Google Up, Up and Away

For another straight month, Google has gained in search share. At this point you wonder why one bothers measuring by the month. How about for the 15th (at least) straight quarter Google has gained in search share? How about for the fourth straight year, Google has gained in search share? I’m not sure about that last statement. I’ve only been covering search for three and…

Pandora Cuts Staff, But Still Growing

Layoffs at Internet companies continue to be announced, with the latest coming from Internet radio site Pandora. Pandora's fate itself was in question not too long ago, but has recently found new hope and expects to survive after all.

Google Offers First Click Free

There are few things more frustrating, from a user’s perspective, than searching and finding what looks like the desired result only to click and meet a log-in page. Give us your money or all your information or go away! Personally, I usually go away, fairly confident I can find the same information elsewhere.

China Tells Internet Caf

How would you feel if every time you used a public telephone (do those still exist?) or checked into a hotel, your photo was taken and sent to the government? To better crack down on undesirable Internet users, that’s exactly what’s happening in China.

Google Seeking Arabic-Speaking Engineers

Yesterday afternoon, Patrick Pichette, Google's chief financial officer, said something elegant about investing in the company's core business both in and out of the U.S.  It seems the man's far from a liar, as a manager has now followed up with a call for Arabic-speaking engineers.