I am a bit excited and happy while writing this post.

The Internet Google is celebrating the 64th Independence Day of Pakistan (14 August 2011) by changing their Search Engine Homepage (Pakistani Version http://www.google.com.pk) Logo into a Special Pakistani Logo.

The name of this Logo has been kept “Pakistan Independence Day” and as the name suggests the user is redirected to Google Search Results to the same term. This is the first time Google has given importance to Internet User’s of Pakistan.

If we think it on a perspective, this is really good news for IT Industry of Pakistan. As Pakistan is still facing growth in its Information Technology Sector and Technology penetration within the country has been at low levels but this Logo change by Google indicates the acknowledgment of huge growth potential within Pakistani IT Industry.

As the amount of Internet User’s has been rising in Pakistan this is a good step by Google. Since early 2010 I have been posting news about “Google Doodle Changes” but this time around i am overjoyed by covering this news with you. After this Logo change Google has turned my favorite Company.

Wishing a Happy 64th Birthday to Pakistan and Happy Independence Day to all Pakistani’s. Let’s just not forget how much our ancestor’s have sacrificed for this country. We have to Stand United as One Nation and Have to work ceaselessly towards prosperity of Pakistan. May Allah Bless Pakistan Ameen. Pakistan Zindabaad. Long Live Pakistan.

Get an Invite for Google + Social Network

Since yesterday when Google Officially announced test sign ups for its latest social network called Google +1 a lot of people have been found desperate over the internet searching for an invite to early join this highly anticipated Google + social network.

Google opened invites to join Google + social network yesterday but the invites have been blocked due to high demand and large volumes of sign ups within few hours. Its not far away when Google will launch its Google + social network for the general public but during the early phase the social network will only be used by selected personalities who managed to get an invite.

The invite for Google + has gone viral to such an extent that i heard people charging $27 on eBay to sell an invite to join the new generation social network.

Get an Invite for Google + Social Network

Well currently the invite for Google + social networks have been closed.

In order to score an invite the user’s can sign in to their Gmail or any other Google accounts and open

Google +

The user needs to enter his full name and email id and press the button submit. Google will automatically send you an invite when the invites are opened or will inform you the procedure for signing up to the Google + social network.

It is highly advised not to get trapped in any internet scams. People who are charging money for an invite towards joining Google + social network should be ignored and if a user buys an invite it will be useless because the invites already available are also suspended due large volumes of active user’s on the Google + social network.

Google + Social Network a Brief Introduction:-

Overall Google + is the upcoming sensation in the world of social media and Google will have an edge over Facebook that is disliked by many due to data privacy, abusiveness and ethical issues.

Google + has all the features within the facebook but with a better taste and enhanced user interface. Some extraordinary features like Group Video Chat called “Google Hangout’s” are making Google + one of the most attractive things over the internet.

Websites are talking about Google + and web is filled with reviews about Google +. In short Google + will soon overtake other social networks to gain number 1 spot in social media.

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Google (Android 4.0) Ice Cream Sandwitch OS might Debut with Google Nexus Prime manufactured by Samsung

We have been hearing rumors regarding one of the most awaited Google (Android 4.0) Ice Cream Sandwich OS powered Smart Phone. For those who missed our earlier coverage i would provide a brief recap Google used to have two different versions of its Android Operating System for the Smart Phones and Tablet Devices. The Smart Phones used Google Android Gingerbread OS while Tablet Devices used Android Honeycomb OS. A few weeks ago Google unveiled Android 4.0 Google Ice Cream Sandwich OS which combines both Android Gingerbread OS and Honeycomb OS to launch a universal Ice Cream sandwich OS that can be used in universally in all Google Devices no matter its a smart phone or a tablet computer.

Since the announcement of Google Ice Cream Sandwich OS a lot of sources over the internet are speculating about the first Smart Phone or Tablet Device that will use Google Ice Cream sandwich OS. It is expected that Google Ice Cream Sandwich is expected to arrive by the fourth quarter of 2011. In the end of June 2011 when the Google Ice cream Sandwich Phone could have entered its finalization stage some stories have further turned up the heat which suggest Samsung will be manufacturing the handset for Ice cream Sandwich powered Google Nexus Prime. The debutant Google Ice Cream Sandwich OS Phone could be named “Google Nexus Prime”.

Although nothing has been announced officially by the Google Authorities so this still remains a rumor. Some websites are claiming the features of the phone that suggest the possible Google Nexus Prime could feature a nix physical menu keys going forward, a 720p resolution display and the screen could be branded as “Super Amoled HD” Display. The Processor used in the phone could be “OMAP4460″. The phone would not have any carrier pre loads, OEM customizations or Google might work with multiple mobile carriers to provide services.

Nothing can be confirmed until yet but some indication towards “Samsung” manufactured handset might suggest a reasonable price being offered for the device. Let’s wait and watch until something official leaks out of Google Authorities. Stay Tuned for more exciting updates

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Google First World’s Fair 160th Anniversary Celebration Logo

The Internet Giant Google is today celebrating the 160th Anniversary of the First World’s Fair. For this reason Today the Logo on the Google Search page The Google doodle represents a drawing on the World’s First Fair, Expo or Exhibition what one can say.

The animated Logo has a magnifying glass that depicts a larger view of the items in the logo but disappears when the logo is clicked while a normal logo remains active. The hyperlink attached to the Google logo takes to the Google search results page for the World’s first fair, Expo or exhibition.

Describing some history about the world’s First Fair According to Wikipedia

“World’s Fair, World Fair, Universal Exposition, and World Expo (expo short for “exposition”), are names given to various large public exhibitions held in different parts of the world. The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, United Kingdom in 1851 under the title “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations”.

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Today is 22 April 2011 and the earth day. Google is celebrating the earth day by a new search engine doodle.

Describing the history of Earth Day it was first celebrated in the United States of America in 1970 but later went International. The motto behind earth day is to raise awareness among the citizens for the planet earth natural environment.

The activities that are harmful for the environment are causing depletion and damage to the earth’s natural resources.

Currently almost 175 countries celebrate earth day some at Government level and some countries celebrate earth week.

This is how the Google Doodle for Earth Day appeared on the Google search engine home page. The image is static but Google showed animated .gif image. when user click on the doodle it takes them to the Google search results page for the earth day.

The Internet Giant Google does not miss any opportunity to multiply its exposure when it comes to marketing tactics. Whether it is a new update in its services or the launch of a new product Google keeps everything going smoothly to end up achieving more visibility within the eyes of ordinary user’s.

It was 1st April 2010 when we shared a big joke from Google with the ordinary Gmail user’s see the post written by Rise Dream on 31st March 2010 “Gmail suffers Technical Error“.

Now Google Does the same this year 2011 but with a different kind of joke for celebrating the April Fool’s Day. At least in 2011 they never made us waiting for so long to disclose the reality of the Google Data Center Break Down.

Let me share how i discovered Gmail Motion. I was browsing my Gmail today when i saw a notification on the main Gmail page once I logged out of my Gmail Account. Last year i saw the April Fool notification at the same place once i logged out of my account.

The notification indicated that a new service has been launched by Google named “Gmail Motion Beta” that is the new way of interaction with the computer through human gestures.

A complete page was created with a you tube video embedded. The page existed here on 1st April 2011

Google Motion Beta

Full entices were created on this page that claimed health advantages when people will do more physical activity through this feature. The Page claimed that only a webcam needs to be installed on the computer and once the human body moves the computer interprets the motion into commands however this is practically impossible until the next couple of years.

When i clicked on the “Try Gmail Motion Button” with dark blue background a pop up notification emerged taunting “April Fools”. Gmail Motion does not exist and close this silly box.

I was surprised at the Business Development Department of Google Inc they are thinking ahead of us and have really moved me a little and the fact is more clear that in order to be a market leader you need to be proactive in generating new ideas to convince customers.

Since February 2011 a lot has been happening on Google Search Engine. In the late February 2011 we heard the Google Algorithm Update to penalize websites consisting of spam and content farms. This algorithm caused a lot of damage to SEO companies.

Now in late March 2011 Google has rolled out Google +1 Button in its Search Results. Google +1 Button will let the user’s recommend popular web pages to their family, friends and other contacts.

Although a lot of speculation was created in December 2010 when reports claimed the leaked image of Google +1 and claimed it resembled Facebook Like Button.

Now when some official announcements have been witnesses i could judge from the first glimpse the Google +1 button seems to be unique and useful.

In order to use Google likes one needs to have a public Google Profile.

The dynamics of the working Google +1 is based on the idea when a user searches for something and finds a thing really informative, well written and useful he may recommend that website to his other contacts. Although only the contacts existing in the Gmail Profile will be notified about the shared search result. The shares by the user may be visible to public or may be hidden if the user is using +1 button to create a directory of cool web links he has searched on Google.

Some sources claim that this +1 Google Button will have no effect on the rankings of websites in Google Search Engine at least in the initial days but one could not turn down the possibility of consideration of this feature in constructing Google Search Results Ranking for the upcoming days.

However the release of this new Google +1 button has been announced but still it will take some time for it to be completely integrated within the Google search results.

The innovation in Google is making Google a leader in internet Industry and an example for other companies to follow. It’s a good idea but lets see the technical and social aspects of this service once this service is officially rolled out by Google.

Google Chrome 10 Web Browser Stable Release

Google has released the stable version of its Google chrome Web Browser that can be called as Google Chrome 10.

If you are an existing user of Google Chrome Web Browser then your Web Browser will be updated automatically otherwise fresh copy can be downloaded from Google Chrome Website

This new stable version has the some improvements in speed and security as compared to the preceding versions.

Improvements in Google Chrome 10

• Complex web apps will  run more  quickly and responsively.
• 66% improvement in Java Script performance on V8 benchmark suite.
• The new interface allows settings to be made easily through the addition of a search box that displays the settings user is looking for as the user types in the search box.
• For those user’s who save passwords, quick logging to frequently visited websites is enabled even if computers are switched by synchronizing saved passwords across computers.
• The synchronized passwords may be encrypted with secret pass phrase for security of passwords.
• The user’s running windows vista or higher may experience additional layer of protection against malicious web pages.

Lets how much web browser market share improvement will Google experience from the latest Google Chrome 10. How will the Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Microsoft respond to this updated web browser. Lets wait and watch until then stay tuned to risedream.com.

via Google Blog

Google Docs adds support for 12 new file formats

Google has today announced addition of support for viewing 12 more types of file formats online with Google Docs. The New Formats that were previously incompatible but now executable in Google Docs are listed below

* Microsoft Excel (.XLS and .XLSX)
* Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 / 2010 (.PPTX)
* Apple Pages (.PAGES)
* Adobe Illustrator (.AI)
* Adobe Photoshop (.PSD)
* Autodesk AutoCad (.DXF)
* Scalable Vector Graphics (.SVG)
* PostScript (.EPS, .PS)
* TrueType (.TTF)
* XML Paper Specification (.XPS)

Google docs now also supports important file formats like DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS and XLSX. Moreover quick viewing capabilities for many of the most popular and highly-requested document and image types is now added.

Google Docs which is a very handy tool by Google is mostly used by Gmail User’s to view any .pdf file or power point presentation file online that they receive as an attachment to an email message.

Viewing files online in Google Docs is beneficial as it protects the user’s from downloading malicious or infected files while on the other hands speeds up the process by saving time of downloading the attached file from the email message first, then scanning for viruses and lastly opening and viewing the file.

As Google Docs can be used for any website with full chrome or as an add on so this step may increase the popularity of Google Docs in future.

It is very nice to see support for some very important file formats. I myself tried to open .doc extension file that I received as an attachment to an email message but it was not easy. Now Google has solved this problem and added support for more important file formats specially the Microsoft Excel files.

Google which is capturing a high percentage of Market Share in the Industry through excellent and reliable services has progressed one step forward in its competition with Microsoft Office 2010 with extended Web Capabilities. Google Docs is becoming popular especially in Gmail User’s so it is now a possibility that Google Docs may soon become a highly used online document handling tool especially for business personalities.

Lets see how other rivals of Google Docs respond to this update of Software by Google Docs and how much more user’s will Google Docs be able to engage through offering high quality service.

The Internet Giant Google is indulging into a lot of new feature additions of its existent services.  Recently on the Official Gmail Blog Google has expressed its Intentions of launching the Google Cloud Printing feature very soon.

What is Google Cloud Print

Google Cloud Print facility is a Web Application that allows a user to remotely instruct a tangible printer for printing the hard copy of a soft document or email attachment.

Google Cloud Service allows a user easy remote access to physical printers when he is away from those.

Requirements

The Newly launched feature Google Cloud Printing will be compatible to work with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and iOS Devices. Mac and Linux Support is expected to roll out soon.

Mechanism

Google Cloud Print App connects with the allowed Physical Printer that has access to the Internet. Once the printer is connected to the Google Cloud Print service the Ordinary Apps in the Smart Phones or Laptops may send the requisition of printing an email attachment or any other soft copy document to the Google Cloud Printing Service.

Once Google Cloud Print receives the demand it can print hard copies from the connected and compatible tangible printer no matter how far away from the instructor they are located.

Quick Review

Although Google Cloud Print is a very good service but it is more suitable to the needs of high class business men as other organisations will seldom allow remote access to their assets like tangible printers. Google may look forward in introducing any type of wireless transmission printing option in future. The Google Cloud Service looks attractive from the first glimpse but nothing much could be said until is available for use.

Hey all the Cool Guyz and Gals How are you Doing?. I have a good news to share with all you Gmail User’s.

One of the leading Email Service Provider Website Gmail has extended its Free Voice Calls service in Canada and US Service for the entire of the year 2011.

Gmail Voice calling Feature is currently available to only U.S based Gmail User’s.

Earlier Gmail targeted the Deadline by the end of the year 2010 after which they will start charging for the Calls but reviewing a handsome response from the Gmail User’s Gmail Authorities have decided to continue offering free calls service for the Entire of the year 2011.

This means if a person makes Voice Calls through his Gmail Account by Dialing a Phone Number it is equivalent to dialing a Phone Number through a Phone Handset and free of Cost Calls can be executed within US and Canada.

Back in August 2010 Gmail launched its unique and strong service that allowed the User’s of Gmail to make voice Calls anywhere in the World. To make their Service Succeed among the masses Gmail allowed free of cost Voice Calls for the entire 2010 within the Territory of United States of America and Canada while Gmail charged a little amount of money for making calls to other Countries. See Our Last Post related to Gmail Free Voice Calling Feature.

Overall this is a Good Feature but this free calls service should be extended to other Countries especially Pakistan because after that Gmail will be extremely Popular here. Gmail is providing Quality Services and it should continue offering such services so that Ordinary User’s extract some benefit out of their Services.

To Know More about this service Visit Gmail Calls

Happy Birthday Google.

Google the Internet Giant that caused a Revolution in the World of Internet has Completed its 12 Years of Excellence.

Google was Launched on 27 September 1998. At that time no body knew that this Company is the Upcoming Internet Giant.

12 Years Ago a Normal individual was unable to  Speculate that Google will Cross Cultural and Geographical Barriers, will reach beyond boundaries and will take an Integral Part in Lives of Internet Users.

I Just Love Google for Being One of the Best and Innovative Search Engines and Google Web Mail Service Gmail is really Fabulous and Appreciative.

We Wish a happy Birthday to Our Friend Search Engine Google and Hope the Series of Excitement and Convinience offered by Google will grow with the Passage of Time. Thanks Google for Making Our Internet Lives Better.