Lately I’ve been telling many of my friends to be very careful about Facebook because they don’t take our privacy seriously. This past week another company joins that list – Google. In addition to privacy, their business practices also make me highly suspicious of them. Google’s recent actions have made me stop trusting them. I…
2010 kicked off with a very interesting high-stakes drama unfolding between Google and China. The situation has now blown up and got the US government involved. Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a speech on Internet Freedom which basically outlined a new foreign policy for USA and extended it to the internet. In a nutshell,…
Adobe is making Flash searchable.. but only to Google and Yahoo. Link
The new new Google Reader for iPhone is sweet!
Neowave, the company behind behind the webShaper shopping cart software, has posted a piece of link-bait on their blog. Their incentive–Google goodies. As a side objective, it looks this is also some free research for the marketing boys. Well, I’m happy to help in your research and I definitely would like Google goodies. So here…
Google acquires DoubleClick. From the official blog post: This new partnership represents a tremendous opportunity for us at Google to broaden and deepen our inventory of available ads and to better serve both our publishers and users. Together, Google and DoubleClick will empower agencies, advertisers, and publishers to collaborate more efficiently and effectively, which will,…
Google once again outdoes its rivals by unveiling two fantastic new products today. First up is Google TiSP (Beta), a free in-home wireless broadband service that delivers online connectivity via users’ plumbing systems. The Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP) project is a self-installed, ad-supported online service that will revolutionise broadband for the masses. The free…
I love these Google guys: Google has signed deals to supply software to students and government workers in two East African nations, in a bid to put them on the technical footing of more developed countries. Much love Sergey and Larry (source)
Google has acquired Adscape Media, a in-game advertising company based in California. See the announcement FAQ and Google Blog entry. Cool! Soon we’ll get AdSense for video games.
First the iPhone, now the Google Phone. The head of Google in Spain and Portugal has confirmed that Google is working on a mobile phone. Google HQ in the US responded with a statement that neither confirmed or denied the rumoured Blackberry-like Google Phone. The telecommunications landscape is starting to look very interesting…
Viacom Sues Google-YouTube: Wants More Than $1 Billion In Damages, Injunction. And the hits just keep on rolling for Google after acquiring YouTube.
Google’s buses help its workers beat the rush The company now ferries about 1,200 employees to and from Google daily–nearly one-fourth of its local work force–aboard 32 shuttle buses equipped with comfortable leather seats and wireless Internet access. Bicycles are allowed on exterior racks, and dogs on forward seats, or on their owners’ laps if…
Just installed Google Desktop Beta 5. Don’t like the new design. It changes colour according to the background and when windows are maximised. It’s trying too hard and it’s annoying. Try it out for yourself and download it.
Google Inc. plans to open a research and development center in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia, reports The Straits Times. This will make Singapore its fourth research centre in Asia on its continuing quest for world domination. Google has eight R&D centres worldwide presently (Google locations). Wonder if there will be a job for…