Google Toolbar – Now with Location
I used to live in the Google Toolbar (back in IE days) but now I’m on Safari and find I don’t miss it at all. Google just announced a new “Toolbar Lab” to get out new Toolbar features and the first one is out: it uses Google’s MyLocation (best known for its use on cell phones) to the browser without connecting it to your Google account. That location is used when you open Google Maps, for example, to center the map based on your current location. IE 6+ support only, US only. Download here.
The idea, most think, is to get location in use on the browser and then, you guessed it, tap into it for advertising…
- InformationWeek
- TechCrunch
