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Google Instant – Search as you Type

Google today introduced a new feature that displays search results as you type words in the search box. They call this feature Google Instant and it’s now live on google.com homepage.

If you prefer to use the classic version of Google, click the link next to Google’s search box that says -- “Instant is on” and turn it off. If you are a slow web connection, Google will automatically turn off Google Instant for you.

Google Instant works on Firefox 3+, Safari 5+, IE 8 and Google Chrome 5+. It is currently enabled only for desktops but Google says a mobile version is coming soon. To learn more, check Google's support page.

Don't forget to watch this very clever Google Instant Search commercial featuring Bob Dylan

Google Game: "Bruce is a"

Try this with your name.  In Google search box type "yourname is a" and tell me your top 10 in the comments.

Here's what I got "bruce is a"

1. Bruce is a VERY gracious man and musician.
2. BRUCE, is a novel pathway for triggering apoptosis
3. Bruce is a partnership between Dark Horse Indie CEO/producer Mike Richardson
4. BRUCE is a very unusual IAP
5. Bruce Is A Real Wise Ass
6. Bruce is a great actor.
7. Bruce is a never-was.
8. Bruce is a fake
9. Bruce is a qualified coach driver
10. Bruce is a digital cinematographer and visual designer
11. Bruce is a master of the ten second bit.
12. Bruce is a tool that provides an intranet administrator
13. bruce is a sicko stalker creep.

I know I did more but I really liked 11-13, because it's actually...

Google announces a simple new way to embed Google Maps

Google Maps users can add a map to their website or blog just by copying & pasting a snippet of HTML. This new functionality enables Google Maps users to share and disseminate geographic information in the same way that YouTube users share videos. Bloggers and webmasters no longer need an API key or knowledge of Java Script to put a Google Map on their website or blog.

To embed a Google Map, users simply pull up the map they want to embed - it can be a location, a business, driving directions, or a My Map they have created - and then click "Link to this page" and copy & paste the HTML into their website or blog. The embedded map is fully interactive, like the Google Maps API, but creating one does not require any programming skills. Users can drag and click or zoom in on a location, and view it in map, satellite, and hybrid modes.

Example: A Map of Where I live (My house is the one ner the middle with a fensed in back yard)

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