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Twitter + Google URL shortener extension for Chrome browser
Will Google Nexus be a misadventure?
Perform DNS lookup from 34 different location checkpoints

Twitter + Google URL shortener extension for Chrome browser

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:14 AM PST

Google’s Chrome browser now supports extensions and the internet has been buzzing with information on new extensions out there. Literally hundreds of extensions are already out there for Chrome.

I am using Chrome a lot now a days and if I reflected on it a bit, I think I probably spend more time using Chrome than I use Firefox. I admit the real reason I use Firefox is for the amazing number of useful toolbars and add-ons it works with. I came across this Chrome extension which has managed to combine Twitter along with Google’s URL shortener Goo.gl.

Twitter + Google URL Shortener

Go ahead and download and install the extension to Chrome browser. Make sure your Chrome Browser is Chrome 4 beta version which supports extensions.
Once you are visiting a page you like and want to share it on Twitter, just click on the “g” symbol next to where the address bar ends.
It creates a short URL for you to share over Twitter.
Clicking on the familiar Twitter “t” symbol will take you to Twitter website. If you are logged into Twitter, you can write your message along with the link and share it.

Below is a video of how this extension can be used to share links.

Hope you find this useful and let me know what you think about this Chrome extension through your valuable comments.

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Will Google Nexus be a misadventure?

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 03:45 AM PST

Google has got into the hardware business with details spilling out across various tech blogs about the new Android powered Nexus One mobile phone. Google getting into making mobiles will mark a shift of focus from web services to a hardware product.

Expected Specifications of NexusOne by Google

Nexus will have a proximity sensor/light sensor along with a touch screen.
Nexus One will have Android running on it.
Specifications on a camera are not clear but it will support Google Goggles and hence it might come with a 5 MP camera.
It is expected to have WiFi Radio and Bluetooth.

What does Nexus One mean for Google?

I have no doubt that Nexus One will give a pretty strong push to the Android OS but this does mean Google is shifting some of its focus from internet services and products to a hardware product.

Microsoft which had done the same by entering the market with Xbox and b have not made any major breakthrough in term of huge financial windfall. But they have much deeper pockets compared to Google.

I wonder if this will be a misadventure for Google because inspite of having their customized hardware and Android OS, Google will finally have to convince carriers about adopting the Nexus phone.

What do you think about this new development? If Google gets this right could we see a Google Netbook powered by Chromium OS in a few years?

Let me know your thoughts through your comments.

Link: Gizmodo

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Perform DNS lookup from 34 different location checkpoints

Posted: 17 Dec 2009 12:21 AM PST

In a previous post I had written about a web service with which you can check if a website has any downtime and sends you an email notification. It can be quite handy for webmasters getting notified about a website’s downtime. Here is another service which will be really helpful for webmasters to carry out a DNS lookup from over 34 locations worldwide.

DNS lookup

Why carry out a DNS Lookup?

Often you might get a scenario that a website is facing downtime from where you are working but that is not the case for everyone.
It could be a server problem with the service which is hosting the website or it can even be a issue with DNS server of your ISP.
Here before trying out Google Public DNS or Open DNS you might want to carryout a DNS Lookup for the website using Just DNS Lookup. Just to know if the DNS is being resolved successfully across the world.

Just DNS Look up Screenshot

Just DNS Lookup

The format is pretty simple. Just visit the website and enter the URL for which you want to conduct a DNS lookup.
Once done you will get data from various location checkpoints the website will conduct on the URL.
There is no need to sign-up of register with the website to use this service.

So try it out for yourself and let me know if you found this useful through your comments.