Regular Murdok readers have probably already guessed this, but for what it’s worth, a new report has confirmed all our suspicions: Google takes over more companies than just about anybody else out there.
Google, Eniro Make Friends In Land Of Meshuggah
Sweden is home to some fantastic bands, including Opeth, Arch Enemy, and Amon Amarth; I’d call these groups some of the world’s leading music makers. Sweden is also home to Eniro, which has called itself “the leading search company in the Nordic media market.” And Eniro has just expanded its partnership with another notable name: Google.
Google.org Supports Believe Begin Become
Last week, Google announced its plans to set up shop in Kenya. Now Google.org is showing an interest in Kenya’s southern neighbor, Tanzania, and has made known its plans to participate in “Believe Begin Become – Tanzania’s National Business Plan Competition.”
Using Google History for Ads
This has not really been Google’s day when it comes to people jumping all over them for things they have or have not done. Adding to the complex mix of everyone going off on the Privacy International report is an underreported report on Google Adsense that is being fed by Distilled.co.uk on how they have also changed Adwords/Adsense.
Hidden Text Okayed by Google
No, the headline isn’t a joke. Google okayed hidden text–in certain contexts, of course.
Remember a couple weeks ago when Search Engine Land was outed for spamming? Several readers, in an effort to be helpful (I’m sure), pointed out that this particular trick was the Fehrer Image Replacement technique.
Google Reduces Data Retention Policy To 18 Months
Google’s Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer appears to be a master of textual undercurrents (what the reader understands as "between the lines"), responding to Privacy International’s recent condemnation of the company’s privacy policies without mentioning the group itself.
A Day Without Google Draws Crowds
A few brave souls have, from time to time, given up Google – quit using the search engine and all its related sites. After an initial period of withdrawal, the experiments usually went pretty well. Now Alt Search Engines is urging everyone to participate in A Day Without Google.
Google, YouTube Developing Video Filter
Google may have found a way to duck the umpteen lawsuits YouTube is facing – the company is developing its very own video identification technology to flag copyrighted content. What’s more, the system will be tested in cooperation with Time Warner and Disney.
AT&T, Verizon Oppose Google Over Airwaves
Google’s used to arguing with Microsoft, and the Mountain View-based company has had many dustups with Yahoo. Now AT&T and Verizon have stepped in, however, and are opposing Google’s plans for the airwaves.
Microsoft: What Google Killer?
Microsoft doesn’t have a Google-killer, and that’s pretty much it. At least, that’s how it sounds from a somewhat flippant Satya Nadella, Mr. Softy’s newest head of search and search advertising.
“Microsoft: What Google Killer?”