My Words, My Thoughts

So I have finally finished my second chrome extension. This post might seem a little geeky. Actually, its all geeky stuff

I heard about this chrome extension which updates your Google+ stream with updates from your FB news feed. I like the idea a lot but before installing it I came to know that the extension was extracting sensitive data without permission of the user. A little heartbroken I wondered if there is something better on the internet. (Un)fortunately I was not able to find anything. Therefore I decided to make my own extension to do this and Voila, here I am with it.

So here is a quick look at what I developed. You install the chrome extension:

And then I opened google+ to make it work.

Might not interest many but for the developer, its “AWESOME”

People have been talking about the new social network from Google, Google+. Many people believe it to be a replica of Facebook. On the other hand, die hard fan of Google technology see it as a promising social network with better user interactions.

I believe that both opinions are correct. And its not wrong of Google to copy FB. 5 billion users are now used to the interface provided by FB and they expect any new social network to build upon the existing framework. Therefore, I justify this step taken by Google+.

Also, they have introduced more features like Hangout and Circles to make G+ stand out. Till the time users do not start using these features they will not be able to understand the difference.

Anyways, coming back to the intention of the post, if you want to try out G+ but still want to feel familiar, try these steps to change the G+ style to FB.

1) Install “stylish” extension for Firefox or Chrome

2) Install the “stylish script” to convert G+ to FB from this link

Refresh the G+ page and you are ready to go.

I am still waiting for the invite to google+ but I have read about it and thought I should share this with others. The below post is from Gigaom. Hope I get the invite for this soon. Enjoy the read.

Google launched its much awaited and highly anticipated social networking platform today to a limited number of users. Dubbed Google+ (Plus), the service may take its cue from social networking giant Facebook, but in the end it is about the harsh reality of Google saving and enhancing its core franchise — Google Search. It is search (and, by extension, advertising) that made Google a company that has run afoul of the Federal Trade Commission because of its huge size and influence.

At the time of Google’s founding, search was broadly defined as a sifting through a directory of websites. As the web grew, search became all about pages. Google, with its PageRank, came to dominate that evolution of search.

Today, search is not just about pages, but also about people and the relevance of information to them.

Google’s senior executives — long dismissive of the idea of importance of social to search — were contrite during their briefing earlier this week. “It is about time we have come to the realization,” said Bradley Horowitz, vice president of product with Google, “If you don’t know people, then you can’t organize the information for people.”

Google’s realization — however late – that it needs to use social, location and other signals to enhance its core search platform is welcome. “Google needs to understand these relationships and basically use those to make search better,” said Vic Gundotra, Google’s senior vice president for Social in an hour-long briefing earlier this week.

Why? Because the the internet (and information) are expanding with such rapidity that there is no room for assumptions, and as such our systems need to adapt to this world of no (or alternatively infinite) assumptions. Google needs to adapt, and getting social and location signals is important for the company. Search is now search relevant to you in the context of your world — and that is where Google+ comes in.

What is Google Plus?

Is Google+ a destination like Facebook.com? Is it a social network? Is this an identity play? The answer to those questions is yes and no. Google’s Gundotra said that this is the first step by the company in its long social journey, which is going to evolve.

Today, you can get to Google Plus by visiting a website – Google.com/+. But it also travels with you across different Google web properties, thanks to a Google Toolbar. The toolbar is personal to you and allows you to share and send photos, videos, links or just simple messages. A notification icon informs you if others have shared stuff with you.

Google, Gundotra says, has leveraged its infrastructure to offer an array of services, and at the same time the company is attacking Facebook’s noticeable shortcoming — granular privacy that average folks can understand. More importantly it is trying hard to not be compared with Facebook.

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Its a beautiful day outside and I heard this song while I was driving to office. It is one of those songs which touch your heart if you are deeply in love. The music, the lyrics, the feeling, everything about the song is amazing. Though there are many more romantic songs which I like but this will always be one of the best.

And it feels more special when you sing the first line on the phone to your loved one and she sings back the next one. <3

Though I am not a kind of guy who surf internet for fashion but I came across these on a random website and boy did these catch my attention or what? If you love social networking or internet asa whole then these are for you. Wear what you love. These shoes are available for purchase for approximately $400. I was not able to locate where exactly you can buy these but I will update here if I ever find out.

Note: If you have an idea about where to get these, please share in the comments.

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Remember, few days ago I posted that commercial featuring the cute little kid in Darth Vander costume, well, he turns out to be as cute as we all expected.

With growing success of this commercial, this kid is the new sensation on internet these days

There are times when you listen to a song and it reminds you of how life would have been without that special someone. You are overwhelmed with the emotions and are reminded of the times you both spent in the past.

One song that made me feel like it was “The Man who can’t be moved” by “The Script“. Its a really nice song with some meaningful and heart touching lyrics. Enjoy.

Lyrics:
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I’m not gonna move
Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
Saying if you see this girl can you tell her where I am

Some try to hand me money, they don’t understand
I’m not broke I’m just a broken hearted man
I know it makes no sense, but what else can I do
How can I move on when I’ve been in love with you

‘Cause if one day you wake up and find that you’re missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you’ll come back here to the place that we’d meet
And you’d see me waiting for you on the corner of the street

So I’m not moving
I’m not moving

Policeman says son you can’t stay here
I said there’s someone I’m waiting for if it’s a day, a month, a year
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go

‘Cause if one day you wake up and find that you’re missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you’ll come back here to the place that we’d meet
And you see me waiting for you on the corner of the street

So I’m not moving
I’m not moving
I’m not moving
I’m not moving

People talk about the guy
Who’s waiting on a girl, oh whoa
There are no holes in his shoes
But a big hole in his world

Maybe I’ll get famous as the man who can’t be moved
And maybe you won’t mean to but you’ll see me on the news
And you’ll come running to the corner
‘Cause you’ll know it’s just for you

I’m the man who can’t be moved
I’m the man who can’t be moved

‘Cause if one day you wake up and find that you’re missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you’ll come back here to the place that we meet
Oh, you see me waiting for you on a corner of the street

So I’m not moving
(‘Cause if one day you wake up, find that you’re missing me)
I’m not moving
(And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be)
I’m not moving
(Thinking maybe you’ll come back here to the place that we’d meet)
I’m not moving
(Oh, you see me waiting for you on a corner of the street)

Going back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I’m not gonna move

Its been a while since I last talked about Google. Well, the search giants were not really in their strongest position during last few months. With the CEO stepping down from the position, its been a very tough time for Google. But they are back and this time they have something very interesting for the Art Lovers.

If you have seen Googl’s Street View technology then you may not be a lot surprised after you watch this. But still it will be a great thing to look at.

So, google has launched a new Project called “Google Art Project” and using this, you can virtually travel to different museums all over the globe. Google is still in process of adding more museums to the project but the ones they have are amazing too.

Link to the project is Google Project

Here are the few screenshots of what to expect

Its true that I have not seen even a single Star Wars flicks but I have gone through so many comments, jokes, blogs and memes about Star Wars that it does not surprise me how popular these were. But this Ad from Volkswagon is a really cute add. Though you cannot see the face of the child dressed as Darth Vander (for obvious reasons) but the rection from the child like disappointment when nothing moves because of his powers, or when looking at the dog, the body language is amazing. I usually don’t do post regarding Advertisements but this really caught my attention.

Bravo Volkswagon.