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Rob Schneider IS The Latest Microsoft Anti-Google Spokesperson

Rob Schneider IS The Latest Microsoft Anti-Google Spokesperson

By Chris Crum May 10, 2013 | 2 Comments

Microsoft has come out with a new attack-on-Google ad. You’re shocked right? This time it’s an Office ad called “Google Docs isn’t worth the gamble,” where Google Docs (which you might know better these days as Google Drive) is somehow …

Google Let's You Make Hall & Oates-Like Videos Google Let's You Make Hall & Oates-Like Videos
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Remember the Go Google Hall & Oates “mangobbler” video? Now you can make your own. “We love hearing about all the different ways people use collaboration in Docs – from creating shared grocery lists to co-authoring full length novels,” says …

Google Launches Apps For Docs, Sheets & Slides Google Launches Apps For Docs, Sheets & Slides

Google has launched Docs, Sheets and Slides (otherwise known as Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations) as apps in the Chrome Web Store, so you can start Google Drive projects more quickly. Chromebook users will see the apps in their apps list …

Google Drive Plays Nicer With Microsoft Word, Excel Google Drive Plays Nicer With Microsoft Word, Excel

Google announced that it has released some updates for import/export for Microsoft Word and Excel files to and from Google Drive. “Now, when converting a Microsoft Excel file to a Google spreadsheet, you’ll be able to import embedded pictures – …

Google Adds Your Google Drive Files To SERPs Google Adds Your Google Drive Files To SERPs

In August, Google launched a feature that surfaces your email messages from Gmail on web search results pages when relevant. It has only been available in an opt-in field trial so far, but it seems likely that this will become …

Google Drive Gets New Compact Mode And Search Box Google Drive Gets New Compact Mode And Search Box

Google announced a couple of new features for Google documents today. One allows you to click a button to free up some more visual space, and the other lets you take quick actions from a search box. “Ever wanted more …

Google Shuts Down Some More Services Google Shuts Down Some More Services
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Google has continued its “spring cleaning,” announcing that it will be shutting down some more services. Starting on Tuesday, it will start retiring AdSense for Feeds. It will close completely on December 3. Publishers can still use Feedburner URLs powered …

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Google Docs Drops Old Microsoft Office File Formats Google Docs Drops Old Microsoft Office File Formats
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This week, Google announced through a very short update to its official Google Apps update feed that Google Docs will be dropping export support for older Microsoft Office formats. As of October 1st, Google plans to eliminate the ability for …

Google Drive iOS And Android Apps Get New Features Google Drive iOS And Android Apps Get New Features

Google announced a few updates for its Google Drive apps for iOS and Android. The iOS app has added the ability to edit documents, a feature that has been available on the Android app for some time. Additionally, on the …

Google Adds Discussions To Google Drive Spreadsheets Google Adds Discussions To Google Drive Spreadsheets

Google announced that it is adding discussion functionality to spreadsheets in Google Drive. This is only a natural fit, as the feature was already available in documents and presentations. In collaborative efforts, users can hover over cells that have orange …

Google Drive Could Soon Get Images Like These Google Drive Could Soon Get Images Like These
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Google apparently has a deal with stock image bank ThinkStock, and is calling on users to select the ThinkStock images they like best, to expand the stock photo selection on Google Drive. These photos, will be able to be used …

Arielle Zuckerberg Now Part Of YOLO Meme Arielle Zuckerberg Now Part Of YOLO Meme

Google acquired Wildfire this week. It’s a social media marketing platform company, but Google also snagged a couple of Zuckerbergs along with the rest of the team. One is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Arielle, and the other, while not …

Google Offers Offline Editing and Drive for iOS Google Offers Offline Editing and Drive for iOS

Back in April Google introduced Drive, a safe place for us to save, share, and create all kinds of thing. Today, at the Google I/O conference they introduced a couple things we’ve all been waiting for. The first thing is …

Check Out What's New In The Google Drive SDK Check Out What's New In The Google Drive SDK
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Among all the product announcements and app updates from Google I/O, it’s easy to forget the developers. The people at Google I/O are there to learn. Those who couldn’t afford tickets or just weren’t fast enough to grab some will …

More Businesses Are Adopting Google Drive More Businesses Are Adopting Google Drive

During Google’s I/O keynote today, the company announced that businesses and governments are now more than ever “Going Google.” By “Going Google,” the company means that these organizations and groups are utilizing Drive, Gmail and the Google Docs suite of …

Collaborate With Dead Literary Giants In Google Docs Collaborate With Dead Literary Giants In Google Docs
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Back in April, after unveiling their brand new cloud storage service Drive, Google launched a mini campaign called “Gone Google” (or “Go Google”) to promote some of their most popular products – Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. The point, …

Google Acquires Mobile Office App Maker Quickoffice Google Acquires Mobile Office App Maker Quickoffice

Quickoffice, maker of productivity software for mobile devices, has been acquired by Google. The acquisition comes at a time when Google is preparing to transfer all files saved with Google Docs, which has been the company’s cloud-based office software, over …