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YouTube and Omnisio Join Forces

YouTube will add new features that allow users to edit video online. Video Annotations, which allow you to insert comments and information into the video itself, are just one example of how the company is going to expand what you can do with your videos on the site. The new technology comes with the purchase of Omnisio, a small California-based start-up that’s focused on making online video more useful and collaborative. Read More

Google Walks Away From Digg Deal

The Google/Digg acquisition negotiations were in full swing as of last Tuesday, had passed the term sheet stage and the two companies were in final negotiations in the $200 million range. But sometime this last week Google decided to walk from the deal.

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Google Indexed One Trillion unique URLs

The first Google index in 1998 already had 26 million pages, and by 2000 the Google index reached the one billion mark. Over the last eight years, the company has seen a lot of big numbers about how much content is really out there. Recently, even their search engineers stopped in awe about just how big the web is these days -- when their systems that process links on the web to find new content hit a milestone: 1 trillion (as in 1,000,000,000,000) unique URLs on the web at once!

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Gmail and Google Calendar to add Offline Support

Gears will enable offline functionality for Gmail and Google calander within six weeks, meaning you can continue to use both web application and your online content while you are not connected to the Internet. The search giant currently offers offline functionality in Reader and Google Docs but Gmail and Google Calendar are next. Read More

Google in Final Negotiations to Acquire Digg For “Around $200 Million”

Google’s and Digg have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, says one source.

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Google Tests its new Up and Down Search Interface

Google has experimented with search features that let users vote on search results, and/or recommend other results than those given, since late 2007.  Read More

Google Launches Lively

A while ago, I looked around the social web and wished that it could be less static. Sure, you can leave a comment on a blog or write a text blurb on your social networking profile. But what if you want to express yourself in a more fun way, with 3D graphics and real-time avatar interactions? That's what Googles Lively is all about - a 3D virtual experience that is the newest addition to Google Labs.

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eBay and PayPal Team up with Gmail to Fight Phishing

eBay and PayPal announced a collaborative effort with Google’s Gmail to protect consumers against fraudulent e-mails and phishing attacks. Starting today, eBay and PayPal customers with Gmail accounts will have a safer e-mail experience because they will receive fewer fake e-mails claiming to be sent by eBay and PayPal.

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Web application security scanner by Google

Ratproxy, released under an Apache 2.0 software license, looks for a variety of coding problems in Web applications, such as errors that could allow a cross-site scripting attack or cause caching problems.

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Google Media Server: From the desktop to your TV

Google released Google Media Server which allows you to connect your pc with your tv using universal plug and play devices.  The Windows application uses Google Desktop technology such as Desktop gadgets for the administration tool and Google Desktop Search to locate media files. All you need is a PC running Google Desktop and a UPnP-enabled device (e.g. a PlayStation 3).

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