Google has already been collecting some of this information. But for the first time, it is combining data across its Web sites to stitch together a fuller portrait of users. Consumers won’t be able to opt out of the changes, which take effect March 1. And experts say the policy shift will invite greater scrutiny...Read More
SAN FRANCISCO: Google’s US lobbying bill more than tripled to $3.76 million in the fourth quarter as the Internet search leader fought proposed changes to online piracy laws and sought to influence a wide range of other issues that could affect its fortunes. The amount that Google Inc spent making its political points from October...Read More
Google CEO Larry Page trotted out an impressive statistic during last week’s quarterly earnings call: Google+ now has 90 million users, double what it had three months ago. Even better, 60 percent of those users are engaged daily, and 80 percent weekly. But those users aren’t necessarily engaging with Google+. Any action taken during a...Read More
The Google search engine is reporting a major spike of interest in Newt Gingrich, with one specific focus. His wives. “At least three of the top four searches associated with Gingrich have to do with the candidate’s current and former wives,” Google reported. Much of the activity was inspired by ex-wife Marianne Gingrich’s accusation that...Read More
The Internet’s watershed political moment in the U.S. arrived this week. You can Google it. The role of Google itself, however, in the so-called Web blackout is more interesting than a quick Google search would indicate. First, some background. On Jan. 18, to protest a pair of anti-piracy bills in Congress, Wikipedia posted a blackout...Read More
Click photo to enlarge Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page and co-founder Sergey Brin often get props for their brains. But Google being named the best place to work in America by Fortune on Thursday may also have something to do with their noses. From the company’s earliest days, the co-founders — who are said by...Read More
Jens Meyer / AP file Google has made no secret of its opposition to the controversial anti-piracy measures in Congress. But now the search giant is contesting the bills by adding a protest Wednesday on its home page, the same page where those lovable Google doodles are often found. While it’s not the Internet blackout...Read More
Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns. Also Wikipedia to go offline to protest anti-piracy legislation Google is rolling out the Good to Know campaign in two dozen U.S. newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles...Read More
Google today, on the 26th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States, is honoring the holiday and legacy of the preacher of nonviolent activism with a special Google Doodle. King is most known for the “I Have a Dream†speech in 1963 at the March on Washington. The words “I have a...Read More
Google’s introduction of Google+ links into its search results is a big departure from the company’s previous more neutral approach to search, and it exposes the company to a huge risk. It opens up the company to significant criticism from not just insiders but regular folks too, if they come to realize that Google is...Read More
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