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Chrome, Google’s web browser, is gaining popularity among Internet
users in the Philippines, according to a recent statement by Google
Philippines.
In media statement, the company said
Chrome has overtaken other browsers to be the second most used browser
in the country with 21.88-percent share of the local browser market,
according to research firm StatCounter.
According to the
study, the extensions feature is the most popular among Chrome Filipino
users because it allows them to personalize their browser depending on
their needs.
Extensions are small
programs that add new features to a user’s web browser allowing them to
customize their web experience. If the user hates pop-up ads, the
extension has a blocking feature.
Moreover, extensions
allow user to browse photos on Google Images, Flickr and Picasa in
slideshow mode “There are thousands of Chrome extensions to choose from
and you can install as many or as few as you’d like in one click,” said
the company.
Google said Chrome
extensions gallery offers applications that increases online
productivity and offer a unique browsing experience. It added Chrome’s
extensions can help techies who are using focused Web 2.0 in their
social media or a web developer who need power tools for coding.
For the social networker, the Chrome has the following applications: Facebook, Chromed Bird, Yoono and Mashable. :
Google Chrome has also
the following features for people who want to get real-time information
through the News Reader, Financial Times News and Time magazine
Through the News
Reader, Google said users can view the world’s five most recent top
stories in Google News with the News Reader application.
Financial Times News
service provides the latest news, in-depth information, and
comprehensive analysis on world business, finance and political news
carried by the famous business newspaper.
Through the
extensions. Users can browse must-read content of the day with the
latest photos and videos. With the extension, users can search the
Time’s free archive, which spans back to 1923.
For the web developer, the Chrome has the Chrome editor, Web Developer and Measure It.
Google said the Chrome
extensions have also an array tools for bloggers such as the Blog This,
Webpage Screenshot and After the Deadline.
After the Deadline
edits the spelling, style and grammar to an error-free blog entry.
Meanwhile, Shareaholic shares the web sites to the users network in:
Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, Google Buzz, or Evernote.
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