CHAPTER 2 Google Labs: How Google Develops New Applications

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As you read through this book and discover all the various products and services currently offered by Google, it’s tempting to think that the folks back at the Googleplex might be ready to sit back, relax a bit, and take a break. But you’d be wrong, because Google has even more search projects in the works, in an incubator it calls Google Labs.

Google Labs (labs.google.com) is where Google’s search experts concoct all manner of cutting-edge search projects. It’s like a mad scientist’s playground—and it’s where the next Google features are often found.

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