Google is reputed to be a great place to work; as an animal lover, I’m especially interested in the company’s lenient pet policy. That policy only applies to dogs, however, so there was a bit of an uproar when a small python got loose on Sunday. The snake, named Kaiser, has now been found.
Google Earth Under Microscope
Trying to distance yourself from suggestions that you are too powerful, or becoming more like Microsoft, is hard to do when a U.S. House Subcommittee sends you a letter claiming you’re attempting to “airbrush history.”
Tune In To Google TV Ads
The official word from Google said they will run a trial of targeted video advertising with a couple of outlets: EchoStar, which operates the DISH Network, and Astound Cable, a small operation in Northern California.
Google Joins Doubleclick Bidders
As we talked about last week, Doubleclick is for sale and Microsoft was thought to be the leader in the clubhouse to buy the advertising company.
Google Flushes New Internet Service
Google showed its humorous side yesterday as the company launched Google TiSP a supposed free wireless broadband service that operated through users plumbing systems.
Google Adds To DoubleClick Intrigue
The biggest Internet players have at least a passing interest in DoubleClick, an online advertising network that reaches hundreds of websites, and they could be willing to overpay for it for a variety of reasons.
Free Ad Serving from Google – Will it Win?
As I already suggested previously, John Battelle has also now posted saying Google’s upcoming foray into third-party ad serving will be with a free product.
Google Maps Reverts To Pre-Katrina Images for NO
Google is coming under criticism for rolling back satellite imagery of New Orleans, replacing the images of post-Katrina New Orleans with older, pre-hurricane photos that show the city in a much cleaner condition than is the reality. In this article by The Age, Google says it is only offering the best images it has, and that there are many factors that went into the change:
DIY With Google’s DKI Tool?
I love PBS’s “This Old House”; the show’s experts effortlessly tackle all sorts of home improvement issues and problems, but because I don’t possess their skills, I know better than to try to duplicate their feats. Yet with Google’s dynamic keyword insertion (DKI) tool, the question is not whether or not you can DIY, but whether or not you should.
Big Easy Ain’t Easy For Google Earth
Google has faced a hurricane of criticism for changing their Google maps images of post-Katrina New Orleans to pre-storm images. The reasons for the change are flimsy at best.
Chikai Ohazama, a Google product manager for satellite imagery told the AP that the maps now available are the best the company can offer. He said that a number of factors determine what goes into the databases, "everything from resolution to quality to when the actual imagery was acquired."