Not that there’s a potential conflict of interest or anything, but Cisco, or at least Mary Brown, Cisco’s Director of Technology and Spectrum Policy, sounds insulted by Google’s attempt to strong arm the FCC into imposing a certain set of rules on the upcoming spectrum auction.
Google Finance For Canada Plays Peek-a-boo
Google Finance Canada is coming! Actually, an announcement may have stated that it was already here, but the Official Google Blog has been updated to say, “Oops. We hit the button too soon. Watch for news about Google Finance in Canada next Tuesday.”
Google Extends Opt-Out Policy To CPA Testing
Google’s still testing the waters of its cost-per-action ad model, which charges advertisers only when a sale is made or a lead form is filled out. But as one publisher notes, the AdSense team is inserting CPA ads onto his blog, whether he wants them there or not.
Google Flexes Robots Exclusion Protocol
Two new features added to the protocol will help webmasters govern when an item should stop showing up in Google’s web search, as well as providing some control over the indexing of other data types.
Abbreviated Guide To Google Earth Sightseeing
If you ever wondered what the Earth looks like to extraterrestrials, whom we know are passive observers in the vein of Jane Goodall, Google Earth has provided us this insight.
Google, Microsoft Are Among “Best Global Brands”
According to a new report from Interbrand, Google is not one of the ten “Best Global Brands 2007”; that, from Mountain View’s perspective, is the bad news. The good news: at number 20, it’s not too far behind the leaders, and Google’s “brand value” actually increased by 44 percent in the last year.
Cringely Calls Google 700MHz Bid A Feint
Google doesn’t want to pay what could end up a $10 billion price tag for the 700MHz wireless spectrum. They just want to include conditions that benefit them for free.
Follow The Bouncing Google Boss
Do you want to know what Eric Schmidt did this summer? Public policy has been the name of the CEO’s game.
Martin Rejects Google’s Proposal
Time’s running out for FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to set rules for the 2008 spectrum auction, and it looks like he’s sticking with the half-concession he originally made regarding open access. And whether or not Google will bid is up in the air.
Google, Intel Contribute To Turing Award
The recipient of this year’s Turing Award will also get $250,000, thanks to Google and Intel. And thanks to the recipient’s own genius and “contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community,” of course.