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Im in ur Facebook app, slurpin' up ur feedzPosted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on Jul 20, 2007 1:46 AM
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When Google Reader's "Shared Items" enter Mario Romero's Facebook application, what pulses out the other end is the steady flow of what's influencing the influencers.[Read the rest]

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Google launches custom search for SMBs
Google unveiled Tuesday its latest initiative to court small businesses--a custom search tool dubbed Google Custom Search Business Edition. Google's small business search allows companies to add Google search... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jul 17, 2007 8:56 AM
Microsoft: We have the searchers; now we need the searches
Both ComScore's and Compete's latest search data show Microsoft finally gaining noticeably in search share. Microsoft isn't satisfied, however. The company believes it is still has a way to go... [Read the rest]
Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Jul 16, 2007 1:28 PM
Google addresses Google Apps security with Postini buy
Google is adding another company to its stable as it increasingly targets the enterprise. With Postini, Google is looking to remove security as a roadblock to Google Apps adoption... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jul 9, 2007 6:42 AM
JotSpot joining Google Apps revolution
Google is adding JotSpot, which the company acquired in October 2006, to the Google Apps, according to Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google Enterprise. Google Apps currently... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jul 6, 2007 4:39 PM
Google improves 'Apps', offers organizations clear path off Exchange, Notes, etc. to GMail
Although the company doesn't like to position itself as competition to the likes of Microsoft, the announcements made by Google today -- particularly the one about a way for organizations... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jun 25, 2007 3:07 PM
Google gobbles up Zenter; Google Office set
Google acquired the last piece of its Google Office puzzle. Google bought Zenter, a company that creates online slide presentations. With the purchase Google has one of the last pieces... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 19, 2007 5:07 PM
Zoho sets out to challenge the software world
In mapping out the online office suite landscape, Zoho stood out as the most expansive and ambitious undertaking. Almost every week the company makes an announcement about a new application... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jun 19, 2007 4:59 PM
The evolving Office suite landscape
For decades Microsoft Office has dominated the ‘productivity software’ landscape. The latest iteration, Office 2007, was released in late January, and it continues to thrive. Other office suites sailing in... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jun 19, 2007 7:31 AM
The Gears that could 'augur the death of Microsoft'
In his recent commentary at Slate.com, Harry McCracken notes that Google's Gears could be the technology that 'augurs the death of Microsoft.' Writes McCracken: A week ago, I ceremoniously yanked... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Jun 19, 2007 4:38 AM
Google vs. Microsoft Office: Game time
Is Google Gears the missing "kick-ass" Google Apps link that will enable Google to kick Microsoft Office's "ass"? Is there really such a thing as a magic bullet? After all, Google must... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 31, 2007 5:40 AM
Google should buy EchoSign
I was just using EchoSign to circulate a Google Docs-created agreement for signature, and the potential for integrating these two services fairly bashed me over the head. Talk about flying... [Read the rest]
Posted by Denise Howell in Lawgarithms on: May 16, 2007 11:28 AM
Google to big business: Google love belongs in the Enterprise!
Consumerization of enterprise technology is the way to both employee happiness and better decision making, was the Google Enterprise message conveyed this morning at the “Enterprise Search Summit” underway in... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 16, 2007 9:58 AM
Google vs. Microsoft Office? NO: vs. Open Office (.org)!
If we take Google CEO Eric Schmidt at his public words, Microsoft Office is welcome at the Google Apps table. But what about OpenOffice.org? Will the Google chief’s we can... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 9, 2007 7:50 AM
Google Apps goes Enterprise Professional: $5000 please
Does Google offer professional services? No. So says Google.Why not?: Google does not offer professional services because our enterprise products are so easy to set-up and configure that customers do... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 3, 2007 3:09 PM
Using Google to replace Sharepoint, LimitNone's gShare bridges MS-Office/Google Apps divide
Over the last couple of weeks, I have spent a lot of my time writing about Google Apps as though it could be a replacement for Microsoft Office. I still... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: May 3, 2007 11:33 AM
Is Google Office really an enigma?
Is Google Apps "ready" for prime (paying) time? The debate rages on.No debate according to Google, itself, however: Google vs. Microsoft Office? Not yet! The Google Apps Premier day of... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 2, 2007 8:27 AM
How Google loses in Microsoft Office battle, big time
UPDATE: Is Google Office really an enigma? Why does Google CEO Eric Schmidt take pains to publicly downplay Google Apps versus Microsoft, while encouraging Googlers to take to the field... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: May 1, 2007 9:48 AM
One Office Suite please. Hold the mayo (I brought my own)
Last week was a very busy week in the discussion threads at ZDNet with some of the most vibrant debates encircling the issue of bloat in shrink-wrapped software: a debate... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 30, 2007 8:50 AM
Office bloat may not affect the skin on George's nose. But, about that skin in his wallet....
My colleague George Ou (the official internal David Berlind-whip at CNET Networks) has taken issue with my opinion that Google Office [sic] will compete with Microsoft Office (even though Googles... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 26, 2007 4:04 PM
Google Apps To-Do Item #329: Fix navigation on error messages
Im building a to-do list as though I was the product manager for Google Apps -- a list thats based on my usage of the product. For more information on... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 26, 2007 8:30 AM
Google Office user problems? Boost to AdWords business
Even when Google loses, it wins, in its "no obvious ceiling to AdWords monetization" Wall Street parade, that is.The latest example stems from its problem plagued roll-out of its much... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 25, 2007 8:42 AM
Google gets an F for planned weekday disruption to Google Calendar
Update: Since originally publishing this post, Google has issued a statement that it is both cancelling its planned weekday disruption to Google Calendar and, as a matter of policy, will... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 25, 2007 8:10 AM
Google Apps: Don't bother unless you know the following
Despite what Google may tell you, Google Apps is not ready for companies that currently depend on Microsoft products. Companies without formal processes to enforce change usually have many employees... [Read the rest]
Posted by Garett Rogers in Googling Google on: Apr 24, 2007 9:45 PM
HP to Google, Intuit: It's OUR small business cloud, too!
Move over Google and Intuit, make room for HP in the small business cloud! HP has gained direct access to small businesses that are already doing business in the cloud... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 24, 2007 5:45 PM
Somewhere on a whiteboard at Google is a list like this
Somewhere on the Google campus in Mountain View, CA, on some product managers whiteboard, is the to-do list for Google Apps. Although it certain includes specific application improvements, its not... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 24, 2007 3:41 PM
Google Apps finds Microsoft Office friend
Google CEO Eric Schmidts dream of a happy Google Apps--Microsoft Office ending in the universal cloud may be making headway, in Midland, Michigan, at least.A fiscal drama is unfolding in... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 24, 2007 2:42 PM
Google gradually assembling Office secret weapons
Editors Note: The original headline on this post was "Did you hear the one about how Google Apps doesn’t compete with Microsoft (from Google’s CEO)? Guffaw." But that was way... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Berlind in Berlind's Testbed on: Apr 23, 2007 12:06 PM
Google vs. Microsoft Office? Not yet!
Google CEO Eric Schmidt doth protest too much that Google Office is no Microsoft Office.BUT, will users buy it, literally.The Google Apps Premier day of reckoning was to have been... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 23, 2007 5:06 AM
Google Apps customers await email migration tool
Kari Barlow hasnt had any complaints about using Google Apps for Education, but is waiting for an email migration tool to finish her move out of the student email... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 23, 2007 4:01 AM
Beware: Google cloud platform exposed
Google CEO Eric Schmidt proudly announced his Q1 2007 stellar earnings report to Wall Street yesterday, underscoring how Google is growing its platform, big time. What is that platform? It... [Read the rest]
Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 20, 2007 10:23 AM
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