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When Google Suggest came out of Google labs and became the default option on Google.com, it bought many of the benefits by default to the masses. Google Suggest helped people to take advantage of the query suggesstion, where if you were unable to think of a good term to describe what you are trying to search for, Google suggest would revel relevant search terms in the search box automatically. It also displayed the more popular queries/keywords by showing the approximate number of results for that particular query.

Now, Google suggest is also suggesting ads. This comes after Google started showing ads on its popular Google Finance portal. Maybe signs of the current state of economy with Google trying to maximize as much real estate as possible

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Google has released an updated version of its Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer.

* The new Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer lets you Add gadgets to your Toolbar to view your favorite content from any site.

* You can also fill out web forms with a single click all due to a much improved AutoFill which also lets you keep multiple profiles.

* You can also access your Google Toolbar from any computer and restore your settings by saving your settings to your Google account.

* Another amazing feature is the ability to clip content as you browse through the web. You can store this content in your Google Notebook which is now fully integrated with the Google Toolbar.

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A high PageRank means Google tends to give the content on your site that much more importance. A high PageRank would also mean that your content will rank higher in search results.

Following is a list of sites who attained perfection with a PageRank 10.

1. Adobe : http://www.adobe.com

2. Apple : http://www.apple.com

3. Blogger : http://www.blogger.com

4. U.S Dept of Energy : http://www.energy.gov

5. U.S Govt Official Portal: http://www.firstgov.gov

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If you are one of those lucky people to have GMail 2.0, Gmail chat now gives you the option to integrate the popular AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) with your GMail account allowing you the option to chat with your AIM buddies right inside GMail. Your AIM buddies will populate your Gmail Contat list and you can search for them just like your GTalk contacts.

Once you’re signed in, just click the down arrow next to your status message and select Sign in to AIM. If this is your first time connecting, you’ll be prompted to enter your AIM screen name and password. Click Connect to continue.

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To clear your search history from the drop-down text box on the Google Toolbar:

1. Click on the Google logo on the Toolbar to access the drop-down menu.

2. Click on “View History” option

3. Select the “Clear History” option.

If you’d like to completely disable your Toolbar’s search history,

1. Click the “Settings” button on your Toolbar.

2. Select “options…” and in the Toolbar Options go to “More”

3. Deselect “Set and Keep search settings to Google”

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What is Google Web History?

You know that great web site you saw online and now can’t find? With Web History, you can view and search across web pages you’ve visited in the past, including Google searches. Web History also provides interesting trends on your web activity, such as which sites you visit most frequently and what your top searches are. Finally, Web History helps deliver more personalized search results based on what you’ve searched for and which sites you’ve visited.

You can access Google Web History by visiting www.google.com/history.

How to access your Google Web History?

Once you signed up for Google Web History, you can access it from any computer. All you need to do is go to Google Web History, sign in and you are taken to your Web History page. You can also click on “Web History” from your Google Accounts page.

Privacy and Personalization

If you share a computer and don’t want others to see your web activity, it is HIGHLY recommended that you always sign out of your Google Account when you are done. Web History data is stored online on Google’s servers, so unless you are signed in, no one can view your account.

Also, whenever you create a Google account, you are automatically signed in to a number of services like Google Calendar, Google Spreadsheets, Google Alerts and also Google Web History. If you wish to remove Web History service, log into your Google Account, click on “My Account” link, then click on “Edit” next to “My Services”. Then select “Delete Web History“.

Web History is only accessible by signing into your Google Account. So you can put those privacy concerns aside. If you have more doubts, you can visit Google’s Web History Privacy FAQ.

You can also see your web history in an RSS feed. To add your history to your RSS feed aggregator, click here.

Web History Restrictions

1. Your web history activity is only recorded when you are signed into your Google Account.

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What is Google PageRank?

Google PageRank (one word) is Google’s measure of the relative importance of a Web page on the Internet. The numbers rank from 0 to 10. The higher the number, the stronger the PageRank.

How is PageRank determined?

PageRank is calculated based on both the quantity and PageRank quality of your incoming links. The higher the PR of your incoming links, and the fewer outbound links there are on a page, the more PR is passed to your Web page. For example, a Web page with a fairly high Google PageRank of 6, but divided among many outbound links, might pass along much less PageRank than a PR4 page with only one or two outgoing links. It’s best to consider PageRank transfer on a case by case basis rather than as an overall blanket assessment. The number of variables is simply too high for easy calculations.

Is it important to have good PageRank?

Yes, as PageRank is part of the Google algorithm that determines where your blog or website will appear in the search engine results. Higher PR pages, especially for competitive keywords, will often be listed higher, but high PageRank is only one of about one hundred determining factors in the Google algorithm. It is not by any means the most important factor in search engine rankings.

How can I find out my Google PageRank?

PageRank is displayed in increasing amounts of green on a gauge on the Google Toolbar. The Google toolbar can be downloaded for a PC. Google bundles the Firefox web browser with the Google Toolbar. . The toolbar also displays a sampling of the page’s inbound links, but is not considered a reliable indicator of current PageRank. There is no Google Toolbar currently available for a Mac. Google maintains the true PageRank internally, and the toolbar display is generally agreed to be very inaccurate.

How to turn on PageRank in my Google Toolbar?

To turn on PageRank, follow the instructions below:

1. Click the Toolbar “Settings” button. Select Options.

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