Although Google may think of its Checkout service as an extension of its existing payment system, but it also presents a business shift that portends both risk and reward.
Google Pumps Up Your Conversions
The Google Analytics website highlights a few ways to ensure you have optimized, assessed, and targeted what you can for your sites. School’s in session, and Google wants you to step up your game.
Google Gets Dictionary-ized
Those in charge of Google’s trademark are kicking their desks as the brand identity they’ve fought so hard to protect from genericization through nasty letters and emails to everyone who dared assume “to google” meant “to search” (wow! This is one long sentence) officially became a verb by being admitted to the dictionary.
Google Earth Rides Tour De France
The Google Earth application allows bicycling fans to follow the latest version of the legendary race from their computers, a much easier task than biking up the Pyrenees.
Microsoft, Google Expand
It seems like two big competitors have both decided they need a little more space. Microsoft has plans to expand its campus in Redmond, Washington to accommodate roughly 12,000 more people. And Google has announced plans to open offices in Bulgaria.
Google Threatens Telcos With Antitrust Action
If the prospect of a two-tiered Internet system proves to enhance the quality of service of certain traffic for a fee, Google plans to hammer those abusers with antitrust actions.
Google Desktop Breaks The Internet?
No one wants to have to say, “My Internet broke.” When this phrase is uttered, the source of the problem (assuming it’s not the user) becomes the object of much ill will and quite a few uncouth words. Now Google, the former “do no evil” company, is hinting that uninstalling one of its products may “break” your Internet.
Google Reveals Its Achilles Heel(s)
In an act of honesty and openness, Google has released a statement naming the chief problems it faces. There is a brief description of each predicament, and how or why it poses a threat. Google fans need not worry – the company isn’t falling on its sword just yet.
Myanmar Junta Bans Google
Internet users in the country formally known as Burma have been unable to reach Google or Gmail for over a week, as a ban that also effects Yahoo and Hotmail has been extended to another major web property.
German Publisher Drops Google Protest
German publisher WGB dropped its petition for preliminary injunction against Google Books Library Project this week. Google says the Copyright Chamber of the Regional Court of Hamburg advised the company the petition would not succeed.