonder what this is all about. Some webmasters abuse other sites by exploi…

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Movember!

Once a year there is a very special and potentially awkward event: Movember. Here’s what it’s all about according to Movember.com:Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues – specifically prostate…

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Google Search by voice: Now in Times Square!

If you’ve been to Times Square in New York City over the past couple weeks, on any day from 12:30-2:00pm or 6:30-8:00pm, you may have noticed that Google Search by voice is powering Times Square’s largest combined displays — the Reuters Sign and the N…

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Color me orkut

When we launched the new orkut, we thought you’d enjoy changing your profile color with a single click. It was great to discover how much you liked this new feature!

In fact, you seem to have liked it so much that we decided five colors aren’t nearly …

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Snow Leopard Server “a tremendous value”

In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites “performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone.” Adds Fass: “Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.”

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Snow Leopard Server “a tremendous value”

In an in-depth review of Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server, Ryan Faas (computerworld.com) cites “performance gains, improvements to several collaboration tools introduced in Leopard Server, enhanced simple administration for non-technical users and new features designed for mobile access and for supporting the iPhone.” Adds Fass: “Snow Leopard Server is a tremendous value.”

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