Seems google have got a larger set of monkies working for them since they went public as they keep releasing new tools and features!
Anywho, the newest one I found today as I just randomly swung by Google Labs:
GOOGLE SUGGEST
http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=1&hl=en
I would love to know what other searchers think of this new search idea. I get lots of organic number one positions in google and this will help me in deciding on new keywords and speeding up searches etc etc.
Its such a simple bloody idea but its the first time I have seen it in a webpage. Amazing!
here are some more links that will prove of interest:
http://labs.google.com/suggest/faq.html
and for both breaking news and obscure information alike, people around the world search on Google at www.google.com. With a bit of analysis, this flurry of searches often exposes interesting trends, patterns, and surprises. The Google Zeitgeist page is regularly updated to reflect lists, graphs, and other tidbits of information related to Google user search behavior.
http://www.google.com/press/zeitgeist.html
The recent things they have brung out have been "oh, thats quite cool but its just different data". This is the first thing that has made me go "WOW THATS COOL" out loud in the office for a long time.
5 gold stars on your homework google!(Ok arrows as no stars around) You have amazed me again.
P.s Appologise if someone already posted this before me.
Also, why wont it save with a bloody clickable link! grrr