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Google Browser RevolutionsGoogle Browser RevolutionsGoogle Browser Revolutions 09/24/2004 01:49 PM BBC NEWS: Rumours surround Google browser "Google-watcher and web-designer Jason Kottke said Google's interest in Mozilla was significant for another reason. He said the work that Google is doing on Gmail and Blogger show it is definitely interested in building software that more like familiar desktop programs rather than web applications. " That's the gist of the XUL theory I posted about yesterday said in a non tech way. eWeek: Is Google Ready to Browse?. I'm quoted on page 2: Web developer Pinder Johal, who first reported on his Blogzilla blog about sighting Google in a Mozilla bug report, has his doubts. He said he would expect other types of applications, such as instant messaging, to be a bigger priority for Google."There's nothing conclusive out there, but a lot of people are speculating," Johal said. "I'm still skeptical about it all. Other than an R&D type of thing, I don't think they're going to launch something like they did with Gmail." Thus concludes the Google Browser Trilogy. Unless of course Google releases it tomorrow. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Google Browser RevolutionsGrok Headline matches for Google Browser RevolutionsGoogle in the first Web browserGoogle in the first Web browser 06/17/2002 10:58 AM Noah Friedman comes thru again with this collection of Google screenshots in old Web browsers, including WorldWideWeb 0.16, one of the very very first Web browsers ever. Most interesting is probably WorldWideWeb 2.01, since it has images. Thanks, Noah! "The Google Browser""The Google Browser" 08/27/2004 01:45 PM The Google BrowserThe Google Browser 08/27/2004 01:51 PM Jason Kottke ponders whether Google is developing a Mozilla-based browser. It's obvious Google is up to something more than search, as illustrated by its recent acquisition of Picasa. Kottke believes that Google is building an operating system, and I share this belief when I think about an OS that lives on the net rather than everyone's desktop. Update: Steve Gillmor writes along similar lines. Google Browser?Google Browser? 09/20/2004 10:33 PM NY Post (they're never wrong!) is speculating that Google will launch a web browser based on the fact that they've hired a half-dozen key hires in recent weeks. GBrowser sounds like a pretty lame name. Maybe it will like this. Maybe it will be Mozilla based. There's even Bug 226572 - Google branded Mozilla browser with the last comment saying: This is a duplicate of a private bug about working with Google. So closing this one. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 213362 *** If not Mozilla can always see how they market "GBrowser" to non-geeks and copy that. More More evidence of a Google browser (kottke.org) Slashdot | Will Google Launch A Browser? Gmail is too creepy Google Browser coming .....Google Browser coming ..... 09/22/2004 12:33 PM  Robin Good's Column Robin Good reports from his today's column that the Google Browser is coming and this is a "must" read for everyone. Click here to read this excellent and very timely column. Google browser sighting?Google browser sighting? 06/05/2005 11:32 PM Silicon Valley Watcher says they have seen the tracks of the Google Browser. They don't show the full user agent though, so maybe their log analyzing software just got confused by the Google WAP Gateway or some such? A few non-Googlebot Google useragents: MOT-A835/70.20.18. MIB/2.2 Profile/MIDP-1.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0 (Google WAP Proxy/1.0) Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1),gzip(gfe) (via translate.google.com) UP.Browser/6.1.0.1.140 (Google CHTML Proxy/1.0) Mediapartners-Google/2.1 It's also curious the Googlebot sometimes is pretending to be Mozilla. Or was it someone... NewsFactor: Does Google Need a Browser?NewsFactor: Does Google Need a Browser? 02/01/2005 09:22 PM "But with open source development as the guiding principle behind Firefox, the notion of knocking off Microsoft's dominant browser is probably not a realistic goal..." Google browser in the works?Google browser in the works? 09/24/2004 01:55 AM CNET Asia Sep 24 2004 6:04AM GMT Google Browser May Be RealityGoogle Browser May Be Reality 09/23/2004 04:03 PM Search Engine Journal Sep 23 2004 7:54PM GMT Rumours over Google browserRumours over Google browser 09/26/2004 04:56 AM BBC Sep 26 2004 8:45AM GMT TouchGraph Google BrowserTouchGraph Google Browser 07/08/2002 11:51 PM TouchGraph GoogleBrowser lets you surf Google's "similar pages" networks in a Java applet. Here's a screenshot of the NYTimes's network. Meanwhile, Christopher Langreiter's Google Sets Visualizer lets you visualize concepts as related by Google sets. Here's a screen shot of connected philosophers.... New Google WebMap BrowserNew Google WebMap Browser 07/04/2002 04:28 PM An new app that maps websites relationships via backlinks. Must see for everyone in to search engine optimization. Google builds a browserGoogle builds a browser 09/21/2004 06:19 AM Strange stirrings at advertising broker Google to release a web browser?Google to release a web browser? 09/26/2004 06:52 PM W3Reports Sep 26 2004 10:09PM GMT Is Google working on a web browser!Is Google working on a web browser! 09/26/2004 11:20 AM Webindia123 Sep 26 2004 2:37PM GMT Is Google Building a BrowserIs Google Building a Browser 09/21/2004 10:11 PM BeSpacific Sep 22 2004 2:18AM GMT The Google Browser, ReloadedThe Google Browser, Reloaded 09/23/2004 03:22 AM After my last post, the bugzilla issue Bug 226572 - Google branded Mozilla browser had also been marked as private. I no longer have a copy of it in my cache. Does anyone else have a cached copy of it? The ironic part is that if work offline actually worked, or if i were using IE, i'd still have the cache of the bug! But from what I remember, it was created in 2003, and in the URL field, it pointed to this page: Simon Willison: The Google Browser. It contained mostly the same kind of chatter as the comments on the above post by bugzilla users. The only item of note was the "This is a duplicate of a private bug about working with Google. So closing this one." comment. It was made by Bart Decrem , who coordinates marketing and business affairs for the Mozilla project. *** There's a lot of speculation about mini-apps that Google could build in "GBrowser". Anything from Alexa-like "What's Related" in the form of a Livemarks folder to blogging tools to integrated ads when searching. All of those ideas seem okay, but don't seem substantial enough to me. But what can Mozilla do but no one else can? If it's just a matter of improving Adsense revenue, why not partner with Opera, which already has an integrated adbar? What is Mozilla's advantage? I think Google is interested in Mozilla because of one thing: enhancing XUL. They recently grabbed Joe Beda, the lead developer of Microsoft's Avalon user interface in Longhorn. And Avalon is basically XUL... sort of. To see an example of a XUL app on the web, check out the Mozilla Amazon Browser. In my opinion, XUL is a bit cludgy and not-ready-for-primetime yet. But if Google partners with Mozilla to work on it, to enchance it, they could have many uses for XUL for any of the apps they have. GMail is the most app-like webapp I've ever seen. They have pushed what you can do with a webapp's page-by-page format. And "performing tasks page-by-page is not always the most efficient way of doing things". I think they've reached the limit with what they can do with a hardcore DHTML system. Do they invest more into pushing DHTML to its limits? Once they reach that limit, where can they go from there? The answer: to an enhanced XUL application. Maybe they want to make a XUL version of Gmail? Googe Groups could be much better in XUL interface. XUL could make it easier to search and view threads. And related items could be an expanding tree under the search, etc... The current system is bulky. It uses frames! XUL isn't exactly Gmail-like "simple" though. It's a completely different way of interacting on the web. I still think it's a long way away before any widespread use. But it certainly has lots of possible uses worth investing in if you're Google. I still think we'll see a Google IM client before we see a Google Browser. Will Google Launch A Browser?Will Google Launch A Browser? 09/20/2004 08:37 PM "More evidence of a Google browser""More evidence of a Google browser" 09/22/2004 02:01 AM Google working on a new Web browserGoogle working on a new Web browser 09/25/2004 07:57 AM KeralaNext.com Sep 25 2004 11:46AM GMT Sci/Tech ; Google working on a new Web
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