While taking a break from the activities at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Google co-founder Sergey Brin talked about Google.cn and the growing kerfuffle over Google’s acquiescence to China’s censorship demands.
Google Testifying To Congress Over China
It looks like Google’s on its way to Washington and I don’t mean Redmond either. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), chairman of the International Operations and Human Rights Subcommittee, plans to convene hearings on February 13th as part of an investigation into Chinese business dealings.
Microsoft Launching Its Google Labs
After bringing Yahoo researcher Gary Flake into the Redmond fold last year, Microsoft has decided to make him the leader of their “Live Labs” research and development effort.
Court Is Cool With Google Cache
A lawsuit against Google’s practice of caching web pages in its index was rejected by a Nevada district court in a decision that could impact Google’s claims of “fair use” in its Book Search project.
Google Roundup
A few things on Google today that I decided to roundup all in one post:
Blogger News Network Dumps Google, Cites China
One protest against Google’s decision to offer search in China while agreeing to that government’s censorship led one prominent blog to discard AdSense from its pages.
Google AdWords Editor Inviting Users
The beta test for Google’s offline tool is invitation only at the moment, but the free management utility for Windows users should gain a large following when it goes public.
Google’s Keyword Suggestion Tool – A SEO Tool in PPC Clothing
At Danny Sullivan’s Search Engine Strategies keynote speech he lamented that the industry is so fragmented.
Leahy Calls For DOJ Google Explanation
US Senator Pat Leahy (D-Vt) has sent a written request to US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for more information about Justice’s legal action against Google.
Google Sponsors Anti-Badware Campaign
Google has added its name to a list of sponsors that includes Lenovo and Sun Microsystems, all of whom are joining an initiative to fight “badware,” a collective term for spyware, malware, and adware.