Chrome Comic book auction update: bidding up to $320!

Just over 4 days are left for your chance to buy a piece of Google history: a Google Chrome comic book, with the profit going to charity. Bidding is currently at $320 AUD and has attracted 12 bidders. ... continue

Q-Rewind: Google’s Humble Beginning

With all the talk about Google Chrome traffic and the future of the Web, we thought we'd take a look back at the past and just how far some online services have evolved. Our first Q-Rewind ... continue

Search Ad Boom Bad News for Heritage Media?

New figures released by eMarketer show online ad spending surged 20% in the second quarter of 2008, despite the downturn in the US economy. The figures broken down however paint an interesting divide: in hard times, people are ... continue

Google Chrome taking market share from Firefox

The immense buzz around Google Chrome, Google's new browser has started to slow, but the first sets of numbers released show that Google Chrome has a bright future. Hitwise reports that Google Chrome reach 12th spot in the ... continue

Speed Tests: Firefox Ready to Race Chrome

Mozilla execs may have said they weren't worried about Chrome, but now the company is fighting back against Google's browser offering with a new speed test showing its performance compared to the upcoming Firefox 3.1. Specifically, ... continue

Is Google Analytics under-reporting your traffic?

A couple of weeks back I noticed that the figure being reported by Google Analytics representing our page views was less than our ad impressions. There is room for variance, for example the top leaderboard also appears ... continue

Google Chrome Day One: Enough Already!

And so it was fortold, that in its 11th year Google would step forward and deliver Chrome, and the world of browsers would never be the same. If you've been monitoring the Crunchmemeosphere today, that's what you ... continue

Picasa Gets Smart With Facial Recognition

It's a big day for Google. In addition to the company's official Chrome browser announcement later today, the G-Team is also planning to reveal plans for a revamped Picasa that'll feature cutting-edge facial recognition technology. The new ... continue

Google Chrome Search: anti-competitive lock-in or inspired thinking?

As screen shots start to surface of Google's Chrome browser prior to Tuesday's official launch, one thing is very clear: Google Chrome doesn't have a dedicated search box. Rising from relative obscurity, Firefox popularized a dedicated browser ... continue

Why Mozilla should be afraid of Google Chrome

So after years of rumors and speculation, Google has made it official, the GBrowser, now known as Google Chrome will be released Tuesday for Windows, with Mac and Linux following. It's another bold move from a company that ... continue

Google “Send to Phone” Gone — Where to Find Free Texting Now?

Did you know that Google has dropped its "Send to Phone" free SMS sending service? I didn't...until I happened to go try to use it today and found myself greeted with this message: "Send to Phone" had ... continue

Google Outreach Continues: Convention Tents

Google will offer a 8000 sq ft (2400 sqm) headquarters for bloggers covering the Democratic and Republican convention, complete with food, massage facilties, internet access and even room for a nap. The Wall Street Journal reports that the ... continue