GMail 2

Posted by multippt

I stumbled upon this post in Digg. I found out that Google actually upgraded my account automatically (how kind! :) ). Though, Google should have explicitly said that I’m using the new version (like what Microsoft did to Windows Live hotmail, whereby the revamp is fantastic).

Here are some nice little features in this new GMail:
-Contacts [just below "trash" tab on the left]: Allows you to… manage contacts
-”Filter messages like these” [available by selecting the message and clicking on "More actions..."]: Similar to filter, Google helps you filter out those selected images.
-”Older version” [option at the top right]: Use it if you want to use the earlier version
-Change in location of “Loading…” message: The pre-loading message is displayed as normal text on the top left, while the actual loading message is displayed in the center. Other messages which are in orange appear to be in a lighter color compared to the earlier version of GMail.

Aside from these, there do not seem to be any other visible changes.

GMail is still in beta ever since it came out 3 years ago.

Google covers up on Youtube

Posted by multippt

In the midst of updating PageRank, Google was dishing out so many penalties that it accidentally inflicted one on its own Youtube, bringing it down from PageRank 8 to PageRank 3.

However, just recently, Google ammended that “flaw”, pushing YouTube’s PageRank back to 8. Many other sites do not have their PageRank restored. Yet another spoofed PageRank? We have yet to see.

GMail may hit 5GB in 2 months time

Posted by multippt

Google mail (known as GMail), one that is well known for its ever-increasing space, may hit 5GB in just 2 months time or earlier according to estimates. This came as a surprise from 2.8GB from last year. By October, Google had jumped the count to 3.8GB in early October, and further to 4.5GB in late October, something that may have otherwise gone unnoticed if not mentioned.

At the rate GMail is growing, the amount of space it provides is likely to hit or surpass Hotmail at 5GB in just 2 months (at a rate of 0.3KB per second).

Google pagerank real update?

Posted by multippt

In what can be said to be an unbelievable spat of events, the Google PR we have been looking at from the toolbar may not be accurate after all. There are reports that Google directory is showing a different set of PageRank, a seemingly more accurate one, compared to the toolbar PageRank. Looks like Google is trying to check out the community’s reaction. In addition, Google datacenters seems to have mixed PageRank values for some sites (even up to 3 values).

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A free link from Technorati’s top 100?

Posted by multippt

I’ve just stumbled across an offer on Technorati in the WTF section.

Basically, all you have to do is to post a review of Ezineblog, place a permanent link on your site, and they will link back to your blog (no, not as a trackback, but as a genuine permanent link). This is definately a must-have opportunity to get a link for your site. More »

Google PR updates for this quarter: top 20 sites

Posted by multippt

Here are some of the highly trafficked sites that have got a change in PageRank.

Yahoo.com: Decreased from 10 to 9 (odd, considering Yahoo is the top site)
Google.com (iGoogle): Increased from 7 to 8
Youtube.com: Decreased from 8 to 3 (definately very odd)
Alexa.com: Decreased from 8 to 7
iWebtools.com: Decreased from 6 to 4
Microsoft.com: Decreased from 10 to 9
Propeller.com: Increased from 0 to 7
Hostgator.com: Decreased from 8 to 7
Statcounter.com: Decreased from 9 to 6
Nasa.gov: Decreased from 10 to 9
Altavista.com: Decreased from 9 to 8
Engadget.com: Decreased from 7 to 5
Orkut.com: Increased from 8 to 9
Flickr.com: Increased from 8 to 9
Techcrunch.com: Decreased from 8 to 7
BoingBoing.com: Decreased from 6 to 5
Joystiq.com: Decreased from 6 to 4
Autoblog.com: Decreased from 6 to 4
Searchengineguide.com: Decreased from 7 to 4 More »