Archive for November 20th, 2008

Gmail Rolling Out 30 New Inbox Themes

November 20, 2008

From the Official Gmail blog:

Gmail is rolling out new inbox themes to everyone over the next few days.

Selecting a new theme for your Gmail Inbox takes three steps.

To customize your Gmail inbox, first go to the Themes tab under Settings.

Gmail Settings Theme Tab

Gmail Settings Theme Tab

Next click on themes to view Gmail’s new custom inbox themes.

30 New Gmail Themes

30 New Gmail Themes

Then click on the Inbox theme you prefer most.

Summer Ocean Gmail Theme

Summer Ocean Gmail Theme

Your Gmail Inbox will then automagically get a new look and feel.

By offering Gmail users theme options like “Summer Ocean”, Google is giving its account holders 30 more reasons to continue using Google’s free email service  – Gmail.

Could Google offer brands the ability to customize their email inbox like they have with iGoogle themes?

Will Google one day make it possible for their Gmail user’s personal photos to be uploaded to create personalized Gmail Inbox themes?

Only time will tell.

While Google’s at it – how about a real time clock for a Gmail theme?

Or an iGoogle real time clock theme for that matter?

Oh well, time to go.

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Google Earth Gallery Adds 360 Panoramas

November 20, 2008

The Google Lat Long blog announced Google Earth has added several thousand panoramic views provided by 360Cities.net

360Cities.net has panoramic photographs taken at hundreds of locations worldwide.

From the 360Cities.net site and its pictures of Luxor and Karnak – Egypt.

“Part of the Holy Land, Egypt offers a fascinating mixture of ancient pyramids, temples and other religious monuments. There are numerous possibilities to explore Egypt from desert treks to trips down the Nile or scuba diving in the Red Sea and along the Sinai coast. Cairo, which means “The Triumphant”, is home to the pyramids, sphinx and over 17 million residents within its metropolitan area. Luxor is often described as the world’s largest open air museum, built on the ancient city of Thebes. The Karnak temple complex, located near Luxor, is a collection of ancient temples, chapels and various other buildings.”

View and explore panoramic images like the one below taken at the Nile river among many others now available through Google Earth.

Nile River

Nile River

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