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Google will be releasing next week: a version of our IE Toolbar for Firefox. It will most likely be released on July 7th.
- It will work with Firefox 1.0+
- It will work on Win2k/XP, MacOS X 10.2, and Linux 8.0+
- It has pretty much the same features as the latest IE toolbar except of course for things like the Popup Blocker
Also note that they are going to link to the 3rd party Googlebar.
Linux 8.0+
-But which version of the Windows Kernel will it run on?
-Cool, I just upgraded from Linux 7.9 last night
Honestly, though it is nice to see Google producing some software that will run on Linux.
Who needs a toolbar for firefox anyway when you already have the little search box in the upper right (which can switch to other search engines in 2 clicks) and the PR bar in the lower right (Goolge Pagerank Status extension)?
Well, that's true with this crowd, but there are Firefox users out there who are not webmasters/SEOs who just want the highlighting, and other bells and whistles that come with the Toolbar.
And they want all their ISBN numbers hyperlinked to Amazon.
Well, that's true with this crowd, but there are Firefox users out there who are not webmasters/SEOs who just want the highlighting, and other bells and whistles that come with the Toolbar.
I'll check it for sure but at the same time I wonder how many Goooogls are really here in secret?
Who needs a toolbar for firefox anyway when you already have the little search box in the upper right (which can switch to other search engines in 2 clicks) and the PR bar in the lower right (Goolge Pagerank Status extension)? - Physics
Is it just me, or does Fritz Schneider's writing style (see amznVibe's link) seem an awful lot like GoogleGuy's?
I'll just stick with saying that I really like Fritz's writing style. :) And if you can't get enough of that writing style, it looks like he co-wrote a book about Google, too: [google.com...]
361 pages..
Rats. Thought I'd nailed him this time! ;)
I see the relevance in this being Google's further support of FireFox which I see as a positive regardless of seo perspectives.
I see the relevance in this being Google's further support of FireFox which I see as a positive regardless of seo perspectives.
Alot has changed in the world of browsers over the past year or so.
Since I am still on win2k (along with alot of other people usually found in the corporate world)
there is no chance to go to IE 7.0 which is fine by me now that Firefox is mature.
Google also went to great lengths to support Firefox with their services like Maps which use alot of fancy dhtml (needing seperate and special code for both IE and Mozilla). It is yet to be seen if Microsoft will do the same effort (though I happen to know for a fact there are programmers working at MS wearing Firefox t-shirts these days).
Google understands that MSN = MS is a key competitor, and they realize that sometimes the best defense is a good offense.
A good way to put MSN = MS on the defensive is by whittling away at their monopoly position in the browser market.
So, Google should logically want to take steps to help Firefox become a widely known, mainstream alternative to IE, because this will ultimately help Google in its competitive battles with MSN = MS.
In the future, I suspect we will often see Google trying to give Firefox and Linux equal treatment with respect to the timing of new products, enhancements, etc.
No, I think it was the Earth Two Googleguy. This one is the Earth One Googleguy, but since the Florida Crisis, Earth Two Googleguy and Earth One Googleguy's histories have been merged so they are one and the same.
and as per starting of thread Google Bar for Mozilla will launch on/after 7th July 05.
This one is the Earth One Googleguy, but since the Florida Crisis...
LOL! "Florida Crisis" very clever. I wonder if anyone else appreciated that... :)
Now I just installed the Google Toolbar for Firefox :)
It doesn't seem to have PR :(
PR helped me decide if a site is trustworthy, I'm not talking SEO here I mean for my personal web use (I know PR is not perfect but it helps). The only reason I might keep the toolbar now is the highlighter.
