The Google Font Directory lets you browse all the fonts available via the Google Font API. All fonts in the directory are available for use on your website under an open source license and are served by Google servers. View font details to get the code needed to embed the font on your web site.

Netflix is coming to Android, yupper’s. For the 3 of you that read this on a Android probably already know this. YAY! Wait a sec, will you actually use it? I find it hard to imagine watching clips let alone movies will get me to use this product since I’d rather watch on my computer or HDTV. Thou, I know many that would use Netflix instant queue to watch in bed or during the morning commute to/from work. Currently I own a very sad/slow G1 the first model released by Google and couldn’t expect to use a broken screen on top of it.

Netflix is looking for a full-time “Android Video Playback Expert”, to help build a “Instant Streaming Client” which will closely resemble it’s app on the iPhone. No word on it’s release date as many hope to have within the year. If your a Android developer and curious about the position here’s the brief on it:

You are a senior engineer with a strong background in embedded and mobile development, specifically on media-enabled devices. You have a deep understanding of the idiosyncrasies of these platforms as well as solid experience with Internet client/server programming in general. You have implemented video playback on Android-based devices. You like to work hands-on and self-directed in a fast-paced, growing organization that gives you room to apply your expertise to solve big technical challenges.

If you’re our ideal candidate, you will hold on your own among a very demanding peer group. You’re able to engage with your peers in discussions about e.g. video container formats and codecs, the intricacies of concurrent programming, implementation of streaming media. You’re also motivated and able to apply these concepts wisely to build a real business that is quite unlike others before.

Here’s a video David Prager from Revision3 made about Netflix on iPhone and other smart phones.

GigaOm said:

YouTube just informed its partners via email that it’s going to roll out a complete redesign of its video pages later today, making some of the changes that the site has been experimenting with in recent months available to everyone. YouTube is calling this “one of the biggest redesigns in YouTube history,” and the company is scheduled to officially announce the changes later today. Update: A YouTube spokesperson declined to comment on this story and instead referred us to the official announcement scheduled for 11 a.m.

I’m more interested in the actual development in comparison to the news but I’ll make sure to post any updates here. Google is experimenting with YouTube beta features all the time and I figure they will implement some of those most requested features. I assume YouTube will launch HTML5 and Insight for Audiences. YouTube hasn’t officially said which features are included but rumors speculate they will Highlight Premium Content and possibly launch HTML5 since Google has already declared IE6 dead.

Here’s a summary of YouTube’s updates (via @cnet):

Video Chat Experience -- Take a seat and join one on one interactive video chat sessions with other Wave participants. For more info on this extension, watch their video or visit their website. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Yellow Highlighter -- If you’re a highlight-happy waver, use this extension to add a one-click highlighter to your toolbar. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Take-Out Gadget -- Use this for ordering out at the office, apartment, classroom, or event, and figuring out who wants what. The gadget optionally lets the admin set a countdown timer for the order, to make sure everyone submits their order on time. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Napkin Gadget -- Use this to doodle with your colleagues -- like a virtual whiteboard. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Phone Conference -- Click to insert a Ribbit Conference gadget to your toolbar. For more info on this extension, watch their video or visit their website. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Yes/No/Maybe Gadget -- Our simplest and most popular gadget. Use this to ask friends if they want to join you for a party, to get their opinion on a topic, or even to petition their support for a movement. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Image Gadget -- Lets you insert, resize and annotate any image from the web. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Likey Gadget -- Use this to give participants a simple way to express their agreement or disagreement with something -- a great way to replace long threads of “+1s”. For others visit @ Google Wave Extensions.

Google Insights for Search allows you to compare search volume patterns across specific regions, categories, time frames and properties. Google Insight helps find & target your topic depending on the search volume of that query. Understanding your industry and the history that is packaged with that is key for any professional. But for blogging it’s even more important since trends are updated every hour on the hour. Giving all professions an infinite amount of data to work with at any moment of their career. While many times you can easily become overloaded with the huge inventory of keywords and regional related information. I strongly suggest having a ‘plan’ or at least some goal in mind before actively searching for your post.

Depending where you focus the majority of your professional time is where you will begin researching for your next idea. I focus my post around a wide arrange of industries since I’m all over the board and enjoy a wide arrange of topics. Although I wouldn’t suggest this for a beginning blogger since things can become disorganized and cluttered full of small pieces of useless information which brings no value to the reader.

I’ll be covering the basic history of trends for web developer and designers, while looking into the near future. “And Here We Go…” -- Joker.

2006-2010:

Many trends have happened in the world of design & development between the years of 2006 and 2010. But some are highlighted more than others which would also make them more generic and dense within the blogging community. Here is a sample of the highlighted keywords between designers and developers:

A few things you notice between design and development is obvious -- different terms, percentages, and overall well-establish keywords in the blogging universe. Though many of these keywords are highly ranked between well known sites like: Smashing Magazine, Nettuts+, and Digg. It would be seemly impossible for a beginner SEO/blogger to out-rank sites that have 3+ years on-top of them with better quality & community value. These keywords may seem outer reach to the blog world but they can be optimized within your personal web & print portfolio for potential employment opportunities.

If your a college student or new to the industry I would recommend looking at each one of these keywords and having a rough understanding of that term. Most experienced web designers or developers understand the market & industry and know what to search for.

Use Case for Designers Searching “CSS3” in the last 12 months:

Now remember you can tailor these results into anything of interest. I found out the best way for me to write is when I want to, and how I want to. Within time you’ll wake up in the morning just being inspired by something you heard on the news or something you saw along your morning walk to work. Either way, narrowing or extending your keyword selection is the best way to optimize your post. I used CSS3 for my example above and as you can see there is a helpful list of suggestions.

Included in the list above for Top Searches:
CSS3 Shadow, CSS3 Rounded, Rounded Corners, Rounded Corners CSS3, Firefox CSS3

Use Case for Developers Searching “Javascript, Ajax, and jQuery” in the last 12 Months:

Not only does Google Insights give you access to tons of targeted keywords and regions but they also provide a graph which indexes news related events to that query or multiple queries. This is useful for a number of reasons -- 1). allows a quick preview into the history of those queries 2). shows why a peak (headline) happened using your best judgement 3). gives you a sneak peek of how to write a proper title and content for a similar topic.

Like the example above for designers, developers are given a similar list of keyword’s broken into two categories of Top Searches and Rising Searches. Generally the Top Searches are more generic while Rising Searches is something more of an interest to a beginning writer, blogger, or SEO professional. Using the ‘low hanging fruit’ keywords will help you gather more traffic where sites won’t focus their attention as much. Since 6 thou 10 of Rising Searches (low hanging fruit) may still seem generic to an experienced SEO professional, but with a little research and tailoring you can take a generic keyword and write valuable content around that subject which is relevant to the reader.

Included in the list above for 6 thou 10 of Rising Searches:
Javascript Examples, Adobe Flash Player, W3Schools Javascript, W3Schools, Slideshow Javascript

I hope this helps you along your way, I realize this isn’t a full overview of Google Insights product but just a few tips to help web developers and designers. Take low hanging fruit w/ trend related data in order to out-rank some of those noobs. Wishing you the best of luck on your blogging adventures.

Tracy Chan -- Product Manager @ Youtube gives Insight Demo:

Here’s a list of the top 8 most popular Google Chrome Extensions. Google currently has 100’s of extensions available which they list here. I’ve personally used all 8 plugins for chrome and recommend giving 1 a try to see how easy it is to install and operate. Also, if your a developer and interested in publishing your own extension visit the Google Dev for Chrome Extensions.

AdBlock -

AdBlock for Chrome! Blocks ads all over the web. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars by our users! More @ Google Extensions

Google Mail Checker – Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox. More @Google Extensions

IE Tab – Display web pages using IE in a tab. More @Google Extensions

Google Translate – This extension translates entire webpages into a language of your choice with one click. By the Google Translate team. More @Google Extensions

FastestChrome – Save time and enhance your productivity! Get quick definitions, auto-load next pages, search faster, and more. More @Google Extensions

Cooliris -

Cooliris transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D Wall for searching, viewing and sharing the Web. More @Google Extensions

Google Dictionary – View definitions easily as you browse the web. More @Google Extensions

Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer – Automatically previews pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and other documents in Google Docs Viewer. More @Google Extensions