Did you know about the labs? Google Labs that is …

Labs.google.com is Google’s technology playground.
Google labs showcases a few of our favorite ideas that aren’t quite ready for prime time.

Your feedback can help Google improve them.

Google is always working on new stuff and they give users the chance to be apart of the developement.

Below are a few “graduates” from Google Labs

If you want to keep on top of Google Development this is definitely a place for you to check out.

	Google Suggest As you type your search, Google offers keyword suggestions in real time
	Google Transit Plan trips using public transportation
	GOOG-411 Search for local businesses using your voice, from any phone, for free. Dial 1-800-GOOG-411.
	Google Reader Use Google’s web-based feed reader to keep track of your favorite web sites
	Google Notebook Clip and collect information as you browse the web
	Google Docs & Spreadsheets Create, store and share documents and spreadsheets on the web
	Google Video Search TV programs and videos

 Slydial.com is a very cool service offered for US phone numbers. This site lets you connect right to anyones voicemail. You don’t have time to talk or don’t really want to talk at a certain time. Slydial is very easy to use and a great tool to use when you still need to communicate but you just don’t want to deal with the drama/situations or are pressed for time. I tried it out and it’s great! 

See what the ladies on The View had to say about it:

I found out about SocialGO a few months ago. I was intrigued, curious, and tried many different ways of attaining an account. Today is that day! I finally got into the SocialGO network. SocialGo is to me exactly like Ning, so far I see nothing that really separates the two. You can create your own social network for anything! Ning has taken off in the last few years and of course other companies are going to follow the same viral model, even the back-end looks the same. I am not sure how successsfull this company will be or how many active users they will get. So far the whole thing looks very amateur compared to Ning. 

‘SocialGO is a service which allows you create a social website for any group you choose. After 18 months of development we have entered closed BETA (soon to be open)’ 

Here is a snapshot of the backend:

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I’m not going to completely write them off since they are still in beta