Google's pre-Christmas rush

It looks like it's set to be a busy few weeks for Google, as the internet giant is expected to release its 'extensions gallery' for general users of their Chrome browser ahead of Christmas.

In Chrome's first official release, the potential extensions, available to download, are said to include SEO extensions to help in internet marketing, Shareaholic, a social media extension, Gmail Compose, which lets you quickly compose an email through your gmail account, and Quicksearch, which speeds up searches through Google.

The extensions will also give you complete control of your Google Task List and the ability to synchronize it with your Gmail Task List. Another extension will also allow Chrome users to open a tab and view websites that only work in Internet Explorer. This will enable users to view IE sites without leaving Chrome.

Busy week

As well as releasing Chrome's extensions, Google is hosting an event in California talking about the evolution of the search product over the years. It will boast presentations by Google VP of Search Products and User Experience, Marissa Mayer, and Google VP of Engineering, Vic Gundotra.

Many in the industry are expected something major to be unveiled at the conference, but whatever it may be is being kept under wraps. Could it be something to rival Bing's Maps beta product?

Later in the week, it is possible that the Mac beta for Chrome will also get released. The beta version has long been said to be complete, with designers ironing out small bugs and completing previously left-out features.

No word on the Linux build, but it is possible that could go beta this week as well.

Other projects

On top of all of that, Google have also announced they are to launch a property dimension to its UK mapping system. The new service will allow both estate agents and private sellers to put their property as an overlay on Google Maps.

Expected to launch early next year in the UK, the service has already proved popular in Australia. That site allows estate agents to list properties for free, with pictures taken from its Street View service and listing details on a map.

Clearly, Google doesn't understand the idea of winding things down before Christmas...

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