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Google announced today that it has expanded the beta testing for the new AdWords interface. It is now available in ten languages to most active AdWords accounts.

For the unfamiliar, a tweet in all caps announcing SPELLING WITH MY BRAIN seems unnecessarily shouted and profoundly obvious; after all, it’s not your hand that can spell, is it? But no hands were involved, only thoughts, and this is what somebody thought onto Twitter.

Google is of course testing a new interface for AdWords, and to prepare users for an easy transition, Google is putting out the resources to ensure they're up to speed. For one, the company's Inside AdWords Blog has announced "New Interface Thursdays." Each Thursday, they will provide an in-depth look at new features, tips and tricks, product updates, announcements, etc.

LinkedIn puts its current user base at about 33 million, and as such, it's easy to believe that the odds of finding professionals with even remotely common names are beyond slim.  The site's trying to keep this from happening, though, with some interesting new search upgrades.

There are all sorts of stories about friendships that were formed despite language barriers, and let's not forget that many people have learned how to speak English even if it's not their native tongue.  But FriendFeed has taken a step towards accommodating current members and recruiting new ones by launching six new language interfaces today.

Google Reader has undergone some changes. The objective seems to have been to simplify things and give the whole thing a cleaner look and feel. While I'm sure the changes will still receive their share of critics, I for one am generally pleased with the update. Let's take a look at the changes. First off, if you can't find something that is supposed to be there:  

Although the uninitiated might imagine that iPhone users only use their devices to listen to music and surf social networks, Google knows they can be quite literate, too.  And a new version of Reader plays up to this characteristic.

Microsoft shipped a new version of Windows Live Search Maps, one that comes with an all new, all better interface.