Home > Search

Whilst Google has it’s own social network (of sorts) in Orkut, it hasn’t stopped them getting on to the band wagon and releasing their own application for Facebook this week. As you might imagine, the purpose of the application is…. search! The app has been build using the Google Ajax search API and allows users to conduct a Google search from within Facebook and then choose to share the results with their friends through their mini feed.

Only time will tell whether this is a portent of things to come, or whether Google are just (sensibly) recognising the popularity of Facebook and trying to get in early. If you want to add the app to your own profile, this is the link… Google Facebook App

While you’re at it, you may also like to check out the "Google Gadget" app that lets you work in the opposite direction – taking your Facebook profile on to your Google homepage.

If you liked this post, you should also like these:

Google Getting Social?

Google CEO admits 'it's very real' A wee while ago MSN Chief Steve Ballmer dismissed Social...

Google is Maka Maka-ing it!

Google may have lost the battle with Microsoft in the bidding war to invest in Facebook, but...

Google’s OpenSocial causes a stir

by Henry Elliss The annoucement this week that Google is to collaborate with a number of the...

Google buys Facebook

In the wake of stories of falling stock prices and that Google is lagging behind in the race...

Twitter and Facebook in Google’s crosshairs

Things have changed in the online world over the past two years. Normally Google has been the...