Well, Google is definitely setting and paving way for some of biggies in the Internet world today. They are definitely "THE" trendsetters as I have noticed in the recent past.

Google bought over Blogger.com and a plethora of other companies to well BRAND Google on practically every avenue open in the Web today that is in the hands of MSN and Yahoo! - still the major players by sheer number.

This has led to a few changes in the services provided by Y! and MSN. They HAD to shift over to more e-mail space with GMail providing now well over 2GB. They HAD to move in new features to their Instant Messenger services with Google planning to release and now having released Google Talk! Well, not to mention MSN Spaces and Y! 360*!

Well, good to see Google is indeed paving the way to an uhum "free" future. Let's see when this starts to shed and they get money minded over technology minded. [As that happened with Y! and MSN]. The future is indeed worth the wait. ;)! Until then, let's enjoy these goodies :)!

Wanted to ADD!!! Google TALK IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!! Try it out! And someone post a review on it :)!

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Sun Developer Network is featuring a story on Become.com's Java technology Web crawler that maybe -

[T]he most sophisticated, massively scaled Java technology application in existence, obtaining information on over 3 billion web pages and writing well over 8 terabytes of data (and growing) on 30 fully distributed servers in seven days.

The company has patented its Affinity Index Ranking (AIR) algorithm which -

[P]rovides highly targeted search results by understanding the context of pages on the web. AIR integrates advanced concepts from applied physics and engineering dynamics that Become.com will eventually make public.

Become.com's Web Crawler: A Massively Scaled Java Technology Application

Google news is offering RSS/Atom feeds for its various news sections and search results (way cool).

You can also get a feed for any search you do on Google News. First do any search on Google News, then simply use the Atom or RSS link on the left-hand side of your search results page to generate the feed.

About (Google News) Feeds

Google's Language tools are amazing :)! Indeed [without any smirk on my face], I tried them out and I found them to be pretty cool, well actually really cool, especially when I tried this particular task out! :D

PROCEDURE
1. Go to Google.com [http://google.com/].
2. Click on "Language Tools"
3. Type in "Aishwarya's mom is very nice".
4. Choose "English to Spanish" from the below combo and submit using "Translate Text"
5. Now copy the translated Spanish text and translate it back into English by choosing "Spanish to English" in the combo and submitting it
6. Check out the translation :D

Indeed, LOST IN TRANSLATION :)!

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Google Labs has released three extensions for the Firefox web browser - Google Toolbar featuring a spell-checker, form auto-filler etc; Google Send to Phone which sounds cool but, sadly, only applies to U.S. numbers; and Google Suggest extension making the Firefox search bar act like Google Suggest Beta (the web based version released earlier).

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Paul Graham has some advice for you - Undergraduation, More advice for undergrads.

So does Joel Spolsky - Advice for Computer Science College Students

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Personalized Google Homepage is a new treat from Google Labs for its users. You can integrate your Gmail account with previews, feeds from select news sites, quote of the day, word of the day etc.

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An Interactive Introduction to Graph Theory: A really nice 6 page interactive introduction to Graph Theory with Quizzes following each lesson. Recommended for all Graph Theory newbies.

Programming Texts/Tutorials:

A list of freely available documents (i.e. tutorials, books, guides, reference manuals, etc.) for learning how to program in various languages as well as about various Linux and UNIX related topics.

A huge collection of links.

The movie trilogy is over. Although Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions sucked big time, the original - The Matrix still has a lasting impression on the common. So, what does Warner Bros do to capitalize on this? Well, the next best thing - a game - a multiplayer game - a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game : The Matrix Online. Released with apparently breathtaking visual world, and a slightly reworked story, it allows you to further involve yourself into the Matrix. The game publishers have also taken pain to repen the story for a better involvement in the game [and for those who took it off their brain, once the sequels were released].

So, what is the deal with the game? No official reviews are out, although keep a watch out @ Game spot http://gamespot.com