Devil’s Advocate: Google - an electronic freedom argument
Comment Martin Brampton considers free exchange of information and the role Google may or may not have to play… I remember Google as the first time I decided to make a search engine my home page. Fears for the... [03 Nov 2003]
Google and friends kick start white space database
News Google is teaming up with other technology companies to develop specifications that the Federal Communications Commission can use in developing its "white space" database. Google said earlier last week... [09 Feb 2009]
In brief: Google university boost, Xerox print advance and graduate jobs
News Trinity College Dublin has switched to using Google's email service, with the students able to carry on using the same email addresses after graduating. Google is also offering students online tools to... [12 Jun 2007]
Google offers limited support for OpenID
News On Wednesday Google formally announced its support as a provider for the OpenID 2.0 protocol, offering some site owners a way to let users log in and register for new accounts using existing Google... [30 Oct 2008]
Google does pictures
News Google has been trialling a feature that displays a thumbnail of web pages next to search results. Google has previously been lauded for its clean design and speed. Google was launched... [01 Nov 2001]
Google finally arrives at query history party
News Google is offering people custom accounts to search over their personal query history, in a move to outdo rivals and endear themselves to web surfers. However, unlike typical personal portal services, such as customized... [21 Apr 2005]
Google doubles its first quarter revenue
News Google has reported stellar first-quarter profits on revenue that nearly doubled from last year, beating analyst expectations on the strength of search-related advertising. In after-hours trading, Google... [22 Apr 2005]
Google to charge for premium searches?
News Google is considering boosting its revenues by charging users for specialised searches. Google has grown in the past few years to overtake older internet brands such as AltaVista. Google... [20 Nov 2001]
Google and Jeeves lead web growth figures
News Google, Ask Jeeves and Wanadoo reported the biggest gains in global audience figures during January. Google will have received some increase in traffic on the back of silicon.com's report on... [01 Mar 2002]
Google, Digg talks fall through
News Google has ended negotiations to buy social-news site Digg.com, according to TechCrunch. The two companies had reportedly been in the final stage of talks to bring Digg into the Google News group for $200m. [28 Jul 2008]
Google steps into banner ad world
News Google is taking a big step toward becoming an online banner-advertising network as the market for brand ads heats up. Beginning today, the search giant will start allowing advertisers to display animated image ads on... [25 Apr 2005]
Google hates pop-ups
News Google, one of the web's most popular search engines, has responded to complaints about pop-ups on its site by issuing an official notice condemning the much-hated advertising practice. Read Google's... [30 Jan 2002]
Google execs defend a Yahoo! ad deal
News Google's top executives have given a glimpse into how it might try to deflect antitrust concerns of a possible ad-sharing deal with rival Yahoo! Google co-founder Sergey Brin told reporters: "You are... [09 May 2008]
Google's Latitude knows where your friends are
News Google has today launched software called Latitude that lets mobile phone users share their location with close contacts. Google hopes it will help people find each other while out and about and to keep... [04 Feb 2009]
Google pays for AP news content shocker
News Google has agreed to pay the Associated Press for use of its news stories and pictures, according to a statement released by the two companies on Wednesday. The deal settles a dispute between the AP and... [04 Aug 2006]