{"id":1040,"date":"2008-12-28T21:40:06","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T13:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2008-12-28T21:40:06","modified_gmt":"2008-12-28T13:40:06","slug":"predictions-of-google-in-the-year-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/28\/predictions-of-google-in-the-year-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictions of Google in the Year 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Care to predict what’s Google going to do in the year 2009? I found a website that discuss this. And I thought it is nice to share with everyone. As mentioned, this is a forecast from non-official Google Blog.<\/p>\n

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  1. 10% market share for Google Chrome.<\/li>\n
  2. Google’s search engine will lose a significant amount of market share as Live Search’s position will consolidate.<\/li>\n
  3. Google’s Q&A service, used to implement Google help forums, will become a part of Google Apps<\/li>\n
  4. GrandCentral will be publicly available in the US and the interface will integrate with Gmail.<\/li>\n
  5. Google will launch a mobile browser for feature phones and non-Android smart phones.<\/li>\n
  6. The popular Google Bookmarks service will improve the way you manage bookmarks, by adding hierarchical labels, sharing options and more intuitive visualizations.<\/li>\n
  7. Google will bring some of the Chrome features to other browsers.<\/li>\n
  8. Google Translate will be seamlessly integrated with many Google services and applications.<\/li>\n
  9. Google Reader will list popular posts shared by the community and you’ll be able to subscribe to OPML files dynamically (the changes will reflect in your subscription list).<\/li>\n
  10. Google Maps Live – Google’s service will showcase webcams that stream from all around the world, it will include a tab for Google Earth and the most recent custom maps, reviews and map edits from your contacts.<\/li>\n
  11. Google Contacts will become a separate application, it will offer advanced search and an option to synchronize contacts data.<\/li>\n
  12. Google’s efforts to promote Chrome will change people’s perception about Google, which will be increasingly associated with Microsoft.<\/li>\n
  13. Many high-profile Google employees, including Marissa Mayer, will leave the company.<\/li>\n
  14. 14. Google Apps will start to be attractive again once the App Engine will be fully released.<\/li>\n
  15. Personalized search ads for users that are logged in.<\/li>\n
  16. OneGoogle – a new interface that merges all Google applications so you can quickly switch between Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs without opening a new tab or losing your work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Click Here to Read the predictions\u00a0 and comments.<\/a><\/h2>\n

    BTW, what’s your prediction?<\/p>\n

    My prediction,<\/p>\n