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I Just figured it out!!!

Although it was launched 2 months back but I always thought it is based on invitation basis and only for selected silicon valley’s Geeks, but today I figured out that everybody can use it, the only catch is that for the time being it is bundled with Google product only (Google Chrome/Feedburner/Google Toolbar)

I don’t use Google toolbar as it is only available for Internet Explorer and Firefox. So for me best way to use Google URL Shortener is to use it with Chrome.

For that you need Google Chrome and Chrome Extensions, Once you install Chrome extension for Google URL Shortener, you can create Goo.gl short URLs with a simple click.

[Update : 20.02.2010] : Use Google’s URL Shortener in any Browser

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Last night my friend called me and asked how to delete a Gmail Account, I said why you needed to delete an account if somebody is bothering you then just block him or redirect his mails to trash, but she said Nooo…. I want to delete my account So I said fine here it is how to delete a Gmail account -

Six Steps to Delete Gmail Account -

1. Login to your Gmail account which want to deactivate
2. Goto Settings (at the top right bar)
3. then click Accounts and Import
4. at the bottom click Google Account settings
5. click edit at My products
6. Then click Remove Gmail permanently

Your Gmail account will be closed in 2 business days

Similaryly you can choose to deactivate following services

• Remove Gmail permanently
• Remove Browser Sync permanently
• Remove Google Translator Toolkit permanently
• Remove Web History permanently
• Remove orkut permanently
• Remove Google Book Search permanently
• Remove Google Video permanently

If you want to delete your Google account then click

Close account and delete all services and info associated with it

Note: If you are logged in your Google account then please do not click any of link above or else you’ll deactivate any of your services.

Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010.

Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS. We’re designing the OS to be fast and lightweight, to start up and get you onto the web in a few seconds. The user interface is minimal to stay out of your way, and most of the user experience takes place on the web. And as we did for the Google Chrome browser, we are going back to the basics and completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don’t have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates. It should just work

Google Chrome OS will run on both x86 as well as ARM chips and we are working with multiple OEMs to bring a number of netbooks to market next year. The software architecture is simple — Google Chrome running within a new windowing system on top of a Linux kernel.

Source : Google Blog

Just another reason why Gmail rocks

10 Reasons Why Gmail Rocks

1. Multiple Inboxes
2. Undo send (I use this ALL THE TIME!)
3. Filters
4. Keyboard shortcuts
5. NavBar drag and drop
6. Inbox preview
7. Emoticons!!!!!!!
8. Superstars
9. Send + Archive Button
10. New DRAG AND DROP LABELS!!!!!!!!!!!!
    by Kath

Finally gmail arrived with an option to insert your image inside your main mail body before that I got to do that with Outlook express or incredimail.

Well, it’s about time. You no longer have to use workarounds to put images into your messages or attach images when you really want to inline them. Just turn on “Inserting images” from the Labs tab under Settings, and you’ll see a new toolbar icon like this:

Make sure you’re in rich formatting mode, or it won’t show up. Click the little image icon, and you can insert images in two ways: by uploading image files from your computer or providing image URLs.

New in Labs: Inserting images

Just now I was searching something on Google, as I typed the keywords and enter, I found all results tagged with This site may harm your computer.

1st thought almighty Google saved me, but again when I searched something else the result was tagged with the same warning then I searched Google, guess what …. then I thought may be Google chrome has got some problem so I tried in Firefox but it was all same.

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SEO is a big decision that can potentially improve your site and save time, but you can also risk damage to your site and reputation. Make sure to research the potential advantages as well as the damage that an irresponsible SEO can do to your site. - Search Engine Optimization (SEO).

Google has an Official Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide published on 13th Nov 2008 which answers basic things about the SEO as Brandon Falls (of Search Quality Team, Google) says-

There are lots of possible answers to this question, and a wealth of search engine optimization information on the web, so much that it can be intimidating for newer webmasters or those unfamiliar with the topic. We thought it’d be useful to create a compact guide that lists some best practices that teams within Google and external webmasters alike can follow that could improve their sites’ crawlability and indexing.

download it as it is very simple and covers all the basic SEO needs of any webmaster.

you can also have a look at black hat SEO by Microsoft

Download link : Google’s official SEO Starter Guide

The new integral themes of Gmail are simply amazing, I’m still trying them and so far all of them are too good, specially the logos and pictures used, some of them are extended versions of Orkut theme like Bus stop theme and Tea house. so far i liked tree and Zoozimps.

“ these photos taken around our office in Zurich, Switzerland, themes have made their way into more than our inboxes — that’s a character from the ninja theme made out of pixel blocks, customized laptop decals, and a giant Zoozimps character on a beam next to my desk - Annie Chan”

Yes again 7 ways, seven seems to be my luck no. like of Enrique Iglesias. Yesterday one of my post hit with more than hundred thousand visits which was quite surprising for me because I never knew that hundred thousands of people out there are searching for that particular keyword. So I tried to find what exactly people are looking for.

1) Google Zeitgeist – I came across with Google Zeitgeist which tells about Search patterns, trends, and surprises, What people are searching for at Google and it’s a specialty services in a different of categories. Also there are search pattern versions for different countries.

“Search statistics are automatically generated based on the billions of searches conducted on Google. With some help from humans, and a pigeon or two when they have time, these statistics and trends make their way from the depths of Google’s hard drives to become the Google Zeitgeist findings.” – Google Zeitgeist

It shows cumulative snapshot of interesting queries people are asking – over time, within country domains, and on Google.com

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Yesterday Google launched Sky in Google Earth.

It allows users to “explore the universe from the comfort of your chair. Zoom in to distant galaxies hundreds of millions of light years away, explore the constellations, see the planets in motion, witness a supernova explosion; it’s like having a giant, virtual telescope at your command — your own personal planetarium! There are 100 million individual stars and 200 million galaxies in Sky just waiting to be discovered”

To start exploring , download the newest version of Google Earth.

Here is a Short video