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Aviary Adds “Browser/OS” Option for Screen Captures
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by DC4wr3y. 
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Do I detect the solution to a problem coming? In edition to having developed a Chrome extension, a company called Aviary also has a browser-based screen capture utility, recently added a “Browser/OS” drop-down box as one of its options for snapshots.
Really, what purpose would there be for adding this to your ability to create a screenshot unless it was for a certain web-based operating system coming out at the end of this year? Taking a picture of your computer screen shouldn’t require what web browser or operating system you are using, except when the resulting file is stored somewhere other than your hard drive, such as in the cloud.
As Google begins to internally test Chrome OS, we’ll slowly start to see these types of little functional elements occur. Although Aviary is not owned by Google, they are an Apps partner and signed on early to be a part of the Google Apps Marketplace. In a past interview with another company that has been an early partner with Apps Marketplace, MindMeister, I was told that Google keeps product liasons in close contact with these third party companies.
I’m going to need to be able to take screenshots in Chrome OS as well as edit images and this may just be the ticket to doing that. Have you come across any other way it’s going to be possible? I haven’t other than perhaps by using Aviary.
A Look at Google in TV Advertising – Anyone Can Make a Spot
Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by DC4wr3y. 0 Comments
Here’s a neat little animated sequence that is promoting the Chrome browser’s speed:
Something different, and in fact could even be shown on TV. Google is not usually accustomed to promoting its services on television, but they certainly broke out of their mold with the Super Bowl ad. That spot was actually one that could be seen prior to the Super Bowl broadcast right on YouTube. With that in mind, there are plenty of other ads that Google has put on YouTube that could work on TV, and the fact that they are testing different services for the television market tells me that they are close to moving into that space because it has a lot of profit potential.
If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at how Slate put a TV advertisement on Fox News using Google’s advertising interface. For just a few thousand bucks they were able to market to a late-night crowd and get some impressions to a website that was set up to count the impact.
Anyone with a digital camera and a computer could therefore create their own advertising campaign. Better yet, why not create a video and post it on YouTube. If it goes viral, edit it and spend some bucks to put it on TV promoting a good or service. Sounds like a plan to me. Anybody interested, I’m in on it. I’ve got ideas. Seriously.
Google TV Ads is a service that is a part of the Adwords program. You can get to the television advertising portion directly by going here.
Hopefully someone will do this. Television advertising needs a kick start, because right now I liken it to visual Ambien.
