Gmail has been limping along for days, with scores of people reporting down time, super slow responsiveness and other troubles. With no communication from Google about the problem - what Continue reading »

Google today updated its iGoogle homepage by improving its integration Google Reader, Gmail, and Google Finance. These gadgets can now make use of iGoogle's canvas feature, which allows a gadget Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Interview_with_Google_s_Sep_Kamvar_Lead_Software_Engineer_Personalization'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; As part of our Personalizing Google Week, we conducted an email interview with Google's Sep Kamvar, who is Lead Software Continue reading »

It wouldn't truly be "Google Personalization" week if we didn't talk about iGoogle. After all, it is the epitome of personalization for Google. It was their fastest growing product Continue reading »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Personalized_Search_Primer_And_Google_s_Approach'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; In Greg Linden's guest post defining Web personalization, he notes that Google Personalized Search uses technology acquired in 2003 from Continue reading »

Guest article by Greg Linden, founder of personalized news service Findory and author of Geeking with Greg. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Personalized_Search_Primer_And_Google_s_Approach'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Google has received much Continue reading »

This week's poll is part of our R/WW Files on Personalizing Google. We're asking if you've noticed much difference in your Google search results, now that Google claims you can

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Personalizing_Google'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; This week we're opening a file on Google's efforts towards personalization, a trend that has become very apparent in Google Continue reading »