Dear Google Friends,
Welcome to the March edition of the Google-Friends Newsletter! This
is your source for the inside scoop on the world's best search engine.
We have lots of exciting news we want to share with you, our most
loyal Googlers.
Become a Google Affiliate
Now you can reap financial as well as karmic rewards for telling
your friends about Google. By signing up for our affiliate program
at <http://www.google.com/affiliates/welcome.html> you'll be able
to place a Google search box on your site and begin receiving 3
cents for each search you send our way. It's our way of saying
thanks to all of you who have been spreading the word about
searching the Google way.
Add a Google Button to your Browser
Adding Google Browser Buttons to your personal toolbar gives you
convenient access to Google's great search technology from anywhere
on the web. The buttons are easy to add and will put the
information you need one click away from wherever you happen to be.
- The Google Search button enables you to search the Internet by
simply highlighting a word or phrase on the page you are viewing
and clicking the button. If no word is highlighted, the button
pops up a search box that you can use for a regular Google search.
- The GoogleScout button is useful for finding web pages that are
similar to the page you are viewing. For example, clicking the
GoogleScout button while viewing a company's page will often show
that company's competitors.
- The Google.com button takes you to directly to Google's home page
with just one click.
Vote for Google in Webby Award Contest
The Webbys are coming and Google is a finalist in the "technical
achievement" category!
Cast your vote for Google before May 11 to help us win "The
People's Voice Award" and you just might drive away in an Audi TT
Roadster. Vote at <http://www.webbyawards.com/peoplesvoice/> today!
Family Filter on the Way
We've heard your request for a "family filter", so in the coming
weeks we'll be introducing a safe Google search option. This is
useful for parents who want to shield their children from
objectionable content that may appear in results for seemingly
innocent searches. Stay tuned!
Google Goes International
Hold on to your beret. Google will soon be going French. And
German. And Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch,
Norwegian, and Danish. With so many of our loyal users around the
world, it only seems fair to offer our search services in a variety
of linguistic flavors. A launch date isn't set yet, but it will be
bientôt.
We'll Just Tell You Once: No More Duplicate Results
Expect less from Google . . . less in the way of duplicate results!
Thanks to some engineering wizardry, we've dramatically reduced
those pesky duplicate entries. This means better results returned
with each search query.
Another improvement you may notice is a reduction in the number of
returns from a single site. This means even if there are thousands
of relevant pages on a single computer, you'll only get the first
two, plus a link to "more results from host.com". In the old days
you might have waded through multiple pages of results from one
machine before getting to the next entry. Try searching on
"java" and you'll see why this is so important.
Free WebSearch On Your Site Update
Add the world's best search engine to your site-for free! More
than 13,000 sites have done so already in the six weeks since we've
launched this program. Free WebSearch lets you put your logo on
Google search returns with a link back to your site. Find more
information at <http://services.google.com/cobrand/free_trial>.
If you would prefer to earn cash by sending people directly to
Google, check out our new affiliate program at
<http://www.google.com/affiliates/welcome.html>.
Subscribe to Our High-End Silver/Gold Search Packages
Do you represent a small business that's looking to add low-cost,
no-hassle, high-quality search functionality to your site?
Consider our Silver and Gold WebSearch packages, which provide a
fully customized interface and extensive reporting services.
We've automated the process so you can subscribe and pay all at
one site: <http://www.google.com/websearch_programs.html>.
Advertise on Google
Do you need to reach net-savvy, highly experienced Google users
like yourself? Google now offers text-based, highly targeted
advertising served along with search results to enhance the Google
search experience.
Find more information about our Ad program at
<http://www.google.com/adv/intro.html>
