Google is back at 60%

Google's volume of search has climbed up to 60% again. Who cares? The people who owns and works for google do!

This means that more and more people are using google compared to other search engines.

But does this mean that google is dominating the market in all areas? I think not. Let me think of a word to explain this, CHINA. I think google is not that appealing to chinese users, maybe if they do it a bit like this, then maybe they may stand a chance, or not .

What's new with me and Google Earth?

I moved to a place nearer to my new workplace, now I'm just a bus ride away from the office.

What I find really cool about the place's location is that it is very near a popular mall in the area, now I can chill out there after work or whenever I have free time, Now I can wake up at 7 am and not worry about the traffic.

I just finished cleaning the place yesterday, kinda cool because it will be the first time that I will be on my own. Now to more interesting things.

Google recently launched Featured Content for Google Earth. Users can now access key informations to certain areas just by clicking the Featured Content button in the sidebar.

Initially, there are only about a couple of organizations that partnered up with Google, namely, United Nations Environment Programme, Discovery Networks World Tour, the National Service Park, Jane Goodall Institute and Turn Here.

I know this is only a handful, but was just recently launched, I hope I'll be able to see someday, any place in the Philippines included in the Featured content of Google Earth.

Keep dreaming, keep dreaming...

Windows Live is...ALIVE!

Finally, after less than a year on Beta testing, Windows Live is...live.

"Microsoft said its new online search portal will feature an improved user interface designed to fetch more accurate Web search results than the beta version had provided.

In addition, Live Search will now power search on MSN, although some people may not notice the difference at first. Live Local Search was also released from beta, but only in the U.S. and U.K. so far. The changes are all part of Microsoft's new set of internet services and software ." - CNET

What's good about it is that it lets you search for images, videos, blogs and RSS feeds using one search portal which makes search more simplified. It also allows the user to search a term in context of a previous search term used.

It also allows the user to search within the destination site without using the site's search function .

This is a great start, who knows what improvements they might come up with next.

Sitelinks and Rush Hour

I can still remember what happened yesterday, being caught in traffic during the rush hour is not a pleasant experience. So I did my best to avoid traffic today. I woke up earlier than usual and prepared for work. I had my mind set on getting to the office on or before 7 am so that I can escape the menacing clutches of rush hour. Luckily, when I got to the bus terminal, the bus that was about to leave was not full yet so, lucky me, I would not wait for the next bus.

Ever notice that when you search some words on Google you get sub topics under some results like this very popular example HP, The question is, why doesn't all results get sub topics like these? The answer to that can be found on Google Webmaster Helpcenter. By the way, these sub topics already have a name and they are called Sitelinks.

As of now these sitelinks are completely automated, but i hope the big G will do something about it soon so as to have more webmaster interaction. If this pushes through, webmasters can display not only the main pages but also key sectors of their respective sites.

New Job, New Life

When I woke up at about 6:30 am this morning the first thing that came to my mind was the fact that I was late, or so I thought, just until it hit me that it would be my first day on my new job.

So I took my time, prepared breakfast, watched some tv, took a bath and prepared for work. Little did I know that I would experience my first rush hour traffic jam in months. At first, everything was fine, the bus was running smoothly, until we came to an intersection in Makati wherein the driver stopped the bus to let more passengers come in, saying there's still lots of space but what the heck, people are already cramped inside the bus, I can't even fell the air conditioner, would have been better if i took the ordinary bus, at least the ydrive faster and is usually not that cramped in the morning.

So when I reached the MRT station, I thought all was gonna be okay, until I saw what seemed like an infinite number of people waiting for the bus that serviced Bonifacio Global City. I tried to find the end of the line but i had a change of heart when I walked for a couple of minutes but still couldn't see the end of the line. So I decided to get a cab so as not to be late, after a couple of tries, I got a cab and went straight to work, thankfully, I still have minutes to spare.

Seems like a crappy day but I was just happy to be back on Windows, not that I can't handle Linux, but I'm just more comfortable with Windows.

Everything seems okay, I just hope that it will stay that way.