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Google Toolbar v.4

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-know-you-want-it dept.

SpecialSauce writes "Google's gone and released v.4 Beta of their toolbar. Updates include: customizable buttons, smart search box, a bookmark feature that's tied to the users google.com account, and a send to SMS/Blogger/gmail button." Doesn't look like the mac version is updated yet, although the shared bookmarks thing creates unholy lust in my heart. Now if only it would allow you to search multiple search engines like Firefox's built in search.

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  1. firefox left out for now by jgionet · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm really disappointed a Firefox version wasn't released at the same time.

  2. Great idea!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now if only it would allow you to search multiple search engines like Firefox's built in search.

    Yes, I think Google will get right on that.

  3. unholy lust? by NiteShaed · · Score: 5, Funny

    "although the shared bookmarks thing creates unholy lust in my heart"

    dear god do you ever need to get out more....

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  4. Undocumented Feature by Jumper99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And since everything can be tied to your Google account, Google promises not to share any information gathered with the US Government. They will, however, send all your data to China.

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  5. Software Tie Ins by hamlet2600 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For all of Google's amazing technology they don't do a very good job of linking things together. They have "Pack" which has Firefox in it, yet they don't update the toolbar for it! How can you support something in one area, then not integrate it into your existing offerings?? duh.

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  6. Other Search Engines by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 5, Informative

    Now if only it would allow you to search multiple search engines like Firefox's built in search.

    Actually, according to Google, custom buttons can be easily made to use whatever search engine you want. Even if one isn't in the online gallery, Google claims it only takes about 3 lines of text to create a new button.

  7. Requested feature by dada21 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'd love to see Google start to aggregate comparisons of articles. I believe they have this power and it would be very nice to see it implemented.

    My most basic description (of a very difficult process, I'd gather), is to have the Toolbar offer an "Originality" rating. If the article is not like any other article, it is rated 100%. If the article is available elsewhere, it is 0%. You should be able to click the rating and be taken to a Google site that lists the similar articles in date format -- who posted first?

    This might also work to aggregate comparisons of items, or reviews, or something of the sort.