Google released a Google Talk gadget that lets you embed a talkback button in your site, no Google Talk account required by the visitor. I added it at the top of the sidebar on the right — I always like to hear from friends and family so feel free to send me a note.
If you want to try it out on your own pages, check it out here.
Google sends its employees on an annual trip for a couple of days, and in past years it was to Tahoe for skiing. This year (supposedly by popular demand) they chose to offer up Disneyland as an alternative. Since it was the off-season, the place was pretty deserted, and I’d say that our group made up close to a quarter of the total visitors to the park. On top of that, after 8PM the park was closed and we have exclusive access to it. It’s pretty novel to be able to run up the an ice cream stand and be bale to get whatever you want. The funny thing was, the wait for the rides were about the same because there really aren’t all that many rides worth getting on, and pretty much everybody was waiting in line. When you walked around the park you’d see hardly anybody.
All told it was a lot of fun, although a bit surreal. It’ll be interesting to compare it to when we take Sammie. I’m not sure how much I’ll like the rides when I have to wait an hour and a half to get on one.
Having experience with a toddler probably helps in this arena…
Update: Looks like the survey results are now broken. Damn marketing campaigns…