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Google Chrome Extensions Launching this Week

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Posted in Pay-Per-Click, Social Media by cgseo
December 6, 2009

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

Tags:browser, chrome, collection, during-the-add, extensions, firefox-add-ons, google-chrome, linux, seo, sharing, Social Media, tools, windows
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Try Out Chrome OS on a Virtual Machine

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Posted in Social Media by admin
November 20, 2009

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

Tags:chrome, chromium, google-account, impression, linux, non-geek-people, open-the-chrome, search engine news, search-engine, seo, tools, torrent, video, virtual
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