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Check out the new Google Webmaster Tool site,Google has just updated its interface and added some new features that includes, a one-stop dashboard, sitemap tracking for multiple users, message subscription, improved menu and navigation, compulsory site verification and removal of the enhanced image search option. More of this on the video below. You can start using the improved webmaster tool here .What do you think about the improvement? Source: Google Webmaster Central Blog Related Post: Google Apps Status Dashboard

Skytone is a manufacturer of low cost netbooks based in China. Here is their latest product, the Skytone Alpha 680 which is powered by an ARM11 533 MHz 32bit microprocessor and running Google's Android. You can see a demo of their latest netbook here .   Source: Skytone.net

Google has launched a new Google Chrome Beta . With this version there will be some new features added including form autofill , full page zoom and autoscroll . But one of the most noticeable improvement will be its speed. It is 25% faster on Google's V8 benchmark and 35% faster on the Sunspider benchmark than the current stable channel version. Compared to the orignal beta version it is two times faster. Another cool feature added on this new beta version is the ability to drag tabs and place it side by side with each other. You can try the new beta version by downloading it here .

Google is now talking on Twitter! If you want get product updates, webinars, latest news other things Google has to offer , you may follow them on twitter under this account, GoogleAtWork.

Google has launched a new extension to the AJAX Search API . This new extension lets you embed a slide show of the current headlines from Google News . A wizard called NewsShow Wizard lets you customize the appearance of the embedded news on your site. It lets you display news based on queries you chose when you set up the wizard. Adding Google News on your blog or site makes it more dynamic. Below is the sample of what the embedded Google news looks like. If you want to embed Google News into your site, just go here .

Google has added a new feature on its Google Health service. Google Health is free service launched last 2008 where users can add their health history on their profile. Users can add their records by logging into their account or through partnered health services providers thus making a centralized record of their medical history. This new addition called "Share this profile" feature enables users to invite other users whom they trust and share with them their medical records and health information. These trusted users could be a family member, a friend, your doctor or a health care professional. You can share your profile by clicking the "Share this profile" link located on the left side bar of your account window. After you click the link, you must enter the email account of those who you want to share profile with and then press send. All the people that you shared your profile with will now see all your medical record and health information.

If you are using Blogger as the platform for your blogs you may noticed that the Blogger follower widget, if you have one, has been replaced with Google Friend Connect. Yes, Google has integrated the Blogger follower feature with its Google Friend Connect service. With this features it will be easy for anyone to follow a Blogger's blog. Your blog will have an added exposure since anyone can sign up not just with a Google account but with a Yahoo, AOL, or OpenID id's. If you already has a Follower widget you wont have to do anything it will be automatically migrated to Google Friend Connect.

Do you want to know what is the status of your favorite Google Apps like Gmail so you won't get caught by suprise just like the Gmail outage that occurred recently. Google has launched Google Apps Status Dashboard where anyone can check the status of the various Google apps. This is in response to the recent Gmail outage that has affected millions of users recently. Check it out here .

Google has released a new Google toolbar for Internet Explorer. The Google Toolbar 6 now includes a Quick Search Box that provides search functionality outside the browser. You can also launch applications using the Google Toolbar Quick Search box. The search box also provides suggestions and relevant bookmarks as you type your query on the box. It can also customized and adapt itself to your browsing pattern and making it easier for the user to navigate their favorite and frequently visited site. You can download the new toolbar here .

If you want to show your ads conditionally. For example , say you want to show the ads only on its permalink , there is a way to do that. You will be using conditional statement like the one shown below. <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> From my previous post, we learn how to put ads inside the blog post. Here we want to display the ads, only when the blog post is viewed on its permalink. You can do that by using the code below. <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> The above code test what type of page is being displayed. To use that in our previous code you will do this. <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> <div id-"adsensecode" style="float:left;"> <!--replaced this with your adsense code--> </div> </b:if> <data:post.body/> The above code will display the ads only on the permalink of the post. If you want to display the code o...

One of the most effective way of generating clicks from your ad is to place it inside your blog post. This post will show how you can place your ads inside your blog post on a blogger template. Go to your blogger template>Layout>Edit HTML. But before modifying the template, always download your original template as a back up. On the template search for the following line of code: <data:post.body/> This code is the placeholder for your blog post. You should place your code before the second <div> element so that your adsense code will appear just before the blog post entry and after the blog post title. Copy the code below: <div id-"adsensecode"> <!--replaced this with your Adsense code--> </div> <data:post.body/> After placing your code as indicated above, published your blog and see the result. The modification above will place the Google Adsense just above the post on all your blog entry. So if your default homepage d...