Google Notebook is a free online application offered by Google that allows users to save and organize clips of information while conducting research online. The browser-based tool permits a user to write notes, clip text and images, and save links from pages during a browser session. The information is saved to an online "notebook" with sharing and collaboration features. Notebooks can be made "public", or visible to others, and can also be used to collaborate with a list of users - http://www.google.com/notebook/public/12894997115692177377/BDRStDQoQlK_r54wk
A "lite" version of the Google notebook, with a reduced feature set, is available as a browser extension for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. This extension allows clipping information from the web without leaving the displayed page, by means of a context menu option. The latest version of the Firefox extension is 1.0.0.22.
A few months after the Firefox extension was released, Google added a "Note this" link to each Google search result when users are logged in. Clicking on it opens up an AJAX user interface near the bottom right of the screen just like the extension, but without the need for installing a browser add-on.
Google built its reputation as the premier search engine on the internet. But the services the site offers extend far beyond basic search capabilities. Google now includes a calculator, currency converter and a dictionary. Now you can also Google stock quotes, flight and weather information, even movie times. And the site offers several ways to narrow down what can be a bewildering number of responses to your search terms.
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