Googleholic for March 18, 2008

Google Maps allows user edits

Google Maps apparently has taken a liking to wiki-style "let the masses edit" approach to organizing and updating its Google Maps information. Not only can you edit information about places and locations, you can also add new ones that weren't there before. Just log into your Google account and start editing away.

If that smells like your cup of tea and you want another sip, check out the second video on how to add locations to Google Maps.

Google launches Google for Non-Profits

Google announced today its launch of Google for Non-Profits. In a nutshell, Google for Non-Profits is a collection of tools that non-profits can use as a cost effective way to operate "more efficiently" and use to promote their work. Essentially, Google for Non-Profits is just an omelet of Google services that non-profits might be interested in, which means that this isn't a new product per se. Nonetheless, it's a nice overview of the kind of services Google can offer non-profits. Way to go.

See semi-hidden Google Reader interaction statistics

Google Operating System has a piece on the interactions that Google Reader tracks but doesn't have an interface option for. For example, Google Reader actually keeps track of all the posts you've e-mailed to your contacts, but doesn't offer you an option to view a summary of such action. Well, that is, unless you go to:

http://www.google.com/reader/view/user/-/state/com.google/tracking-emailed

And now you can see! Check out more of these tracking URLs at the original Google Operating System's post.

DoubleClick employees to apply to Google to keep their job

Although Google is benevolent most of the time, it can't be all the time: DoubleClick employees have been asked to apply to keep their jobs. Which, on the one hand, could be good as Google continues to assure it has quality people on board, while on the other, is going to make people think that Google is going backwards on its "do no evil" stance. But, after a hard quarter, fiscal responsibility is what shareholders are most likely wanting to see, and keeping people on board even if they don't live up to Google standards is not going to work.

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