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Don’t look now guys, but only 16 months after it was officially released, Google Chrome is now the world’s no. 3 browser , based on Net Applications’ web browser usage data for December. What makes this more interesting is that Chrome has edged out Apple Safari which has been occupaying the third spot next to Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer. Google Chrome registered a 4.63% market share while Safari got 4.46% making it the no.4 browser for the first time. It is also worthwhile to note that Google just released the beta editions of Chrome for both Mac and Linux so it is most likely that this brought a sudden surge to its market share. While Safari may have slipped down to the no. 4 spot, it still managed to increase by 0.1%. Not unlike IE and Firefox which both suffered minor setbacks with 0.92% and 0.1% decrease in market share respectively. Joining Google Chrome and Apple Safari with increases in market share is Opera’s web browser which managed to get 2.4% of the browser market. Net Applications’ data was based on usage share from the 40,000 sites it monitors for clients. This amounts to 160 million unique visitors monthly. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Chrome is Now the No. 3
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Is Google up to something when user login for Chrome OS was moved to the Chrome browser instead? We couldn’t help but agree with Arrington’s belief that Google might just be setting the stage for the actual login interface for the Chrome OS, which could be by using Google Friend Connect. But that’s in the future, what’s the issue now is why Google decided to move user login of Chrome OS to Chrome Browser? Well, we could all probably think that browser-enabled OS login has its benefits. Synching of accounts could be easier and somehow proves that you can actually login to Chrome OS in any machine. It would be interesting to know how potential users of Chrome OS would react to the idea of logging in to Chrome OS from the browser and not upon booting up. Likewise, perhaps more specific features should also announced later on. With Google Chrome OS bound for success, it will be a sight to see how Google is going to integrate its Google Friend Connect service to the Google Chrome OS. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Moves Chrome OS Login to Chrome
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Couldn’t decide on what to get for your techie friends who got almost all the gizmos released this year? Google has a solution for that. How about giving them the gift of Google Chrome instead? Google quietly rolls out this new marketing campaign for its Chrome browser. It’s actually a neat and clever way of marketing the Chrome Browser, tying it up with the Christmas festivites. The idea is, you as the gift giver can prepare an interactive online greeting card introducing Google Chrome to a friend. The link goes to your friend’s email which if he clicked will lead him to a site where he will be introduced to Google Chrome. You can customize the Christmas greeting by putting your photos or attaching your videos to the electronic Christmas card as well as type in a personalized message. Of course the bottomline is that Google hopes that your friend who believe you so much will download Google Chrome. It’s really a neat and clever idea, although the site doesn’t load so fast which is ironic since Google is promoting Chrome as a fast browser. I hope my friends would not even think of sending me this gift since I’ve been using Google Chome since it was first launched. I have it installed in my desktop PC, Mac and Eee PC netbook. I would prefer an iTunes gift card or Amazon GC instead. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Give the Gift of Google Chrome this
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Google has introduced two new search-related features – universal search features to Google Suggest and Quick Scroll extension for Google Chrome. Both features are aimed at making it easier and faster for users to find the information they need and are good examples of how Google is extending the power of Google search beyond the results page. Universal search feature adds more suggested search terms beneath the Google search box after you’ve typed in your search query. So instead of getting the answers to search specific search query on the results page itself, the answer to search query can now be displayed below the suggested terms. This feature is of course available only for search queries with direct and specific answers. Google has also introduced a new Google Chrome Extension called Quick Scroll. What this Chrome extension does is to let you use Google search features even after you leave the search results pages – that is after you’ve clicked on a search results link and you are now actually on the search result. Quick Scroll will display a small black box on the lower right portion of the screen. This box contains snippets of text culled from the page content that you viewing. And these texts are clickable and are anchored on specific parts of the page. It’s like a research assistant. You can use this feature only if you’ve installed Google Chrome 4 beta and have enabled the Chrome Extension feature. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google’s Universal Search Suggest & Quick Scroll Chrome
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Google will be opening up its Chrome Extensions Gallery to the public sometime in the next week according to two sources and TechCrunch, possibly during the Add-On-Conference where Google Chrome is a sponsor of the event. Google Chrome had opened up its Extensions Gallery to developers in November, and the gallery seems to almost be ready for prime time. The addition of extensions to Google Chrome will not just make many casual users of Google Chrome happier, but also lead to customization of the browser which will lead to expanded usage and more user loyalty. Essentially, Extensions are to Chrome what Addons are to Firefox. Apparently, the Extensions Gallery will be much like the Chrome Themes Gallery. It will be a page that lists a bunch of extensions and has a button to one-click download the ones you want. Presumably there will also be a link to learn more about what each extension actually does. Initially, Extension support will only be for the Windows-based version of Chrome. Even though the launch of the beta version of Chrome for Mac is imminent, that version will not have extension support built-in. However, the latest builds of Chromium (the open-source browser that Chrome is built off of) for Mac does support extensions, and even has an extension manager that works. It would appear that the Linux build of Chrome will support extensions whenever that beta is available. Personally, I’m incredibly excited to see the collection of Chrome extensions which make my job easier roll out, including SEO and search marketing oriented extensions. One such extension which has been Shareaholic , one of my favorite social media extensions which assists in the sharing of sites to cross pollinate social media networks. Here’s a preview of their Chrome extension (also from TechCrunch ). If you have an extension for Chrome, you can upload it to the Google Chrome Extension Developer Dashboard . What Extensions or current Firefox Add-ons do you want to see added to Chrome? Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Chrome Extensions Launching this
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So you’ve read all about it, seen all the video materials, the what’s not and what is – of the Chrome OS , that is. What’s left now is how you can actually have a look and feel of it in action, or at least almost in action. Over at TechCrunch , they are running a piece on how you could possibly run Chrome OS using the available materials. The whole process might seem easy but I bet it is not for non-geek people like us. It will require you to download an image of the Chrome OS either here or here . The first file is a Torrent version and you need to extract it from the .BZ2 format. After getting the Chrome OS file, you need to download and get VirtualBox running on your machine – that is you need to create a virtual machine. The process involves: naming your Chromium OS build choose Linux as OS allocate ample memory to your VM use existing hard disk open the Chrome OS image select hard disk image Then hopefully you did the process correctly. You’d know you’ve successfully installed the Chrome OS on your newly created VM when the screen turns dark and you’ll see the Chromium splash screen. You will then need to log in using a valid Google Account ID, either your existing ID or a newly created one. And that’s pretty much it. If you’re brave and patient enough to do all those steps and successfully fired up Chrome OS on a VM, we would like to know your impression. Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Try Out Chrome OS on a Virtual
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As soon as Google goes official with the Chrome OS, every tech people I know jumped into it. Each with his own comments, impressions and ideas on what was made available by Google so far. You’ve read about our earlier report as well as Google’s own announcement . Now here’s what other bright minds in the tech world have to say about the Google Chrome OS. Let’s begin with SEJ’s very own Loren and what he has to say on what was announced today about the Google Chrome OS. Got this comment from Loren via IM. If Chrome OS does for my computing experience what Chrome Browser has done for my web srufing & searching experience, I’m a Google OS user for life. Brad Linder of Download Squad : Google ChromeOS: It’s basically a modified browser that runs web apps. Adam Ostrow of Mashable : Chrome the browser essentially is Chrome the operating system. Applications live on the web, anything you save is available from anywhere, and Google says the current version boots in 7 seconds. StuffTV gave an essential point : Speedy Chrome OS will need dedicated hardware. Boy Genius Report’s take: Google has said flat out they designed the Chrome OS with three things in mind: speed, simplicity, and security, so we are going break down some of the finer points they touched upon under these pretenses. Dan Frommer of Business Insider was pleased with the potential of Chrome OS on netbooks: The whole point of the operating system — meant for simple computers and launching in about a year — is that it’s based on a Web browser, so don’t get too excited. It looks like a Web browser. And it actually looks pretty good. We’re curious to see how the Apple tablet pans out, but if we ever had to buy a netbook, we’d seriously consider one running Chrome OS as opposed to Windows. Larry Dignan thinks that Chrome OS may not be for everyone : My hunch is it may a (take) while to get consumers to believe that “every application is a Web application. Nilay Patel of Engadget has this to say: As far as going to market, Google’s not talking details until the targeted launch at the end of next year, but Chrome OS won’t run on just anything — there’ll be specific reference hardware. For example, Chrome OS won’t work with standard hard drives, just SSDs, but Google is supporting both x86 and ARM CPUs. That also means you won’t be able to just download Chrome OS and go, you’ll have to buy a Chrome OS device approved by Google. Patrick Goss of TechRadar believes (and I agree) that Chrome OS won’t replace Windows just yet: But Chrome OS is a seismic change from what people are expecting; and Google’s assertion that this is meant to be for secondary devices means that this is not meant to replace Windows – at least not yet. Eric Schonfeld thinks Google is making Chrome OS too simple : Rather than support Android apps and other sorts of apps, there is only one kind of app Google is interested in: the Web app. Chrome OS is all about making Web apps the only apps you will ever need. Which kind of makes you wonder how long we’ll need Android apps, or iPhone apps for that matter, because you know it is only a matter of time before a phone comes out running on Chrome OS. So, what’s your take on what was just announced by Google about Chrome OS? Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Google Chrome OS News Round-Up, What’s Your
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