Google Chrome is a new browser using a minimal design which is supposed to make viewing the web a faster, safer and easier experience.
Google Chrome Features
It has one box for searches and entering URLs, it suggests searches and web site addresses as you type in letters. This is quite a neat idea and may be a real time saver. People may start using this feature too much though, so if your search terms are not in the suggest box you could see a drop in traffic from Chrome users.
It has a page where it displays thumbnails of your most visited sites which you can use instead of relying on traditional bookmarks. It also has a feature where you can add bookmarks instantly to the tool bar to save time.
Internet Explorer is by far the market leader with Firefox currently in second place. Personally I use IE most of the time, I find it to be the fastest and clearest browser. I do use Firefox for certain SEO activities though, the myriad of plugins make it a useful option.
Is Chrome going to become the web browser of choice? Well this version of Chrome is a Beta which means there are probably still a few bugs to iron out, so I expect it will be some time before it is used by many surfers.
However they have a good spot to advertise it, there is currently a download below the search box on the Google home page. If people take to this new way of viewing the web it could come to dominate the web browser market in the future.
