Google should release an API in order to allow other companies apps to integrate the Server Side Clipboard.

Let's think about an hypothetical use of this from Google:

- if they store this on their side then they have access,
- and therefore can analyse this text and, even better,
- they know the content on where it's being used.

Now, let's presume that what we copy & paste is most of the times what we believe it's important from the document.

Maybe they're not able yet to use this data and apply the result of analyzing this to SERPs or other services, but as long as they store it they'll be able to use it in the future.

P.S: I know, sometimes I'm a bit paranoid :)

I see it on our domain in Google Docs. Hoping to see the clipboard pop up in the email menu as well!

Hey, just want to say hi. I'm new here.

i got it

http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/02/web-clipboard-for-google-docs.html

it is official

Google designed three icons:
current:
http://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/clipboard/icons3.png

old:
http://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/clipboard/icons2.png
http://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/clipboard/icons.png

It doesnt really work as advertised. It captures raw text/data elements but doesnt retain any of the formatting. it also doesnt capture charts from widgets, images etc. So all they are doing is relying on server rather than browser control/clipboard. Seems a bit half baked of 'yes we do this' but then you try to use and realize...not really.

Copying from a range of cells(in spreadsheets) doesn't seem to work. (The option is there but it doesn't do anything)

eltercerhombre
If this is only available in Docs, then the data was already stored on their servers :/

Andrew
In my test it kept the formatting if I selected "Paste as HTML". Obviously selecting "Plain Text" doesn't.

Third party sites could request OAuth Authentication to hit your Google Clipboard? From then on, they can make requests to an Atom feed or some such interface. Does that work?

Mrrix32 yes, of course, but now they have the option which parts from there you may found more interesting than others.

Looks like the long-waited replacement for Google Notebook. I think they should have a browser plugin which lets you copy content from any site, just like the Google Notebook plugin.

MZaza:
   I don't think it's a Google Notebook replacement because content in that clipboard will be deleted after 30 days...

Ah! I didn't know that.

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