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Google Search Features: One-Stop Destination For Google Web Search ServicesYesterday

If you are a veteran Google search user (and someone who likes to dig in and see what else you can do with a tool), you’d know that you could get a lot out of it by using various search operators and keywords. For starters, just typing in “weather in new york” would instantly show you the current weather conditions in NY in both Celsius and Fahrenheit. You could use the search tab as a calculator, as a dictionary…there are many examples really.

Google Search Features is a nice page that gives an overview of what Google search is capable of, and has search boxes under different sections on the page.

As you see in the screenshot above, the page has sections called Everyday Essentials, Reference Tools, Choosing Keywords, Local Search, Health Search, Trip Planning, Query Refinements and Search by Number. Each of them have different search boxes that’s relevant to the topic. Like Everyday Essentials has weather and stock quotes, reference tools has calculator and unit conversion, and so on.

The left sidebar has links to pages like “Basics of Search” and “Advanced Searc

Are You An Advertiser? Get More Control On YouTubeYesterday

Over the years a lot of work has been carried out to provide advertisers with more and more control over YouTube campaigns. Part of the reason is to allow advertisers more flexibility, but it also comes down to a business decision. YouTube is not only in the business of allowing everyday folk to share their movie downloads with the world, but also for companies to share their point of view. This can be a financial win-win for all parties involved.

In an effort to offer more appeal to advertisers, YouTube has been rolling out a host of changes to its existing features and added some new ones as well. One of the most recent changes includes the ability for select advertisers to set an age-restrict on videos. Mommies and Daddies worldwide should be thanking YouTube for that one!

Another useful feature is the Video Targeting Tool that allows advertisers to pick and choose certain videos on YouTube to target. This basically allows you to incorporate these selections into your

Google Mobile Gets All New YouTube ChannelYesterday

If you grew up in the 70s, you’ll certainly be aware of the Rubik’s Cube. If you’re not sure what a Rubik’s Cube is or are wondering why on earth we’re discussing it, just head to the new Google Mobile YouTube channel. They’ve given the channel a cool new look with an interactive video box that rotates over multiple axes, allowing you to find more and more videos with each turn.

So what is this channel all about, anyway? Google Mobile, of course!

The “featured” section of the Google Mobile YouTube channel explores the capabilities of Google’s mobile search, including (but certainly not limited to) sight, location, and voice. The section simply allows you to learn how to really use your phone and take advantage of the technology that’s available in the palm of your hand. We think that the video aspect of these informative tutorials will really help those of you that are completely new to mobile searching.

It’s easy to navigate through this channel – simply select which videos you’d like to see by clicking on it, or on the next/previous buttons. You can even fast-forward or rewind through the vide

Walk Down Memory Lane with Street ViewSeptember 1

Nostalgia is a normal part of growing up – or getting old, at least for some of us. There’s something satisfying about sitting down and flipping through photo albums filled with images of our youth. We’re sure you know that wistful feeling quite well, and if you live far away from where you grew up, you probably often find yourself wondering what that neighborhood is like now.

Well, you’re not the only one.

Just launched, “The Wilderness Downtown” is an interactive music experience that was developed especially for the web.  Writer/director Chris Milk, along with some of the guys over at Google and the band Arcade Fire, worked together to make this experience possible. The project pulls images found in Street View in the Google Maps API and some additional features developed by HTML5.

“The Wilderness Downtown” allows you to take a walk down memory lane as you listen to Arcade Fire’s “We Used to Wait”, and will take you on a virtual journey through the streets where you grew up. Just be sure to use Google Chrome, as it was built specifically for use in this browser.

Although the development of this experience certainly won’t help you in your day-to-day use of Google Chrome or any other similar apps, it’s certainly a novel idea. If you want to check it out, you can lau

Gmail Priority Inbox Coming to a Gmail Account Near YouSeptember 1

Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of emails you receive everyday? If you’re anything like us, the answer is probably yes. Most people run on email – to keep in touch with friends and family as well as making professional connections. An average inbox may be hit with hundreds of emails a day. So, the guys at Google have figured out a way to make it a little easier on us by introducing the Priority Inbox, which is still in its beta phase of testing.

Priority Inbox is a new way of taking control of your Gmail account. Though Gmail has been pretty decent about filtering out spam and junk, as yet it has had no way of filtering out messages that aren’t quite junk but not high priority either. The guys at Google have taken to calling this kind of email “bacn” (not quite spam). Priority Inbox is almost like your own personal assistant – you can focus on the important stuff without having to set up complicated rules and filters.

There are three sections of Priority Inbox, all aptly named – Important and Unread, Starred, and Everything Else. As you receive mail, Gmail will automatically flag some of the messages t