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24 February 2009
Gmail is DOWN :O
I know using a picture from the Fail blog is a bit of a no-no but it had to be done in this case because…Gmail is down (as of 10.58am UK time). I’m getting a 502 Server Error. I have no clue what this means. Of course the blogosphere will now go crazy with this [...]
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6 February 2009
Dear Google, when does not a blog become a blog?
Confusing title?
I’ve not written here for a while, but I thought I’d break my silence and feed my blogging hunger by complaining about Google Blogsearch. I love it (usually) but recently I’ve spotted some annoyances that seem just plain unfair.
Do a ‘london hotels’ search in Google Blogsearch and you’ll see what Google is calling [...]
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26 November 2008
Google Map’s Pegman hits the Big Screen
Google released a new UI for Google Maps yesterday. The new interface features a pop out Pegman who is now draggable on to the map. Dragging Pegman on to a StreetView-able location will launch StreetView in full screen view. Holding Pegman over a StreetView-able location will show a preview of that location.
There is also a [...]
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24 November 2008
Make SearchWiki more annoying with sound!
Plenty of people hate SearchWiki. There’s a nice round up at Search Engine Land. It’s well documented that Google haven’t provided an off switch for SearchWiki but they have been thoughtful enough to have made the sound effects an opt-in feature!
Want to make your Google experience even less enjoyable? Then head to Google Labs and enjoy [...]
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24 November 2008
Does it matter what Michael Arrington thinks of SearchWiki?
Over the past few days, high profile bloggers like Michael Arrington and plenty of others have been shouting loudly about their dislike of Google’s new SearchWiki and calling for Google to include an off switch. Many rejoiced over the weekend when SearchWiki was down thinking it to be a Google U-turn, only to be disappointed [...]