[December 2005] New Products

[Laurent Van Winckel]

Froogle local shopping
Sometimes you're just looking for the best deal online, but sometimesyou need to head to a nearby store to feel the goods. Froogle offersboth options. Search for "digital camera New York" and click on"Local Shopping" or "Online Shopping" to toggle between the two resultsets. Going local is especially great for things you want to physicallyhandle or don't want to have shipped.
http://froogle.google.com

Google Base
Google Base is a place where you can easily submit all types of onlineand offline content that we'll host and make searchable online. You candescribe any item you post with attributes (the words or phrases thathelp describe the characteristics and qualities of your items that willhelp people find them when they search Google Base). And based on therelevance of your items, they may be included in the main Google searchindex and other Google products like Froogle, Google Base and GoogleLocal.
http://base.google.com

Music Search
Some of our specialized searches can deliver a subset of results at thetop of the page which highlight the most relevant information for thatkind of query. For example, a stock quote search will yield a chart atthe top of the results. Or look for a current film and see theatreshowtimes up front. In this same vein, now you can search for a popularmusical performer and often Google will show some information aboutthat artist (cover art, reviews, and music store links where you candownload or buy). Right now this feature works best for artists popularin the U.S., but we plan to expand it.
http://www.google.com/help/features.html#music

New Firefox extensions
We have two: One alerts you if a web page you visit appears to beasking for your personal or financial information under falsepretenses. This type of attack, known as phishing or spoofing, isbecoming more widespread. Google Safe Browsing combines advancedalgorithms with reports about misleading pages, and is often able towarn you automatically when you encounter a page that's trying to trickyou into disclosing personal information. The other is Blogger WebComments for Firefox. This makes it easy to see what bloggers aresaying about a page you're viewing in Firefox, and even make your ownblog post about it, all without leaving the page you're on.
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/safebrowsing
http://www.google.com/tools/firefox/webcomments