Tag Archives: search

Grab all your Google data

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Jesse Zylstra

Google has always been good about helping users leave them. In fact, they make it really easy to leave. You can literally pack up your virtual Google bags and port yourself to different web services anytime. Google Takeout is a … Continue reading →

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Gmail and Search Field Trial

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

What’s this? A middle-of-the-week post? Google is now testing a new feature with Gmail to allow search results for your email to appear in your web search results (when logged in as yourself). This is a fantastic way to remind … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Free Phone Directory: TellMe

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jesse Zylstra

A while back, Microsoft released a true answer to the lack of Goog411: TellMe, powered by Bing. TellMe is a toll-free number that you can call for free directory search, driving directions, traffic, weather, movies, sports, stock quotes, ‘cheap gas’, … Continue reading →

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Type in: “Let it Snow” on Google Search, and it will do just that.

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Type: “Let it Snow” (w/out quotations) into Google, and it will do just that. (Also try: “Do a barrel roll”) (These may not work in Internet Explorer or outdated browsers)

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Google Opens “What do you love?”, a new website

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

The Internet search giant, Google, has opened another website. This one is called “What do you love”, available at wdyl.com It is a clever little advertising gimmick. You type in what you love (i.e. ZylBlog) and Google shows you how … Continue reading →

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Earworms: Forgot a song? Try a new way to find it.

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jesse Zylstra

Earworms: when you get a song stuck in your head that just won’t leave. When you hear a song on the radio, television, or in a store that just gets stuck and it plays over and over in your head … Continue reading →

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