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A lot of signs indicate that Google is preparing Orkut for something big; it may well want the service to compete with the likes of MySpace and Facebook.  But the latest update - allowing users to keep 100 photos in their “orkut albums” - isn’t impressing too many people.

If you’re trying to reach someone, you might write a letter or send an email.  But if you’re trying to reach someone quickly, you’ll type out an instant message or pick up the phone.  Now Google’s trying to convince marketers in the auto industry to adapt in a similar fashion.

One thing you can say about Google is they don't stray too far from their Birkenstocks –aside from the legal department, where the smell of free love will get you shot on sight. But two new environmental layers added to Google Earth are evidence of those patchouli-scented sandals.

Penguin Books and De Montfort University have launched an intriguing new project that they've described as "an experiment in creative writing and community." The experiment's objective: for a large group of volunteer writers to create a single, preferably coherent novel. Oh, and the title of the "wikinovel" will be A Million Penguins.

I have to say I'm completely in love with the Apple iPhone Steve Jobs just announced.

A clip from the EepyBird "scientists" has become available as a Google Video exclusive. Called The Domino Effect, it basically shows a lot of Mentos-induced Diet Coke geysers. What's interesting is the amount of attention that Google has devoted to the video, which warranted a post in the Official Google Blog.

Despite America's reputation as a free society, the practice of banning books in schools and even some libraries has happened through the years. Google and the American Library Association will celebrate 25 years of Banned Books Week, September 23rd - 30th.

Site publishers who have wondered why certain ads appear where they do in their AdSense blocks can learn about that in Google's latest AdSense blog post.