Last Tuesday, Google prematurely let loose a post about Google Finance for Canada. It was a bit humorous, but I found the news quite boring in comparison to other Google blog posts.
Then, today, in a late-breaking story, there was another post!
A longer post!
About Google Finance Canada!
And though it was only less dry by a small margin, it will likely please Canadians who want their own Google Finance. Why should they be deprived of such fudgy goodness?
I adore the word Parenthetical.
I have hi-jacked the video if that’s all you want to see…
But first you will have to scan my words! HA! You’re trapped! All your eyeballs are belong to me!
Anyway, on the way back from Crazyville, where I am mayor, I read this at the Google Webmaster Blog:
The distinction between the main and the supplemental index is therefore continuing to narrow. Given all the progress that we’ve been able to make so far, and thinking ahead to future improvements, we’ve decided to stop labeling these URLs as “Supplemental Results.” Of course, you will continue to benefit from Google’s supplemental index being deeper and fresher.
I think that’s fantastic news for small business especially, because, more and more, the most focused surfer is looking for information in what may be relegated to the supplemental results area. Of course, supplemental results are hardly meant as a punishment per se, but it can feel like it.
Quote from the page which describes the video –> “Merlin Mann, a well known productivity guru and creator of the popular 43 folders website will talk about Getting Things Done, the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume email.”
My Thoughts –> I dream of the days when I can, even with a team, get my Inbox back down to zero. The Inbox on my desk? Piece of cake. My email Inbox? I dunno. BUT, he’s got tips on high volume email. I’m hoping to learn more about how to do everything without having a gajillion filters and labels, cuz I forget what they’re for.
The Video –> How I wish I had an arrow that pointed down. But I’m betting that you’re so cool that you’re able to scroll down.
Since we created our list of all the Google blogs and their corresponding feeds and discussion groups, two more have matured, bringing the grand total of blogs to 61.
Joining the list today we have the Google News blog, which has also just added a Google News discussion group, and the Google Finance blog, which has added a feature that updates your Google Calendar with finance quotes.
Edit*: Apparently we forgot the new Gmail Blog where the GMail video you can star in is being made, and the recently created Google Desktop API blog. They’re now on the list.
Also added to our Google blogs resource page: an OPML file for you to download, which is also in a location you can use to simply import them to your regular RSS feed subscriptions.
Today on Google Tuesdays, we’ve got a quickie review of the Google Reader Facebook App, an update of the Google Blogs list with OPML export, a few items of Google news and the addition of the Trustbait posts that were suposed to go out yesterday.
Everybody say “Yay!”
Google Tuesdays is likely to push out in two parts, starting with the aforementioned news and blogs items, with the App and Trustbait post tacked on in the evening. We shall start momentarily.
What if you’re like me, and have to overcome online shyness issues?
Take baby steps.
These specific tips might help too. 
Set a goal to comment more – pick a number that’s twice the number of comments you make per day and do that much commenting every other day this week.
Talk about other blog posts on your blog and send trackback links.
If you want people like me, who often refrain from commenting 50% of the time due to shyness, here’s a few suggestions for how you can get us to post more:
In my offline world, I’m shy around new people.
See, when I was growing up, we moved a lot, and as a bookworm, I didn’t have what you call “the social skills” as my fellow Waterboy fans will call it. Part of that little girl in me never grew up. In that way, I’m a lot like most people.
When I first came to the web, I was here to escape phone interactions and in-person chats, which makes me like a lot of people.
What makes me not like a lot of people was that I knew it wouldn’t last. I knew the popular kids would find a way for us to all interact online. And then…
Tinu Abayomi-Paul
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Morgan and Cindy Lighter
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