Millions of Customers welcome Google Toolbar 4 (beta)
MIL/Agaencies, Jan 31, 2006.
Google is reported to have released its beta version (Google Toolbar 4), this they say is an updated version of searching toolbar used by millions. With this facility the user can add custom buttons which shall enable him to search his favorite site directly without going there. Over and above, the drop-down menu on the button itself reveals the latest headlines from that site.
The reported launch of their update shall facilitate the users to install the ready-made buttons from the Google Button Gallery. Web site owners will also be able to create custom buttons for their own sites, which can be shared with visitors (be sure to grab your PC Magazine button while visiting the gallery!).
The ABC News report states that the button shall let your share pages via blog (you need a Blogger.com account), e-mail (you need a Gmail account), or text message (SMS). There's also a Gmail button that can replace the Gmail notifier that sits in your taskbar.
One feature carried over from previous toolbar versions that we found particularly intriguing was AutoLink, which lets you convert the U.S. street addresses you encounter into links to online maps, saving you the trouble of cutting and pasting the address.
Other features that we liked are Highlight, which colors search terms on a Web page so you can find them easily; Word Find, which locates terms on a Web page; and WordTranslator, which translates English words into other languages.
The new toolbar adds a button that lets you sign into your Google account from anywhere, along with a green light icon that tells you you're signed in-one of several ways the toolbar encourages users to sign up for an account. As another example, it lets you easily bookmark a page and access your bookmarks from any computer, but only through your Google account.
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