Sergey Brin and Larry Page originally developed link-based ranking for Google as Stanford grad students supported by an NSF fellowship.

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As always, check out the Google link below for more details.

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There, people can find a photo of each actor and a link to execute a new Google search for that name.

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Users who link their bank accounts to Google Wallet receive transactions for free.

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You'll find a full roster of features after the break, and can hit up Google Play at the source link below for your own remote.

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Instead of automatically connecting to Google for browsing, the devices will link to the popular Chinese search engine Baidu.

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According to the Google Geo Developers Blog, Google is also rolling out a Software Developers Kit (SDK) for iOS maps that will allow developers to link directly to full Google maps functionality within their apps and also to use a simplified URL scheme to link to specific map locations.

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Sharon Vaknin at CNET has a solid post on how to use it for personal use, but you can get a glimpse of how it is changing for small business owners: How to Get Started With Google Now (link at end).

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It will be tied directly to Google's search engine, so that people using Google.com to look for a particular group or song will be served a link to the company's music store, according to people familiar with the talks.

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