If you Google, perhaps you've noticed some changes. The Big Goog turned 10 this month.
There are some significant new features on Google; some you may have noticed, some you may have missed.
One thing many of you have probably noticed recently is a feature called "Google Suggest". Used to be that when you started to type something into Google, if you'd searched it before (and were allowing cookies) old entries would pop up to assist. Now, when you start to type, Google will actually suggest anything you might be looking to search. This is to make your search easier, and help to avoid spelling errors.
Google Streetview is pretty cool, and a bit creepy, depending on who you ask. While it's not brand new, it's fairly new and worth a mention. Streetview is a service letting you search an addresss and actually see the location in a 360-degree view. A car with a camera attached has travelled the streets of many cities to capture houses, businesses, cats, dogs, people, etc... Search your address, and more than likely you can see your house as it sat when the car drove through. Probably a year ago now. Here's the link. I've actually used Streetview to take a different look at houses on the market, to look at their respective neighborhoods, etc. Just click on the city, and enter the address. You could experiment with the NBC Action News studios. The address is 4720 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO.
Google Chrome is a new feature. Google says this about it, "Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier." Here's the link.
And last, but certainly not least, the Google News Archives. While a couple of searches I've done have been unfruitful, there is a growing archive of news accounts for pretty much anything you'd like to learn about. It's a work in progress, but worth checking out and checking back.
So Happy Birthday Google!!!