European news of the first day of Google I / O 2010
The Web Application store Chrome and the release of the video codec VP8 represent the two major developments of the first day of Google I / O 2010, but during the day have come to know more news that can cause some interesting changes in time.
First we have to Google Wave is open to the public , so no need for an invitation to access it. For those who do not know what is Wave, represents a kind of fusion between email and instant messaging innovator, but has failed to go deeper among users.
We also have the new Font API , which we have a list of sources for use in web pages with maximum compatibility in browsers and in order to facilitate the enrichment of web pages with these sources. Thus, using a short code in CSS and availing ourselves of the sources are stored in the same Google, we can use different fonts without worries. All sources available in the API can be explored from this catalog.
Another service that has earned its own API is Google Buzz, with which you can integrate this service into third-party programs . For example, TweetDeck can show all updates to Buzz in one of his columns, together with updates on other networks like Facebook or Twitter. Seesmic also announced that Buzz will integrate a whole social networking built into the program. With this, Google Buzz off and no longer isolated in the sidebars of our Gmail inboxes.
We also have a new API called Google Prediction , which uses Google’s algorithms for storing a history of our data online and generate predictions of what might happen in the future. For example, this API could predict what decisions we might take in the development of an application we are creating. Do not, we can save all this data from another API called Google Storagedesigned for that purpose, although focused on developers.
More APIs: Google has made Google’s Latitude , offering developers a more applications to use check-ins and enter the war where there are already Gowalla, Foursquare and very recently Tuenti in Spain. The API is completely free and if it makes good could even allow the development of applications that let us control certain aspects of our house (and heating) remotely.
Have also been discussed and seen other things in the event such as the possibility of unifying all searches for Google Apps in the future, or a debate in which Sergei Brin said web applications and desktop applications will be merged and will be a long sooner than many believe.
Of course during the first day of Google developer event the amount of news has been substantial. Most have been surprises in the form of APIs or betting to enhance the Web as application environment and content management , which makes clear the goal of Google against your competition. With the APIs that the company has launched services such as Buzz or Latitude appear soon in mobile applications, and that might make a good competition.
This afternoon at 17:30, starts the second and final keynote of the event , which has already been promised some surprises. Do not forget that since Genbeta continue the event in the same way that we followed yesterday, for us all to become informed of the developments in real time.
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