Ask-Google Ad Deal Could Expire
It’s always odd to see rivals working together, but in at least one case, that strangeness could cease to exist; Ask and Google may not renew an ad deal that will expire in less than four months.
Google Logo Honors Soviet Accomplishment
Sputnik was the first artificial satellite to achieve orbit. It started off the great Space Race, and the United States and the Soviet Union both made amazing advances in those decades. But Sputnik was, after all, a creation of the Soviet Union, and it’s frustrated some onlookers to see Google honor it.
Yahoo Music Guy Says No To DRM
Ian Rogers of Yahoo Music won’t let the company waste any more money on licensing deals that make listening to music inconvenient to users.
YouTube Videos Premiere On AdSense
Google added another revenue opportunity for AdSense publishers, with the debut of video units and their connected relevant advertising.
Three Steps To Fix Google Customer Service
When it comes to taking care of customers, there are no mysteries; only the desire to invest in and support an effective customer service presence stands between companies like Google, and the joy they can deliver to people.
Orkut Intentionally Shrinks Its Numbers
Many companies like to inflate the number of users they claim to have. Not Google. Although Orkut used to accidentally overstate communities’ membership counts, the social network is now working to correct the problem.
YouTube
Google-owned YouTube has the following notice on their upload page:
Do not upload any TV shows, music videos, music concerts, or commercials without permission unless they consist entirely of content you created yourself. Please refer to our Copyright Tips page for some guidelines and links to help you determine whether your video infringes someone else’s copyright.
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Doomsday Scenario?
Mark Simon considers the probability of a "doomsday scenario" if Google badly misses a quarterly earnings estimate, which would hammer their stock price, casting a pall over the entire online advertising sector.
Survey: You Must Manage Your Own Online Reputation
Results from a new survey reveals that half of all employers surveyed said that they search online for information about prospective hires at least some of the time.
Expect Windows Mobile Alternative Instead of Gphone
The IHT is pretty convinced we won’t see mobile phone from Google–yeah, we know that already. However, they’ve shed some light on what exactly Google is working on.