For a while there, Google was gaining partners for its Books Library Project on what seemed like a daily basis. That rush (appears to have) stopped, but now one more school has signed up: Japan’s Keio University.
Watchdog Group Growls At Google Video
The National Legal and Policy Center has launched a list of the "Top 50" full-length movies, cable programs and music concerts hosted on Google Video, which they say, are likely without the copyright owner’s knowledge or permission.
Google Picks Winners In Campus-Building Contest
Google likes young people, and young people like Google; the company reports that its “Build Your Campus in 3D Competition” received around 4,000 entries. Seven winning teams have now been selected.
Reasons Why Google Should Acquire Facebook
I was reading Adotas this morning and noticed an article titled Google To Acquire Facebook? Google has been on a purchasing frenzy as of late and the acquisition of Facebook would further strengthen their arsenal. However a $900 million pending deal with MySpace (who provides Google with 11% of Google’s traffic) and a no-compete clause makes Google have to tread very gently. Google does not want to end up losing MySpace to Yahoo!
Use Flash, But Don’t Offend Google
The Flash Player has been installed on millions of PCs worldwide, making it an attractive way for web developers to present content to their site visitors.
Google Squishing Squidoo Over Spam
Pages on Squidoo that had enjoyed high rankings in Google have been dropping in the search engine’s rankings. Spam has been cited as the culprit.
Google Undecided On Joining Wireless Auction
With a nationwide transition to digital television slowly taking place, Google may be interested in participating in the federal auction of the 700MHz wireless bands.
Google Releases “Share of Voice” Impression Metrics
Search engine giant Google has released another enhancement to its AdWords advertising platform which will allow advertisers to get a better understanding of their campaigns’ performance. The new impression metrics are akin to traditional advertising’s "Share of Voice" measurements.
Facebook Scaring Google?
Ever since Andy joined Facebook, things have been looking up for the social networking site. (What do you mean, there’s no correlation?) Today their numbers are up and there are rumors that Google should be very, very afraid.
Dark Google Delivers Energy Savings?
When it comes to saving money, small amounts matter – spending a mere five bucks on lunch, five days a week, amounts to $1,300 per year. In terms of saving energy, the same idea applies, and so Blackle – a dark version of Google – was born.