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Google Launches Web Browser, Calls it Chrome

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 01:34 PM CDT

Google created a web browser called Google Chrome and is now truly aiming to become the starting point of the Internet. Based on the principles of simplicity and speed which Google is famous for, Chrome will surely challenge the popular browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and Safari.

So why did Google need to create a web browser?

Since we spend so much time online, we began seriously thinking about what kind of browser could exist if you started from scratch and built on the best elements out there. We realized that the web had evolved from mainly simple text pages to rich, interactive applications and that we needed to completely rethink the browser. What we really needed was not just a browser, but also a modern platform for web pages and applications, and that’s what we set out to build.

Check out the Story behind Google Chrome in this video

Test Drive Google chrome Web Browser

The first time you run Google chrome, what will impress you the most is the instant start up and fast loading pages. You really need to try it to believe it and no stats can substitute your personal experience. Web apps also run really fast. Chrome is powered by V8, a more powerful JavaScript engine, to power the next generation of web applications.

Suggestions are everywhere - The deeply integrated Suggest feature makes searching sites and typing sites even easier. The homepage is redefined - every time you open a new tab, you’ll see visual thumbnails of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs.

Tabs and Windows are no longer boring - simply drag tabs out of the browser to create new windows, gather multiple tabs into one window or arrange your tabs any way you like.

Integrated Downloads - the downloads bar appears at the bottom of the tab where you can monitor the progress of your downloading file. The file button indicates how much time remains for the download. An arrow appears in the tab to signify a download in progress.

Try the incognito mode for private browsing. Incognito browsing ensures that pages you view in this window won’t appear in your browser history or search history, and won’t leave other traces like cookies on your computer. However, downloaded files and bookmarks will be preserved.

One Click Bookmarks - Just click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you’re done. Really thats it.

Does your Firefox keeps crashing? Google Chrome runs each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, where one tab cannot crash other tabs and prevents the browser from crashing due to a misbehaving website.

Think no further, Google Chrome is set to revolutionize the web. I miss plugins and themes, but I guess that is coming soon. Its still in beta, which means don’t mind the bugs and your most wanted features are coming soon.

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Why Updating Old Posts Will Change Your Blog’s Fortunes

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 01:00 PM CDT

Guest article by James from Organize IT
As a blogger you are constantly evolving both your blogging knowledge and your writing skills. When I originally started Organize IT, it was barely a hobby and because I was inexperienced at blogging the quality of the posts were largely quite poor. Titles were terribly SEO unfriendly, the writing was often basic with little real value and there were few reliable links to relevant sources. Thankfully I like to think that has changed, but there still a few old posts in my archive that hold no value.

Posting regularly for even just a few months will mean that you build up a decent archive of content. Over a year you can build up hundreds of posts. That’s invaluable, but if many of them aren’t up to scratch they can get lost in the mix, never bookmarked and largely forgotten by Google. That’s a big waste. To resolve all these problems I highly suggest that you start a new, regular activity of revisiting and updating these old and low-value posts.

Update Blog Archives

My own personal process is currently to revisit two to three posts every week. I’ve started right at the beginning of my archive and am slowly working my way forward. For each post I do the following:

Improve grammar, spelling, structure, etc. The more you blog the more you realize the importance of good presentation. However, earlier posts can be pretty sloppy, and if it’s so bad that people struggle to read through it, that’s a serious problem.
Change to a more SEO friendly title. If you do only one thing, do this. It can make all the difference to search rankings for that post (indeed the number of search engine visitors I get has increased week on week from doing this). Describe it in a compelling way and be sure to get important keywords into it.
Add any relevant images and links. When you are rushing to complete a post these sorts of little details often get neglected. However it’s better late than never to add them.
Add extra value, detail and depth to the post so as to make it more interesting and useful to the reader. You want people to come away from your blog thinking, “That’s interesting!” or, “That was a useful read!”

The last point is particularly important. Many of my earlier posts were merely links to other interesting articles from other sites with a brief commentary by me. Hardly useful. However when I update these posts I can often add much more of my own opinion and thoughts, essentially making it a full post of value. Just because a post is a year old doesn’t mean it has to be forgotten about.

James is a blogger and aspiring author who covers productivity, organization and self improvement with an heavy focus on practical, actionable advice. You can check out more of his posts at Organize IT (or alternatively subscribe to the RSS feed). Got some tips to share, you can also write a guest article on QOT.

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