Its confirmed. Google buys youtube for $1.6 billion

Google Inc. said Monday it's buying No. 1 Internet video sharing Web site YouTube Inc. for $1.65 billion in stock. The deal is regarded as a largely defensive one that leapfrogs Google into a leading role in a burgeoning Internet marketplace

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Playing Google Videos In Windows Media Player

Turns out that Google Video downloads, called .gvi files, are just standard .avi files that have been altered to be unplayable in Windows Media Player. When you click in Google Video to download a video to Windows/Mac, you download a .gvp bookmark, which loads Google Video Player and downloads the appropriate .gvi file...

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Google Unveils New Blogger Beta

Google is about to undergo a substantial upgrade that will improve its usability and help it catch up to some of the newer blogs.

This upgrade gives Blogger "tags," along with easier ways to layout your blog (it uses some ajax). For more information, check out the article (link below) ot try it out yourself @ Beta.Blogger.com.

Also, visit my beta blog @ BetaBlogByRichie.blogger.com.

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Google Cheat Sheets (Version 1.04)

This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas.

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Gmail Signature Generator

I've seen some before, but this beats them all hands down. Hosts signatures too.

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