Ruth Kedar of KedarDesigns.com designed the Google logo in the version that became famous around the world (the original tries at designing the logo were by Google co-founder Sergey Brin, reportedly, using the Gimp software). I asked Ruth how the Google logo design came about originally, and here’s her reply.
UK Professor Takes On University Of Google
Students taking classes with University of Brighton media studies professor Tara Brabazon will have to give up a couple of things: Google and Wikipedia.
Google Directory Updated from DMOZ Data?
I know a segment of my readers are sick to death with anything to do with Google PageRank updates, and I haven’t even bothered mentioning the most recent update up until now… there wasn’t really anything newsworthy in it.
Are You a Commodity for Google?
Many SEO Book readers have seen Google Trends before, but did you know that Google Checkout also has a trends feature?
Ask Displaying Google Ads through its Contextual Ad Program
So you want to get into the arbitrage game by serving Google ads on Yahoo? If so, you have quite a few hurdles to overcome. Google’s quality team is gunning for you, countless advertisers are watching their logs, and just about everyone under the sun is excluding you from their content network campaigns. What’s a gray hat arbitrager to do? Perhaps the answer is a back door method to arbitrage Google ads.
Google Announces Trends for Google Checkout
As we come up to the last days of fee-free merchant services from Google Checkout, the Official Google Checkout Blog announced yesterday that they now have Google Checkout Trends. Patterned after Google Trends, GCT shows relative revenues from Google Checkout merchants.
New Zealand May Be Next For Google Street View
If you’ve watched any "Lord of the Rings" film, you know what large, open areas of New Zealand look like. Google’s going to introduce you to parts of the rest of it, however; cars representing the company’s Street View project have been sighted in this country.
Interesting New Google Earth Sky Feature
After the launch of Google Earth’s sky feature in August last year, see: Get Ready To Explore Space With Google Earth! made us experience the space in a totally new way.
Still More Acquisition Rumors: Google And Yell
Every slow Friday turns into a day for rumors, and as it turns out, this one was also a day for discussing the Yellow Pages industry. Now something’s come about that combines the two subjects: a rumor that Google will buy Yell, a UK Yellow Pages company.
Google Hacking Not Fun For You
Securing one’s server is a waste of time if someone leaves a spreadsheet full of usernames and passwords where it can be found with a public search.