Yesterday wereportedthat Google had launched a splash page for a new social photo sharing service calledPhotovine. We’d actually been tracking this service since it emerged that the company had recentlyregisteredthe domain name and trademark. Now we know a bit more about how the site works thanks to a video it’s added to the page (and we’ve embedded below) – and you can sign up for an invite to try it too....
The good news is, Google hasannouncedyou can now search for places and directions on Google Maps by speaking your request. The bad news is, it’s currently restricted to Chrome users in the US. Assuming you have a microphone attached to your computer, simply click the microphone icon and speak: So you can now throw away your keyboard (actually, maybe you’re best keeping it…just in case) and say “Directions from Los Angeles to San Diego”)....
CloudMagic, the cross-platform, cross-browser extension that makes searching Google services easier than ever, has just added Twitter support to its arsenal of tools. The extension initiallylaunchedsupporting Google products only, including Gmail, Google Apps Mail, Google Documents, Contacts and Calendar, and now Twitter has been added to the list of supported services. CloudMagic also supports multiple accounts, and more services are on the way, including Yahoo, Facebook and Hotmail. After installing the extension, when you’re on a Twitter page, or any given Google page, a small floating search bar which you can drag and drop will be visible, allowing you to search for content....
AsGoogle announcesa major milestone for its +1 button: with over 4 billion daily views, it’s giving its new product a much needed update. Google has just announced what many Google+ and Google Circle fans have all been waiting for.We’ve needed a way to easily share content to our growing Google Circles, and the +1 was staring us in the face but it wasn’t doing much except redefining social SEO. Beginning today, Google is making it easy for you to share webpages with your Circles, directly from the +1 button....
Sign into Yahoo! with your Google and Facebook login Today,Yahoo! announcedthat users can now log into the Yahoo Network using third-party user authentication withFacebookandGooglelogins (viaOpenID). With hundreds of millions of Facebook and Google users, it makes sense for every company, even an obvious competitor to include this access point. It’s also great for the user, as its one less username and password to remember. A quote from their blog: From Yahoo!...
