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The opposite of evil: Google named best place to work in America

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...
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Google protests SOPA on home page

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...
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Google launches ad campaign to ease privacy concerns

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...
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Google Doodle Honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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...
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With Google+ favoritism, Google has decided it’s worth selling its soul — and …

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...
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Why Facebook is not part of Google’s SPYW

To understand why Facebook and Google have yet to ever agree on anything search related, we have to go back over two years. Keep in mind that most of this is fact-based and the rest is rumor and speculation; if I don’t say anything, it’s the former, but if a “source” is mentioned, it’s the...
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Exclusive: Google Launches Style Guide for Android Developers

Matias Duarte, the head of user experience at Android, aims to change the way developers design for the platform. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com LAS VEGAS — Matias Duarte is a man who loves a challenge. It’s part of why he took his current job at Google, leading the Android operating system team as head of user...
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Google Search Changes Rile Privacy Advocate

Changes in what’s displayed in search results announced Tuesday by Google has one prominent privacy advocate ready to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Searches may draw results from information posted by others in your circles. (Click to enlarge.) Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington,...
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Google Adds Posts From Its Social Network to Search Results

SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s popularity was built on its ability to help people find just the right Web pages. Then came the social Web, led by Facebook, where people go to see vast amounts of material that has largely been off-limits to Google — conversations and photos posted by their friends. On Tuesday, Google sparked...
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Samsung To Sell Google TV

BY JUNG-AH LEE SEOUL-Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest flat-screen TV maker by revenue, plans to launch a Web-connected TV using Google Inc.’s operating system in the second half of this year targeting high-end customers in the U.S. first, an executive said in an interview, in a move that will likely help broaden the appeal...
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