[November 2005] New Products

[Laurent Van Winckel]

Google Desktop
Don't lose face by losing files - Google Desktop saves both by
locating emails, documents, photos, and more on your own hard drive.
Use Desktop to quickly launch applications, get all of your
personalized info in one place with a customizable Sidebar, and search
conveniently in Outlook with the Outlook Toolbar. Now Desktop has added
some new features including a maps panel for the Sidebar, which
displays local business listings, directions, plus locations relevant
to the web pages and emails you're reading.
http://desktop.google.com

Expanded Google Video
We've added a lot more video to Google Video, thanks to a host of
producers including The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (who
produce the Emmys), Campus Movie Fest, The Photography Channel, World
Affairs Council, Asia Movie Channel, and many others. Check them out,
visit the new Google Video Blog for regular selections, or upload your
own work.
http://video.google.com
http://googlevideo.blogspot.com
https://upload.video.google.com

Google Local for mobile
If you've got a mobile phone, you might as well have mobile
information. This new free download offers detailed directions,
interactive (movable and zoomable) maps, integrated business locations
and contact info - even satellite imagery. It works with most newer
Java-enabled phones; you'll also need a data plan with your mobile
carrier.
http://www.google.com/glm

Google Reader (see: Google Reader Forum)
Google Reader can help you keep up with the firehose of info coming
your way from blogs and websites. New on Google Labs, it automatically
gets the latest news and updates from sites you pick. You can sort your
reading list by relevance, and you can share the good bits with friends
via an easy email or blog tool within Reader. You can also star or
label things you want to save for yourself, too.
http://reader.google.com

Updated Google privacy policy
Your online privacy continues to be a critical part of any company
doing business on the Internet. We've just updated and clarified our
policies on this important issue through a new summary page with links
to greater detail on exactly what we collect, and what we do with the
information. We hope you find it useful and easy to read.
http://www.google.com/privacy.html