Yes! Google Press Day!

[yesthattom]

I *love* Google Press Day! It's like Christmas... except we release products, not presents. What does it mean to the average Googler? It means I find out that I'm finally allowed to talk about products that have been "under wraps" for a while.

For example...

Google Trends

Find out how many people have been searching for a particular term (the results are relative, to keep things private). So, you can finally find out who is winning: Star Wars vs. Star Trek, Good vs. Evil, and Republican vs. Democrat. Wait, there's more. If you are a geek you can find out: Windows vs. Linux, Emacs vs. VI, and Battle of the *BSDs.

The humor opportunties are boundless: Roe v. Wade, and oh this just makes my eyes hurt.

Google Co-op Beta

Better than sharing bookmarks, you can now augment Google's search by marking pages that you like and letting other people subscribe to the list.

Google Desktop 4 Beta

Now with widgets that can live on your desktop docked or undocked. Favorite feature: Google Personalized homepage widgets can now appear on your Google Desktop bar!

Google Notebook from Google Labs

Soon to be released. A way to 'take notes' about web sites. It will make sense more when it is released in a week.

Comments

[worthyadvisor.livejournal.com]

Cool stuff...I'm really digging the Google desktop...

[awfief.livejournal.com]

and

http://www.google.com/trends?q=geek%2C+nerd&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all
http://www.google.com/trends?q=knit%2C+crochet&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

http://www.google.com/trends?q=google%2C+yahoo&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all isn't surprising, why would you use google to search for google?

Abstinence flatlines versus sex:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=sex%2C+abstinence&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

Bisexual men more than bisexual women
http://www.google.com/trends?q=bisexual+men%2C+bisexual+women&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

http://www.google.com/trends?q=chocolate%2C+strawberry%2C+vanilla%2C+mint+chocolate+chip&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all
works well with the colors

http://www.google.com/trends?q=cyan%2C+magenta%2C+yellow&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all is better for the colors

http://www.google.com/trends?q=cookie+monster%2C+elmo%2C+big+bird&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all
shows that elmo rules, sadly.

and of course, the age old question:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=south+park%2C+family+guy&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

or the real age old question:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=chicken%2C+egg&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

OK, I'm done.

[cappyhead.livejournal.com]

http://www.google.com/trends?q=apples%2C+oranges&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

[cappyhead.livejournal.com]

http://www.google.com/trends?q=alien%2C+predator&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

[cappyhead.livejournal.com]

http://www.google.com/trends?q=pepsi%2C+coke&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all also works well with the colors.

Mom beats Dad.
Pussy beats cock.
Girls beat boys.
Dogs beat cats.
Love beats hate by a landslide.
Love beats money, too.
Gay totally beats out lesbian.
Right beats out left.
But liberal beats conservative.
Wine beats beer.
Star Wars beats Star Trek.
Finally, tits & ass are neck & neck.

[rowan-redbeard.livejournal.com]

Interestingly, up and down seem to go up and down at about the same places...

http://www.google.com/trends?q=up%2C+down&ctab=0&date=all&geo=all

[tcb.livejournal.com]

*laugh* cool geekery!

since I was just having a conversation about it yesterday, and interesting one is World of Warcraft vs. Everquest