Predictions for Google's 2010

再一天就是2010年了,科技龍頭 Google 釋出了2010年的展望

1. Google Chrome's bookmark sync will be extended to sync the documents stored in Google Docs.
   這個舉動,應該會將 Google OS 推向成熟的作法,現在有用 Chrome 的人,應該已經覺得自己生活在雲端中。
   
2. Google will launch a service that indexes and ranks web applications.
   雲端中,不用安裝任何軟體,任何軟體,都是雲端。
   
3. Google will use different interfaces for displaying search results, depending on your query.
   又有新的搜尋介面,這是 Google 一貫的作風,今年有 Wolfram|Alpha 的刺激, Google 肯定會在搜尋結果上再作其他類似心智圖思考模式的重新歸類。
   
4. Google's search engine will group related results.
   這個雲端中的雲端,利用分散的力量,團結成新勢力。
   
5. Google Image Search will let you upload an image and will show related images from the web.
   哇…要影嚮 Flickr 等圖床的戰場了。
   
6. Google Street View's images will become searchable and Google will start to show information about different places in Street View.
   強化街景視圖的功能,可以同時運用於 Google Earth 及 Google Goggles。
   
7. Google will release an online development environment optimized for building web applications.
   雲端應用程式開放,將離線軟體推向雲端運用。
   
8. An open platform for search experiments: tweak Google's ranking factors, customize the interface and create a better search engine.
   在 Google 推出 Chrome OS 時,我想其中一個隱藏的用意就是將雲端推至個人,可運用個人電腦閒置時,變為雲的一部份。
   
9. Android will have more users than Windows Mobile.
   這個…是肯定的:)
   
10. Many browsers will copy Google Chrome's features: the simplified interface, the rapid development model, the lightweight extensions, sandboxing, compiling JavaScript code.
    不用說, FireFox 4.0 已經有實例。
     
    
11. Google Drive will finally launch, but it will only be an extended version of Google Docs. Instead of sending attachments, you'll be able to upload files to Google Drive from Gmail.
    雲端硬碟..我是覺得,多少還是可以用一下USB啦。
    
12. Google Wave won't become successful, but its features will be used in other Google products.
    啊…失敗。我自己用的心得是,資訊太多,發展的方式雖然像人類神經的結構,但是,神經結構視覺化後,反而會發散討論的主題性。不過,我很期待 Google 的 MicroBlog 的服務,一定會耳目一新。
    
13. Google will buy True Knowledge and will launch a fact search engine.
    
    坦白說…還沒用過… 
    
14. Gmail's spam filtering algorithms will be more transparent and you'll be able to define custom rules for flagging messages as spam.
    耶..雲端的防毒..快出吧。
    
15. Google Trends will show popular web sites from different categories.
    我常用 Google Trends ,每次用,都覺得「有 Google ,真好」。
    
16. Google Desktop will be discontinued and replaced by Google Quick Search Box.
    Google Desktop的資源,算是耗滿多的…對電腦資源錙銖比較的資訊咖,用的人不多。
    
17. If you use Google Chrome, you'll be able to use the most important features of Chrome OS.
    耶..真是個好消息。
    
18. Google users will be able to add comments and start conversations if they want to find some information about a hot topic.
    這應該是 Google Wave 與 MicroBlog 的轉型吧,搞不好還可以加上 Tag。
    
19. Google Toolbar will be available for Chrome and Google will start to bundle Chrome with Google Toolbar for IE.
    其實,現在有了 Chrome Extensions 比 Google Toolbar 好用,又可以自己選擇,此舉..該不會有殺手級應用吧。
    
20. Google will buy Spotify and make it available for free.
    音樂 for free?靜觀其變。