Zoho, a provider of a suite of productivity web applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools announced that it has made its word processing app, Zoho Writer, available offline.
Akin to Google Apps and desktop based Microsoft Office, Zoho represents what can be deemed the next generation of Office 2.0 apps. Offline capability is enabled by Google Gears, an open source JavaScript browser extension. Writer users can now view and edit documents offline and synchronize their offline changes with the online versions of their docs and, as a result, eliminate More»

Labels: google, Google Apps, Microsoft

Gokul Rajaram, a key Googler involved with the launch of Google Adsense has left the building.
AdSense has revolutionized web publishing by turning blogs and content sites into profitable businesses. Adsense allows web site publishers to run relevant ads on their web sites. It is one of Google’s most profitable ventures to date.
Gokul has left to start his own company. “I have some ideas on the consumer Internet side, I have some experience and financial security, so the time felt right” he said.
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Labels: Checkout, Google Apps, Online Advertising

Google Earth is helping environmentalists in their fight to save the planet. Environmentalist groups can now show consumers visual imagery of the impact human are having on this planet.
Appalachian Voices, which campaigns against coal mining that removes mountaintops provides consumers images of specific mountaintops that have been razed to provide coal for their electricity providers, and potentially for their own homes. Appalachian Voices is providing individuals with links to protest to their legislators or power companies about the mining, which it says is bad for the environment, miners and the local communities.
The Jane Goodall Institute uses it to show More»

Labels: Google Apps

Google has launched a link sharing service called Google Shared Stuff. It is very similar to the bookmarking service (Google Bookmarks) released in 2005 and Delicious.
The service allows you to add links to your “shared stuff page” by adding a bookmarklet to your web browser’s “Links” or “Bookmarks” bar or by clicking this Share button, which currently only seems to be available on Google Video but is likely to be made available for embedding on any website.
Upon clicking the icon, a popup allows you to choose whether you want to share a thumbnail image and article preview taken More»

Labels: google, Google Apps, Social Search

Google’s revenues have surpassed Microsoft’s revenues from sales of Windows for PCs for the first time according to SeattlePI.com.
This major shift demonstrates that the computing platform is transitioning from the desktop to the web. Microsoft’s Windows division reported revenue of $3.808 billion in the quarter ended June 30. During the same period, Google posted revenue of $3.872 billion. Microsoft’s Windows has an operating profit of $2.8 billion or 74% profit margin while Google’s operating profit was $1.1 billion or 29% profit margin. Microsoft is projecting revenue growth of 9-10% in the Windows division this fiscal year More»

Labels: Google Apps, Mobile, Search Tools

Google just announced the acquisition of GrandCentral, here is the link to the official blog post.
GrandCentral develops solutions for managing voice communications. Its services allow users to integrate all of their existing phone numbers and voice mailboxes into one account, which can be accessed from the web. This is similar to what OneBox now OpenWave was doing. Google will use GrandCentral’s technology to deliver services that enhance the collaborative exchange of information between users.
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Labels: Google Apps, Mobile, Mobile Search, Yahoo

I am an avid user and fan of Google Apps and judging by its growing popularity, I am certainly not alone on this. I recently had an opportunity to interview Jon Wiley, User Experience Designer, for Google Apps to gain some insight into this suite of apps. Jon was also recently a panelist at the Usability 2.0 Event at the WebGuild on April 11, 2007.
Q: You work on Google Apps. Can you tell the readers a little about it and what you do on Google More»

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