Because what Google has done by announcing Notebook, and then "permitting" the leaking of screenshots by an employee, is fire a shot across the bow to all of these info gatherers.

I did find one pretty neat feature that the Google Notebook help pages doesn’t mention. Right click the button in the status bar, and you’ll find an Enable ‘Note This’ button option. Enabling this doesn’t seem to do much straight away, and in fact, it took me a while to figure it out. But when it’s enabled, try selecting some text, and a little [+] button will appear at the end of your selection — click it to add your selection to your currently selected notebook! Neato

From where I sit, the most interesting part of Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s opening remarks (beyond the fact that he was trying to shape the coverage) was his emphasis on the fact that Google would be integrating user-generated content much more directly into its apps and specifically into search going forward. Co-op does that in several ways. But what is more interesting to me is Google Notebook.

My next goal: compile a list of useful articles related to my profession in the semiconductor industry. Then I can come back to this collection at any time and refresh my professional knowledge without having to scour the Web all over again for the material.

Google Notebook: the *best* thing ever invented since sliced bread. Try it and you'll be addicted to it, to

With these features, I can definitely see Google Notebook overtake the wonderful organizer known as Backpack. The convienence of a Firefox extention and the security of Google make saving quick thoughts or findings easier than ever.

n general, this is the first new google thingy in a while that has struck me as truly interesting.

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I used Notebook in doing some research looking up terms for a Political Science final. I snipped quotations from various sites on the term “corporatism.” When I went to come up with my own definition for a study guide, I looked over what I had clipped and wrote a composite definition. Then when I wanted to cite where I came up with the material, Notebook led me directly back to the sites where I got the info. My experience has been particularly good especially in the academic sense. Instead of taking notes in Microsoft Word, the process is sped along by Google Notebook.

So, this is not ho-hum to me. It might not be earth shaking, but it's an important addition to a growing suite of free services. One feature I would like to see is RSS feeds, so you can glance at selected notes on a homepage

My biggest criticism of Google Notebook is how ugly it is. It also took me nearly 2 hours just to figure out that notes could only be re-arranged or moved by physically dragging them with the mouse!

No idea what I’d use it for, not snappy enough for note taking, not as feature rich as furl/del.icio.us/etc and not integrated into any other Google tools.  Seems like a pet project that saw the light of day for no good reason.

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My next goal: compile a list of useful articles related to my profession in the semiconductor industry. Then I can come back to this collection at any time and refresh my professional knowledge without having to scour the Web all over again for the material.

Google Notebook: the *best* thing ever invented since sliced bread. Try it and you'll be addicted to it, too.

Also: IdeaBox is officially dead now that Google Notebook has managed to do exactly the same thing minus threading. Which I realize was IdeaBox’s selling feature, but I have a feeling Google Notework is just going to end up better. Fair enough?