FON wants users to sign up to share their wireless broadband access with others, an idea that has netted the company some $21.7 million from Google, Skype, Sequoia Capital, and Index Ventures.
Google’s Wall Street Drama: Does It Matter?
The numbers that mattered last week had nothing to do with Google’s share price: they came from WebSideStory, which found that search ads resulted in a conversion rate of 2.3 percent, more than twice as high as conversions from non-search ad placements.
Google Testing PayPal Killer GBuy
Several retailers have been quietly testing a Google payment system called GBuy, and users will see a GBuy icon next to AdWords paid search ads. PayPal has dominated the online payment field for some time. It has been a profitable business, one which eBay purchased in October 2002.
Google Choose Your Own Adventure Game
Philipp has made a game he calls “The Google Adventure”, a choose-your-way text game.
Google Report Card
Forbes gives Google grades on each of its courses, er services.
Google vs. BMW, a Sanity Check
Okay, I’m officially puzzled by those who are complaining about Google’s treatment of BMW’s SEO techniques.
Survivor: Panama Appears On Google Video
Google Video and CBS.com both charge a $1.99 Day Pass (ie, rental fee) for viewing the debut episode of yet another series of Survivor, via the World Wide Web.
Google Tax Issue Needs Another Look
Executives from the search advertising company blamed a higher than anticipated tax rate for most of the gap between its actual earnings and annual estimates, but some now claim taxes were only responsible for half of that difference.
Google Jobs Post Leads To GoogleNet Rumors
Google has stated before it has no interest in becoming a provider of network services, but a job posting on its site solicits applications for Strategic Negotiators with “negotiation of dark fiber contracts” listed as part of the desired candidates’ experience.
China Blocking Google China
Despite acceding to Beijing’s censorship requirements, which yielded Google access to the Chinese market, users of Google.cn in China found the site blocked at the government backbone server.