The recommendation of an Indian parliamentary committee threatens to change the wording in proposed legislation that would hold Google and other service providers accountable for content traversing their system.
Google, The Anti-Advertising Advertising Company
Google’s a bit of a mystery to many marketers; how does a company rise to the position Google is in within the advertising industry without doing much advertising themselves?
NYT Rings Up Lawyer Google Ad Clicks
An interesting consequence of one reporter’s search for more information on the most costly keywords in Google AdWords ended up costing those advertisers a little money.
Secret Stats In Split RSS Feeds – Google Reader
Google Reader now reports feed usage, and it is being suggested by a prominent Google engineer that you should look at aggregated numbers.
Google Both Yin And Yang For Islam
A humanitarian plea was made today for the Muslim world to follow Google’s do-gooder example. This is remarkable enough on its own, but a separate report notes how Al-Qaeda has successfully used Google-owned YouTube to raise funds.
Google Desktop For Linux Gets An Update
If it’s really the thought that counts, then users are likely to be grateful for an upgrade to Google Desktop for Linux. But in terms of practicality, it appears that the search giant may have partially misdirected its efforts.
Google Is Weak Because It Is Strong
Google’s stock closed last week at $637.39, Wall Street thinks Google’s third quarter earnings announcement may come in 50 cents higher per share than last quarter, the company gets two-thirds of the web searches and 40 percent of the ad revenue. They’re screwed.
Google Complains About Censorship Charge
After blowing away ads aimed at criticizing MoveOn.org by name, Google’s public policy wonks fired back and asserted that trademarks, not politics, played a role.
Google 411’s Impressive Debut
Today, I was driving in San Francisco with a couple of other SEO-types and we spotted a prominent billboard for Google’s 411 service.
Google Versus Facebook
Some Google employees are leaving Google for social site Facebook. Well, “some” isn’t a trend, but a couple of the remarks of those that left offer insightful perspectives.