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Yahoo! Inc. a leading global Internet company, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Google Inc. that will enhance its ability to compete in the converging search and display marketplace, advancing the company’s open strategy. The agreement enables Yahoo! to run ads supplied by Google alongside Yahoo!’s search results and on some of its web properties in the United States and Canada. The agreement is non-exclusive, giving Yahoo! the ability to display paid search results from Google, other third parties, and Yahoo!’s own Panama marketplace.

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Google introduced Gmail Labs, a new link on the Gmail Settings page that offers a selection of experimental Gmail features for users to evaluate. So what is in the lab, AIM, colored labels, group chat, and rich emoticons only work in the latest version of Gmail, currently available for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.

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By Laura Milligan

Whenever Google officially decides to take over the world, we will already be well-acquainted with their unending sets of online tools and applications and overall knack for simplifying our lives. If, for some reason, you’re still unaware of how the Google enterprise is revolutionizing the way even non-techies gather information and play on the Web, read below for 30 of the best Google applications that you need to try.

1. Android: Google’s plan to transform the way people use cell phones begins with the Android, “the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices,” according to the Google Blog. Google has been working with the Open Handset Alliance to develop the open source phone, and individual developers are encouraged to create their own apps for a chance to win a portion of the $10 million award money.

2. Google Scholar: Instead of schlepping your research materials to the local college library, try using Google Scholar, an online search engine that allows access to all kinds of scholarly journals, reviews, abstracts and more. No sign up required.

3. Google Search on China Mobile: The Google Operating system blog reports that China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile operator, and that it has linked up with Google “to provide mobile and Internet search services in China…that will make it easier than ever before to find relevant content on the cellular phone.” These apps are designed to increase Google’s presence in the international technology circuit.

4. Google Answers: This app has been around for a while, but it’s still flying low on the radar for non-techies. While most people just use the regular Google search engine to find answers to their questions, this service connects users to a professional who will respond to questions more accurately (hopefully) than a general search. The downside is that users must register an account and pay a small fee.

5. Google OneBox: Professionals in the business world tune in to OneBox to gain “access to information from business applications such as [the] contact database, calendar, CRM or BI system.”

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