Google has been caught copying some of its competitor’s data for the recent release of their Chinese Input Method Editor (a desktop tool to convert Pinyin characters into Chinese characters).
White House Ignites Google Bomb
Google may have fixed a link bomb in January that had President George W. Bush listed as the top results for "failure" or "miserable failure", but now due to a White House oversight the President is once again ranked number one for the search term "failure" on Google
The White House had seemingly put the Google bombing behind them.
So how did the President once again yield a number one ranking for the search term "failure?"
AOL White-Labels Google Ad Platform
Part of the billion-dollar deal that Google invested in AOL has helped Time Warner’s interactive arm offer true search advertising purchases on AOL Search.
Google’s Got The 411
Don’t have access to a computer or phone book but need to find the number of a local business? Google Labs has launched an "experiment" that provides free 411 services.
Google, Yahoo Enhance Real Estate Offerings
One of the most precious commodities in the world is real estate. Everyone is looking for their own little piece of the world to settle and call their own. Home ownership is a goal shared by so many that it seems appropriate that companies like Google and Yahoo would go to such lengths to cater to real estate searchers.
Google Goes To South Carolina
We’ve brought you several stories about Google’s plan to build server farms in North Carolina; the company is now preparing to build more of the same in that state’s southern neighbor. But South Carolina must have something up its sleeve, as it seems to have gotten a better deal.
Google Desktop Arrives For The Mac
Earlier this week, Google announced the long-awaited release of its desktop client for Mac owners. Google Desktop users will be able to index content from their hard drive in order to find information about their documents, music, e-mails and pictures, as well as content from the web, quickly and easily.
One Box Goes Gold At Google
Yet another advertising-related change has come to Google in the run-up to Search Engine Strategies 2007 New York: Google shifted the One Box background color from blue to yellow.
AFP Settles Google News Lawsuit
The sweet sound of stacks of Euros being riffled with glee has brought an end to Agence France-Presse’s suit against Google for indexing its stories and photos for Google News.
Google Faces Pressure Over Censorship
Shareholders will have the opportunity to vote on a proposal during the upcoming annual meeting that would call on Google to take a strong stance against censorship and abusive regimes.