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Just two questions for you to think about as you read through this article. First, when you see something of interest to you on the internet what do you do? Most people typically socially bookmark the things that are of interest to them on the net.  Second, do you currently use the internet browser Google Chrome or do you plan to in the near future? The reason I ask these questions is because there is a pretty nifty new bookmark extension called SendTo. The logo looks like a paper airplane once installed, and the application does pretty much what the icon represents.

Want an example of how to use it SendTo the chrome extension? (In this example you already have installed the SendTo extension.) Alright, let's say that you are looking at this article and you decide that it helped you to discover new things about Google Chrome. Since it was an easy read you decide to share it with your friends and family by clicking on the paper airplane logo (SendTo). The logo is at the top of the screen by your address bar. Next you have to decide on how you want to share this article. Some options available to you are sending the link through your email, displaying it publicly in your social bookmarks, or even printing off just the parts you want.

Have you ever wanted to manipulate or change the flash video on a  website? Sometimes these websites have annoying backgrounds that prove to be a distraction from the video you are watching, and generally there is nothing that can be done about it. Well, there used to be nothing that could be done about it...

If you use Google Chrome and are a fan of installing extensions then check out FlashPlus. This extension helps users to customize videos or flash players to the fullest. You can make a flash game online that is only the size of a deck of cards become full screen. Youtube videos can be taken out of their placement on the page and put anywhere you want it to be. You can also block any annoying or unwanted flash banner ads on any website.

I would have to say that Cooliris is one of the coolest looking Google Chrome extensions that I have come across. The developer's concept is that people want one infinite space or place to view the media on the web. Cooliris utilizes a wall that is similar to what a merger of FaceBook and Searchme would look like, but with a pretty cool 3D format.

Cooliris comes with many pre-installed channels that puts over 1.5 million TV episodes, movies and other titles from all over the internet at your fingertips. You can enjoy scrolling through the videos or images on the wall, and if you wanted click to preview them right on the spot. If you do not want to watch them through Cooliris website then you can always click the pop out button and watch them on the original website they were uploaded to.

Recently, Google released a web browser called Google Chrome. This web browser is still being tested and improved. With each day that passes a new application gets developed for the browser. Some of you reading this article have already installed Google Chrome and know all about the extensions. Some of you may have Google Chrome, but have no idea which extensions are good to use and which ones to avoid. The rest of you reading this either did not know about Chrome or just did not care to check it out yet.

What is a Google Chrome Extension?
Google Chrome extensions are the exact same thing as Firefox or Internet Explorer Add-ons. An Add-on is  something extra that you wanted incorporated into the browser that you use. There are thousands of different extensions or add-ons that can be installed with each internet browser. Google Chrome extensions are just indivudual applicaions that run from your browser for easy accesibility or funtionality.

When you surf the web, you typically search via text. You may even sometimes search by voice commands. Well, leave it to the search engine giant Google to change the way that people use the internet, again.


Google Goggles uses your camera phone and the pictures you take to search the web. As of right now, the visual search option is only available to Android enabled devices. However, the visual search service may become available to any phone with a camera, in the near future. I foresee the ability to upload photos from your home computer and have the Google's search bot cross reference the image with whatever it may be.