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August 22nd, 2003, 08:59 AM
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Updates to the google toolbar include
1) A popup blocker (with info on filing ftc claims agains software that pops up on your commputer that you did not want (IE: Bearshare and others are given as an example),
2) A form filler
3) Voitng buttons for to allow you say of you like or dislike a site.
All intersting features but especially the vote buttons. My guess is this will eventually be a huge part of the algo.
What are your thoughts and should we start promoting the toolbar to our visitors?
FYI: All the Features are documented here:
www.toolbar.google.com/help
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:01 AM
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Vote button has been there. Unless this is different from the smile or frown face?
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:04 AM
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OK, I never knew about the vote buttons before sorry for the mis-info on that part.
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PeePee merchants with PooPoo policies allow our earnings to be flushed down the crapper.
Why give parasites unlimited cookie durations and credit for sales where they divert our users and overwrite our cookies. PP merchants directly support what many consider unfair trade practices and thievery!
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:07 AM
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After it updated itself on y home pc, the popup bloacker was running, the auto fill was trying to get me to use it, and the page rank and page info buttons were gone. You would think it would take the users previous settings and use them, not on my machine.
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:16 AM
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Well, I can't believe people actually still see popups! I use Mozilla Firebird as my browser, and I daresay I haven't had a single popup since I downloaded it. It also has a built-in Google search. But alas, no voting feature! 
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:16 AM
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I don't think the voting buttons are an automatic upgrade, mine only came on when I reinstalled the bar after my hard drive crash
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BTW is this post 200,000?
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August 22nd, 2003, 09:50 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> A form filler <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Interesting addition but a few billion light years to go yet till it can contend with AI Roboform.
You forgot the Blogger 
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August 22nd, 2003, 11:43 AM
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Mozilla Firebird - now that is interesting.
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August 22nd, 2003, 06:12 PM
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Would you believe it?
A few hours after I wrote the previous post above about the google bar not self updating, it has just updated itself on my computer.
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BTW is this post 200,000?
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August 23rd, 2003, 03:20 AM
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Grrr...I hate when software takes me out of the decision process.
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August 23rd, 2003, 04:28 AM
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Dolemite wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Grrr...I hate when software takes me out of the decision process. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You are just a secondary function of your computer. After all, the end user really doesn't know what he/she wants.
Just ask all the drive by software app downloads, they'll tell you this as well. And all of the parasites also know this. They're doing what's best for you...really...they are...
Andy 
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August 25th, 2003, 03:48 PM
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I installed the beta version of the new toolbar weeks ago. So far the popup blocker is showing 457 blocked popups - talk about a time saver  .
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August 25th, 2003, 10:44 PM
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I know this is probably a stupid question and I feel so old even asking it but what is a blog? I've heard the term and the Google Toolbar has Blog This but what is it?
Thanks,
Granny Kip
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August 25th, 2003, 11:08 PM
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blogger.com
<font face=verdana size=1 color=43639C> Know Google as you know yourself and you will live to fight many battles - Sun Tzu</font>
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August 25th, 2003, 11:27 PM
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That's just amazing. Wow. I feel so 20th Century.
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August 25th, 2003, 11:43 PM
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Hmmmmm...... I still dunno why people blog though? Like... don't they have better things to do?
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August 26th, 2003, 12:02 AM
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Since I've installed the Google toolbar, I've NEVER had a popup come up - and it's blocked well over 2000 of them annoying things.
The only pop-ups I still see are those irritating "slide in" pop up type windows, which don't seem to launch their own window like a normal pop-up does.
Anyone who wants to take revenge on pop-ups, the Google toolbar is for you. Also a handy webmaster tool, too.
Jim
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