Google+ Review and Facebook Comparison

Google+ (read: Google plus) is one of the Google product for social networking. Google+ was launched in June 28, 2011 and as i am writing this article, this service is not available for public yet, only the invited user could join Google+. And i got lucky to received the invitation from my friends. Google+ use many of Google existing technologies. For example: Google chat, Google voice, Google Buzz, Google Profile, Picasa, Youtube, Google map, and others. Beside connecting all dots, Google+ also … Read more...

Google Is Your Friend (GIYF)

The terms "Google Is Your Friends" or GIFY is extension from RTFM (Read The Fucking Manual), is sometimes given in response to a question when the person being asked believes that the question is easily to find in manual or on the web usually using search engine (in this term using Google). This term is a little bit sarcasm (almost).Beside "Google is your friend" there is also the other version that mostly used, "Let me Google that for you" (LMGTFY). And both are the same. Since the rise of … Read more...

Will Google Social Search Improve The Relevance Of Search Results?

Google Social Search is already been a while. Google Social Search project start since 2009. Google used to display a few links to pages created or recommended by your friends and social connections at the bottom of the search results page. This feature automatically obtained data from Google Reader, Google Buzz, Gmail Contacts, Twitter and other sites linked from your Google profile.Seeing a search result from your friend will give your more real experience that you may apply by contacting … Read more...

New Google Security System: 2 Steps Verification

Google just launch a new security feature to access Google Account. It is called 2-steps verification. With this 2-steps verification, the hacker cannot enter your account only with your hijacked password. They need to enter the verification that will be sent to your mobile phone or generate the verification number using Android, Blackberry and iPhone application.I've been using this security technique for my internet banking, which will ask the 2nd verification using a Token device. So … Read more...

Host Your Static Files Using Google App Engine For Free

Google App Engine is cloud computing technology for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. It virtualizes applications across multiple servers and data centers. And the good things is Google App Engine offer you a trial for free. And offer reasonable price if you have over quota. It is $0.12/GByte for outgoing bandwidth.So what will you achieve if your site using Google App Engine to host your static files? Google data store are spread all over the world. And … Read more...

Google Instant: Get What You Search Instantly

Google recently update their search function. It is called Google Instant. Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. So when you are typing, you are also thinking what you want to search. So while you typing your keyword to search, Google Instant will show the most relevant result to you, and you will get what you search while you are typing (not after you press Search button).According to Google, "people type slowly, but read quickly". Typically taking 300 … Read more...

Google Android, Will It Be A Future Mobile OS?

Android 2.2 have been announced since May 20 2010 at the Google I/O. This Mobile OS have their first (Android 1.0) released since September 2008. And now as the seventh release, Android 2.2 have a lot improvement and share the Mobile market. This Android 2.2 was firstly released on 12 Augusts 2010 with the Motorola Droid 2. And all the mobile phone that use Android 2.1 can upgrade freely to Android 2.2. Sony Ericsson also state on their blog to upgrade their Sony Experia X10 to use Android 2.2 … Read more...

Google Will No Longer Support Google Wave

Google Wave is an online software application formerly developed by Google. It was described as "a new web application for real-time communication and collaboration". Google Wave first announce at the Google I/O conference on May 27, 2009. Since then Google Wave is one of Google’s biggest and most ambitious project but failed since it's complexity just for a real-time messaging tool.This new internet communication platform which developed using Java with OpenJDK and Google Webtoolkit as … Read more...

See How Google Works Easily Understand Diagrams

I am using Google product in everyday of my life. I believe you are too. But do you know how actually Google search engine works? When you type your keywords into Google and do search, what processes actually happen inside Google data center?  There are 19 data centers inside US and other 17 around the world. And inside 1 data center hold around 1,160 server. Google is very strict about how their search engine works. But with this diagrams, can help you to understand how approximately their … Read more...

Googlubuntu – Ubuntu And Kubuntu Search Engine

"Google + Ubuntu = Googlubuntu. Search engine based on google for linux users. Ubuntu and Google together." That's what it says on their description. I found it today and i thought it really useful and want to sahre with all of you.  Googlubuntu is using Google customer search to search all related articles and sources about Ubuntu and the others.Googlubuntu resources are from: Ubuntu.com, Kubuntu.com, Edubuntu.org, Launchpad.net, ubuntuforums.org, Kubuntuforums.net, ubuntuguide.org, … Read more...