Google may have made friends with Shenzhen Xunlei Network Technology Ltd., a Chinese company that deals in online videos. Reports indicate that Google will invest in the company, although there are no details yet about the alleged deal.
Google Welcomes New Year, Breaks Calculator
2006 was a good year for Google, but 2007 didn’t start off too well. The primary search engine apparently forgot how to do math, as both its calculator and currency conversion functions stopped working. The proverbial hangover has passed, however, and things are back to normal now.
Google Stumbles Into 2007
After a 2006 marked with unparalleled growth, high-profile acquisitions, and launching of new services, Google has a lot of work ahead to top itself in 2007. As the new year begins, the company seems to have stumbled coming out of the gate.
Quest For The Next Google
A new year is upon us, and many industry analysts are speculating about whether or 2007 will be the year in which a new competitor arises to challenge Google. Reality, however, suggests that this type of scenario may not be quite as simple as it looks.
Google Tests In-Stream Video Ads
When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion, conventional reasoning suggested that the search giant had grand plans to monetize the video content with advertising. As we sit upon the precipice of 2007, Google has begun testing in-stream advertising methods geared at just such a practice.
Google Near Top Of “Hot Growth” List
Google qualifies as one of the top hot growth tech companies of 2006, according to Business Week; the search engine company placed fourth on a list of 50. Two of its biggest competitors – Microsoft and Yahoo – also made the cut, but they were numbers 42 and 49, respectively.
Google Hates Indie-Porn?
It’s a good thing Matt Cutts didn’t promise Google wouldn’t be making any algorithmic changes just before the holiday season, as is Google’s habit. The online purveyors of indie alt-erotica, who are collectively bemoaning the lump of coal Google dropped in their stockings this holiday season, would have cause to climb all over him.
Ten Google Myths Banished
Myths can figure prominently in culture, religion, and entertainment, but most corporations would likely prefer to remain uninvolved. After all, accountants’ spreadsheets just aren’t that compatible with non-factual information. Google probably appreciates it, then, that Ionut Alex. Chitu set about dispelling the top 10 “Google Myths.”
Yahoo + AOL + Microsoft = Google Killer?
How do you get three giants out of quicksand? The biggest giant eats the other two and makes a boat from their bones. That seems to be Wall Street’s approach to building an apt competitor to Google. Shortly after analysts dreamed of a Microsoft-owned Yahoo, they’ve amended their solution to include AOL.
Google’s Index Size
Google stopped showing their index size – the page count of all indexed web documents – on their homepage some time ago.