Fresher query stats in Webmaster tools

Query stats in webmaster tools provide information about the search queries that most often return your site in the results.
Google changed the way to calculate them and how frequently, Google explain also in this post how they calculate query stats :
Fresher query stats in Official Google Webmaster Central Blog

Google Talk open for all

Google Talk is now open for all (Gmail accounts no longer required ); but there are still some features including chat histories and mail notifications that will only work if you sign into Google Talk with a Gmail account.

Now anyone can Talk

New version of Google Reader Today

Google launch today a new version of Google Reader with new features


Your inbox for the web in Official Google Blog
Google Reader

Google Transit add more cities

Google Transit Trip Planner added today five more cities to their coverage:
Eugene, Oregon
Honolulu, Hawaii
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Seattle, Washington
Tampa, Florida
Now riders in these cities (and Portland, of course) can use Google to plan trips using public transportation, and in some cities, compare the cost of public transportation with the cost of driving. You can also specify when you want to leave or arrive, and see different route possibilities.
Happy trails with Google Transit in Official Google Blog.

Google add weather to Google Calendar

Google add weather to Google Calendar:
"You can add web content events to your own calendar for weather forecasts, moon phases, and even Google doodles (those special-occasion logos you sometimes see on Google.com). Now you can be the first to know when there's a new one!"
Google Calendar does something about the weather
Google Calendar

AJAX Search API for Beta Blogger

Blogger template hacking-via-javascript:
Notable stuff:
- the sidebar's "Google Search" field searches multiple indexes (Web and BlogSearch), as well as individual sites (in this case the AJAX Search API blog, the Google blog and www.blogger.com) - you can customize all of these things
- the sidebar's "Video Search" field displays (and plays!) results inline
- links in the main blog section can dynamically link directly into the sidebar's embedded Map and Video boxes (try clicking the 'Sakana' and 'Jimi Hendrix' links)

AJAX Search API Hackery in blogger official blog
further details about the tweaks and integrations:
AJAX Search in TypePad and Blogger

Happy birthday Google

This week google celebrate Google's 8th birthday
a commemorative logo appears on today's homepage
How long is 8 years in Internet time?

Google explain his approach to content

After having legal problems with Belgium's newspapers content in Google News, Google try to explain his vision to using content that are in copyright;
Google's approach is explained: "effectively democratizing access to human knowledge" and "organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible" but also "bring benefit back to content owners by partnering with them"
Our approach to content in Official Google Blog.

New Google Notebook

Google launched a new improved version of Google Notebook with new features such a much slicker drag-and-drop UI to let you organize better, a trash bin for all your deleted items, and the ability to undo your last action. And now you can see your notebooks on your personalized homepage.

Google explain Google News case in Belgium

Google explain in official googleblog they did nothing wrong inof newspapers case in Belgium;
"Google News is no different than Google web search in this regard: We only ever show the headlines and a bit of text. If people want to read the entire story they have to click through to the newspaper’s website."
"And after all, it’s not just users that benefit from these links but publishers do too -- because we drive huge amounts of web traffic to their sites."
"if publishers don’t want their websites to appear in search results (most do) the robots.txt standard enables them to prevent automatically the indexing of their content"