MAP LABS

Google Maps has a “labs” feature. Click the little green bottle icon when you’re at maps.google.com to see nine new features.

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SUCKING UP YOUTUBE

With “TubeSucker” you can download thousands of short takes from your favorite artist, lecturer or author in one fell swoop.

THE BIG BUZZ

Buzz is a social networking site that lives in your Gmail account.

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BUZZ WITH FACEBOOK

How to integrate Facebook with Google Buzz.

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CITY TOURS

Get city guides from Google’s “City Tours” or our favorite, Schmap.com.

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BING MAPS

Bing Maps have birds-eye views that are sometimes better than Google’s.

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INTERNUTS: VARK.COM AND GOOGLE’S FAST FLIP

Vark.com gives you quick answers from experts. FastFlip lets you flip through magazines and newspapers online.

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GOOGLE PHONE- THE NEXUS

Pros and cons of the first Google phone.

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GOOGLE WAVE, PART TWO

If you’re surfing on a Google Wave, and nobody joins you, are you still waving?

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CHEAP CALLS

Google’s new phone will make free phone calls using Wi-Fi. Skype, the leader in free phone calling, is out in a new version.

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