Agence France-Presse complained bitterly about its content being retrieved by Google News and asked them to stop doing so; apparently Google is still pulling AFP content into News.
Google Brings “Commercials” to the Web with Video Ads
If you’re a Google Adsense Publisher or participate in Google’s Adwords program, by now you’ve heard the news that they’re now offering “video ads.” That’s right! Now you have the option of text, image and video ad formats.
Countdown to Google Radio
Things have been quiet since Google acquired radio automation firm dMarc in January. At that time, Google laid down just over a hundred million dollars for dMarc, which had already built a successful network of some 4,700 radio stations using its ad scheduling and reporting software.
Apple, Google Cults Verified
There’s more evidence of the cult following that cheers on both Google and Apple. Symantec would seem to have a faithful consumer base, as well. That’s what several recent Net Promoter industry reports indicated, anyway – Google, Apple, and Symantec enjoyed the highest levels of customer loyalty.
Google Won’t Let Click Fraud Just Happen
The search advertising company responded to what it feels was a quote taken out of context from a talk given by CEO Eric Schmidt back in March.
Ranking Suit Against Google Dismissed
KinderStart will amend its complaint against Google for effectively dropping the KinderStart website from its index when Google assigned the company a zero PageRank.
Google: You Can Say No To ODP
Some website owners would prefer the snippet accompanying their organic listing in Google search to not come from the Open Directory Project.
Google Patent Apps By The Dozen
Patent applications are apparently cheaper by the dozen. This month, 12 Google filings were published, mostly involving technologies focused on geo-targeting and local search.
No Ruling Yet On Google Plane Talk
A judge in Santa Clara County Superior Court has decided to postpone ruling on a request from lawyers for Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page to muzzle their former aircraft designer from discussing the massive Boeing 767 being retrofitted for their use.
Google Maps Does Click To Zoom
New features have been enabled on Google Maps, allowing users to try out a couple of different ways to zoom in on a map.