Healthy Thoughts From Google

Is This iPerv Week or What?

I didn't torture myself to investigate as to whether there was a season for weird Internet sex stories in the press, but as for 2007, iPerv Week is May 21-25.

Google Ad Policy Cracks Down On Plagiarism

Advertisements for weapons, drugs, and prostitutes have been banned from Google.  All right, fair enough.  But now advertisements for essay-writing services will also be forbidden, and while more than a few people have raised their eyebrows, others have cheered.

Google Gets Turned Down – Twice

Everybody makes mistakes, but it’s surprising to see large companies like Google commit these goofs, and it’s even more unexpected when foul-ups in the recruiting-and-hiring process.  These things do happen, though, as Jeff Barr, who turned down a job with Google, recently found out.

Local.com Launches Mobile Service

Google and Yahoo issue press releases on a daily basis, but it’s been a busy month for Local.com, as well.  The local search engine launched an advertising program, appointed a new Vice President of Product Management, and, earlier today, made a new mobile service available.