Big retailers aren’t the place to go to for really interesting stuff. Instead, try visiting some antique stores or small shops, where you might find that sort of thing a piece at a time. But – stay with me here – if “interesting” stuff is usually found in small places, what chance does a gigantic corporation have of keeping that trait as part of its culture?
Google Clarifies Paid Link Stance
Google has updated its Webmaster Guidelines to include definitions of commonly used terms for shady practices and clearer language about the penalties associated with black and gray hat SEO tactics.
Google Opens Office In Cairo
Google’s focusing a lot on some international markets as of late, including China, South Korea, and India. But those countries are grouped together in Asia, and this latest expansion comes in the Middle East; Google opened a regional office in Cairo.
Google Library Project Gets University Consortium
Aw, isn’t that nice: the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) is set to cooperate with Google and join the search engine giant’s Library Project. The CIC is composed of 12 major American research universities.
Google Street View May Hit Dead End In Europe
Google’s Street View has met with mixed reactions; some people like it, while others worry about matters of privacy. Still, while Street View is completely legal in the U.S., a recent discussion indicates that the service might not go unchallenged in Europe.
Google Gears: Where’s The Sync?
A little probing into offline application-enabler Google Gears finds that the prospective Gears developer could be in for a little code-shock.
Google, Yahoo Vie For India’s Attention
It looks like one lucky American search engine may soon cozy up to the Indian government – both Google and Yahoo are in talks with India’s National Informatics Centre.
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Google Needs K Street View Of DC
The growing scrutiny of the company’s stated aim to organize all the world’s information, and its more prosaic acquisition of DoubleClick, means Google has to pay more attention to Washington’s K Street lobbying practices.
A Peek Inside Google’s Algo
Ever wish you could have a peek inside Google’s algorithm? Even just a little peek? Saul Hansell of the New York Times gave us all that peek in his article Sunday, Google Keeps Tweaking Its Search Engine. The entire article is worth a read or three, but here are some quotes I pulled along with a running commentary.
PeakStream Trail Leads To Google
Google’s acquisitions are usually pretty smooth deals; at most, a “welcome, Google!” statement shows up on the lucky company’s homepage. Now, a report indicates that PeakStream has been bought by Google, yet the company no longer even has a front page – the whole site is gone.