google personalized

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Google Personalized Homepage themes

Google Personalized Homepage themesWay Cool!It's the little things like these that make surfing the net fun! Try it1 You'll like it!Too Frickin' Cool for Wordsntcountries other than americaI was just wondering, do you know if the seasonal changes in theme will be included in non american locations? I am...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Personalized, Google Personalized Homepage

Discussion threads 2007-03-20

Google Personalized Homepage themes

Google has done it again -- they just made something available for Google Personalized Homepage that could have a very positive effect on the number, or at least the loyalty of people using the personalized homepage. Currently, I have mine set to "Beach" -- a fairly tasteful and relaxing...

Tags: Google Personalized Homepage, Google Personalized, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2007-03-20

Google Personalized Homepage updates look of RSS feeds

Google Personalized Homepage updates look of RSS feedsRSSYeah.. I awoke to those new + signs on my live feeds! Very cool! I had wondred about that and how useful a feature like this would be. I would also like to note, that I was sent a link...

Tags: Linux, RSS, Google Personalized, Google Personalized Homepage, Google Inc., RSS feed

Discussion threads 2007-01-23

Google Personalized Homepage updates look of RSS feeds

The Google Personalized Homepage was given a minor update today that changes the display of RSS feeds. Previously, these boxes ignored much of the information in an RSS feed and simply displayed the linked up title of each article. Now you will see that each individual item has...

Tags: Google, Google Personalized Homepage, Google Personalized, RSS, RSS feed

Blog posts 2007-01-23

Interview with Adam Sah of Google

Adam Sah on the Google Gadgets team talks about a newer product from Google called "Gadgets For Your Web Page" on the Google Code Blog. He outlines a few limitations that currently exist in version 1 of the service. Make sure your gadget supports 200-pixel content widths for...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-19

Personalized Homepage coming for new hosting service

Personalized Homepage coming for new hosting serviceGoogle Personalized Start PageIf you want to know more about Google's Personalized Start Page visit: http://www.google.com/support/a/bin/topic.py?topic=9203

Tags: Google Personalized, Personalized Homepage, hosting service

Discussion threads 2006-08-31

Local Chat 2.0 for Google Personalized Homepage

Version two of my "Local Chat" module for the Google Personalized Homepage has just been released. Based on a lot of user feedback, a few important features that enhance usability have been added. One of these requests was the need for a list of cities and easy switching...

Tags: Google Personalized, Google Personalized Homepage

Blog posts 2006-03-22

Additional Resources

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity

Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?

AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...

Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame

Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...

Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Gallery: Google's Knol takes on Wikipedia

Google has unveiled its own "unit of knowledge" with a competitor to Wikipedia called Knol. Google's online encyclopedia promises to lend some credence by identifying the authors. by Andy Smith

Tags: Google Inc., Google Knol, Wikipedia, Online Communications, Andy Smith, Google, Knol, wiki, encyclopedia

Image galleries 2008-07-25

News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge

Google's $10M, no, $100M Android ChallengeI think that Google also needs to make their own self branded phone.They can not depend on existing manufacturers to do it for them. But, after the Google phone takes off, Google might decide to get out of the market.It will be many years before...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Google Digg = ?

Google Digg = ?My suggestionGoogligg!! Isn't it obvious?Well, you can stick "Micro" on the front of about anything, but, Googlejust does not work so well. Just like YouTube, Google will leave the Digg name intact and keep it separate, and only look for innovative ways to incorporate advertising."Gigglywankers"Digg...

Tags: Digg, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon

Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...

Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge

So does Google have anything up its sleeve, when it comes to the Android mobile communications platform? It better have. Because expectations keep getting lowered. And Apple keeps raising the ante, at least in getting attention for new mobile applications. According to a Forbes.com...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Google Inc., Phone, Mobile, Android, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-24

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!

We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...

Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

The little wind turbines that could

The little wind turbines that couldAll righty then...Here's the scoop. The average american household uses 14,000 kWh/year, about 1,200 per month in round numbers, meaning a 6kWh generator is about the right size--assuming the wind never dies.I couldn't find prices for Proven Energy, but a Quiet Revolution 6kWh unit costs...

Tags: Engineering, battery, turbine

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending

Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...

Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.

Discussion threads 2008-07-24