Ashley Bowers Blog » Google http://ashleybowers.com/blog Web standards, programming, operating systems, browsers, and more! Mon, 15 Nov 2010 01:28:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Google Experimental Search http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/11/29/google-experimental-search/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/11/29/google-experimental-search/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:23:04 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/11/29/google-experimental-search/ Came across Google Experimental Search in the Google Labs which allows for anyone with a Google account to try out new search features via the Google search engine. They have 4 experiments running at the moment but you can only join one at a time and whenever you join an experiment and you’ll see that feature when you do a Google search.

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Search for local businesses using your voice, from any phone, for free.
Dial 1-800-GOOG-411

Using this service, you can:

search for a local business by name or category.You can say “Giovanni’s Pizzeria” or just “pizza”.
get connected to the business, free of charge.
get the details by SMS if you are using a mobile phone. Just say “text message”.

And it’s free. Google doesnt charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider.

Found this new service in Google labs and thought it was worth a blog post.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/04/29/1-800-goog-411/feed/ 0 Free storage Billionaires http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/04/28/free-storage-billionaires/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/04/28/free-storage-billionaires/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:31:46 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/04/28/free-storage-billionaires/ Me and some friends had a great conversation about what makes a billion dollar company and we noted some recent companies that were all Billion dollar companies and all they did was give away free space. First example is delicious it let people have a place to store there text link bookmarks. Then Flickr which allowed people to store there photos freeley. Then YouTube which allows people to store videos freely. Myspace which allowed people to store all sorts of personal information. So all these sites have one thing in common for sure and that is they allow people to store information freely on there server. And my last example but favorite one is Google which stores a snap shot of everything on the internet that it can see, then sells ads on the sides of the information it sorts. All of these companies have another thing in common, they all got rich off others people stuff.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/04/28/free-storage-billionaires/feed/ 1 Flash Advertising to rule the internet http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/03/19/flash-advertising-to-rule-the-internet/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/03/19/flash-advertising-to-rule-the-internet/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:12:21 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/03/19/flash-advertising-to-rule-the-internet/ Well since Google and the other search engines do not want companies to sell text links, and with Apollo soon to come out and the mobile internet on the rise I think we will start to see alot of advertisiong companies switching to Flash based or AJAX based ads in order not to upset the search engines and lose the traffic from them. Not to say that other people in companies now and in the future will not sell text links ads but why would you want to upset any of the search engines by selling text link ads if your relying on them to bring you traffic and money. Me and a couple of friends are thinking of putting together a company called Flashtising which would sell Flash ads for high traffic websites at first but then plan to offer lower traffic sites advertising oppurtunities as we progress.The thing that makes Apollo so great is that even if the server is down on our end the ads can keep running on the clients end one thing I had hoped for when Macromedia was around and every once and awhile heard a rumor about it coming out, but when Adobe bought them out I knew it was going to be sometime before it was released so I put plans on the backburner for quite sometime but thanks to the great people over at Adobe it looks like I will be able to start another company. Any web designers out there with Flash skills looking for a job please contact me A.S.A.P I looking to hire four of five designers and you can work from home just need a web camera.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/03/19/flash-advertising-to-rule-the-internet/feed/ 1 Writing about it http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/02/08/writing-about-it/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/02/08/writing-about-it/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:55:08 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/02/08/writing-about-it/ The thing I love most about my blog is when it comes stuff to write about it it is not focused on one thing but rather life itself which is you probably already know is a sequence of random events that unfold over time, no matter how much you try to organize your day stuff happens. I have tryed my best to keep my writings here about stuff I rather enjoy or find faciinating. Which brings me back to this post and that blogs are amazing in that they give a voice or the chance to have your opinon read heard or watched all over the world.Alot fo people tell me they do not know what a blog is or how to set one up or what to write about once they have one and ofcourse all the good names are already taken. Well to me a blog is something your passionate about something you find exciting becasue no one wants to read misery although sometimes they do so whatever your fancy is love drama misery work or just day to day life start writing about it. Trust me all the good name are not taken and iwth so many dot extensions out there you are sure to find one that is perfect for you. But if you want a free blog then headover to WordPress.com or Blogger.com and get you a free one. What I like about owning my own is that I never have to worry about content being taken down this to me is priceless. But the true reason I love to blog is writing about it, whatever the story is, it is only then can you truley understand what you have just read, is to write about it, then you start to see things from all sorts of other angels or get ideas and perspectives about what ever it is your reading about that you would have never had unless you wrote a piece about it.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/02/08/writing-about-it/feed/ 0 Step 1 Go Solar and then outside http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/12/step-1-go-solar-and-then-outside/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/12/step-1-go-solar-and-then-outside/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:25:29 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/12/step-1-go-solar-and-then-outside/ We need our Governments and Corperations to invest in solar technology, everyday that we do not collect or store energy from the Sun we are losing money and wasting current energy resources.Google has even gone solar but I remeber awhile ago watching a show on PBS in which Alan Alda “yea that Doctor from M.A.S.H. ” in which he was exploring solar power options and inventions around the World on a show dedicated to alternative energy resources and some guy in Germany invented a spray on version of a solar collector that would coat shingles that are put on Homes then the shingles would be solar collectors and unlike glass solar panels of today, that when a part of the glass breaks the whole panel is useless for collecting energy, with these you could drill holes in the shingles or rip it up, cut it, or whatever and the rest of whatever was left would still collect solar energy. With nano techonolgy a coating could be used to spray any thing including recyceled styrofaom and it would collect energy all day I choose styrophoam because it is going to be here on this planet for the next 500 plus years so would make a great collector. A way to collect moon light would be another great idea if it was at all possible. One more thing is everyone in just America went to the bathroom outside once a month and no not a number 2 nobody needs to step in that, it would save nearly 300 million gallons of fresh water each month, and if we all skipped a shower once a month we would save over 10 billion gallons of water each month. and do not get my started on doing laundry equastion unless you want more numbers.

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]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/05/due-to-the-scum/feed/ 0 One year blogging http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/03/one-year-blogging/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/03/one-year-blogging/#comments Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:39:55 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2007/01/03/one-year-blogging/ Well it went by so fast I did not notice until one of my readers pointed it out but I have been blogging for over a year now. If you had asked two years ago would I be sharing my thoughts online today i would have laughed at you. But now I feel like my blog is a tool to do good and that makes me feel like I have a voice in the world and in cyberspace. When I first started this blog I had no idea what to even write about other than work or frustrations. I ve had friends talk about posts to me when I see them and sometimes my jaw drops when I see just who was been reading my posts and oh my god the things they say.Have had to deal with my fair share of Spam since putting this blog up probably spent over twenty four consecutive hours deleting spam. Anyways I look forward to another great year of blogging and comments from you the readers, of this horrible trash I spew on the net.

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My son wanted a car so I gave him a Chevy Camaro and his Birthday is almost around Christmas so I gave him a 1997 Chevey Camaro Z28 Convertible White on White with Leather seats and ground effects with a spoiler.

My oldest Daughter recieved Sony Playstation 3 and couple of games along with a 60 inch High Definition Plasma Screen television and some other goodies like a PSP with some cool games and some clothes which Iam sure she hates but hey whatever.

My Youngest and still little sweetie got a Nintendo Wii along with a couple games more furniture for girls her size along with more toys and games for her age to tp help her learn.

My husband got a new 30.06 sniper rifle with trophy scope and 9 milimeter Glock along with some rounds to sight it in and some nice camo I hope hope he waers to bed sometime this week.

What I got

Well first I got what I always want every year “a happy family and great friends” along with a great job and I think what every mother wants self time my first present I opened was a very old bottle of wine to add to the cellar along with some jewelry in achampagne glass to go in the  jewelry box and some computer parts and software and survlielance equipment, a wireless internet housewide, I also started an Angel funding company that funds great ideas or people and threw a bunch in Google stock along with buying several properties around the airport here that I hope to get developers one day to buy several years from now for atleast tens times the amount I paid for it today. I also started several online companies along with helped on several open source projects along with friends that we hope to se blossom one day. Also and solved several bugs this year and highlighted several hacks that I believe helped the internet community at whole thus the whole world and universe “yea baby I am a super Mom” And finally I donated over twenty thousands dollars to twenty differnt charities.

So what did you get this Christmas or Give ?

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From the Google Blog

“Today we’re launching the Google Blog Search Pinging Service, which is a way for individual bloggers and blog platform providers to inform us of content changes. Blogging providers who syndicate RSS/Atom/XML and want to be included in our Blog Search index can now ping us directly. We’ll continue to monitor other pinging services and will contribute change notifications to the community. Read more at our FAQ”

This makes so much sense I am surprised they did not have this from the start but glad to know they are doing more to bring in fresh content.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/10/07/got-blog-will-ping/feed/ 0 Google Web Tool Kit Blog http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/google-web-tool-kit-blog/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/google-web-tool-kit-blog/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:50:56 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/google-web-tool-kit-blog/ GWT developer community news

Bret Taylor, Product Manager
GWT developers have been energetic in the past few weeks. A few examples: Ryan Dewsbury created GWT-powered gpokr, a cool multiplayer no-limit Texas Hold’Em implementation with real-time chat. Our favorite office time-waster is Mark Roth ‘s GWT Hang Man. Another developer has also started work on a more ambitious photo-sharing site called myNetImages, built with GWT. Check out the GWT Site blog for a nice collection of links and information.

Some more great info and of course the links work on the Google blog for the things these guys created and some other great stuff made by the communnity further down in the original post which is a must read. I read somewhere that Google lets all its employees have one day a week to work on whatever they want. What a great concept

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Gavin Chan, Associate Product Marketing Manager

We are seeing a lot of excitement and questions about how Google Checkout works with AdWords, so we thought we would answer some of them here. Here are a few of the more common questions we’re hearing:
You will have to click over if your interested in reading what he Gavin Chan has to say about the subject which I reccommend you do if your interested in Google Checkout and or Adwords

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/official-google-checkout-blog/feed/ 0 Google Video Blog http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/google-video-blog/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/08/google-video-blog/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:39:09 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/?p=99 MTV HIghlights from the Google Video Blog

Highlight: MTV Networks
MTV Networks is an awesome global media company known for brands such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and TV Land. Now on Google Video, you’ll be able to find your hot, cultural favorites such as Chappelle’s Show, Jackass, Punk’d, Laguna Beach, South Park, and Dora the Explorer.Be sure to click on the link to watch them all.

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A while back we mentioned that we’ve been working with Sony Ericsson to incorporate blogging into their new generation of cameraphones. Well, the k800 has started to hit the market and our friends in Sweden have a helpful graphic to explain how it all works.

Check it out!
Jason Goldman

A great idea to bring this feature to mobile phone I am glad to see Google is doing so much more mobile content now.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/blogger-buzz/feed/ 0 Google Analytics Blog http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/google-analytics-blog/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/google-analytics-blog/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:33:43 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/?p=91 You are high profile

Tracking multiple subdomains? Want to track different parts of your site separately? Need to track more than four goals for a website? All of this is easier now, because we’ve increased the default number of profiles from 5 to 10. And if you’re not sure what to do with your new wealth of profiles, here are some ideas.

You will have to click over the the great ideas but I wanted to spot light this blog becasue of how unique it is.A great way to learn more about your website from how Google sees your site.

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/google-analytics-blog/feed/ 0 Official Google Blog http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/official-google-blog/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/official-google-blog/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:30:56 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/official-google-blog/ Saved locations on Google Maps

One of the most common requests we’ve received is for the ability to store a list of personal addresses on Google Maps — and now you can. To get started, click on the “Saved Locations” link in the upper right corner of the site and sign in to your Google Account. If you’re already signed in, this link will take you to your saved locations list — Google Maps will automatically save every location you search for. You can also go to the Saved Locations list to disable auto-saving of locations or to add, modify, or delete previously-saved locations.

An interesting post a must read further if your into Google maps another great way to use Google maps is something I saw on Google video a while back check out this clip here

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/07/official-google-blog/feed/ 0 Accessible Search by Google http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/03/accessible-search-by-google/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/03/accessible-search-by-google/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:02:20 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/?p=89 Accessible Search is a new thing in Google labs that puts websites that are standards friendly to the top of the results. This is very interesting because it seems Google is getting into other Page Rank and that I heard they are also working on a Trust Rank and I wonder if the toolbar will start to reflect other ways Google ranks the site. Having a disabled family member it makes me happy that Google has made a way for her to search for websites that are more friendly to her disablity. Congratulations to Google Team and I hope this makes it out of the Labs real soon. Also if you want to do a side by side search comparing the two seaches click here

]]> http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/08/03/accessible-search-by-google/feed/ 0 Google Labs http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/07/28/google-labs/ http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/07/28/google-labs/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:25:47 +0000 Ashley http://ashleybowers.com/blog/2006/07/28/google-labs/ Google Labs

Google labs is a place where Google is testing out new things alot has been coming out of the labs lately so I wanted to spotlight some of the great things Google has coming out that I saw

Google Reader
Use Google’s web-based feed reader to keep up with what’s important to you

Google Page Creator
Create your own web pages, quickly and easily

Accessible Search
Web search for the visually Impaired

Google Trends
See what the world is searching for

Google Spreadsheets
Create, store and share spreadsheets on the web

So let me know what is your favorite new Google feature and why, even if I did not list it.

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