Google is launching new versions of its search and news sites for China. The new versions will be heavily censored in line with Chinese laws and regulations.
Yahoo Cedes Search to Google and So Do I
This story is sure news to me. Yahoo is going on record saying that it’s not their goal to be No. 1 in Internet search.
Yahoo Yields Search Game To Google
Yahoo has admitted to something thousands of search engine users already know: it’s not going to beat Google at search dominance. Game. Set. Match. Google. The best way to read the Bloomberg report on Yahoo’s fall from the search game would be with a glass of champagne and a dish of strawberries and cream, Wimbledon style.
DOJ v. Google: Not About Porn Or Privacy
Google’s refusal to turn over a sample of search queries to the Department of Justice has caused a flurry of speculation about privacy issues, the government’s right to demand that information, what further information the government would demand, and Google’s true reasoning for denying the request. Of course, if you looked at the mainstream media coverage of the event, you might believe the issue revolves around kiddie porn and Google’s protection of it.
Google Brings Zaaz To Analytics
Consulting services from Seattle-based Zaaz became the first branded as a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant.
Google Local, News Updated
More pictures means more reasons to enjoy Google Local, while Google News loses a notable part of its name after nearly four years.
Who You Are According To Google
A Google search can be a good barometer of how pervasive some stereotypes are in the world. If a search spider could sum up a nationality, a race, a religion in a few words, what would it say? What are Americans known for? What are the Europeans like?
Rooftop Ads On Target For Google Maps
It’s probably no secret to airline pilots, and perhaps to rubbernecking passengers, that Target stores near busy airports like Chicago’s O’Hare or New York City’s LaGuardia have a large bull’s-eye on their roofs. Supposedly intended to solidify branding while alerting travelers to a nearby location, Target’s building-as-an-aerial-billboard idea may be, um, on target once map services on Google, Yahoo, and MSN really take off.
Google Agrees To China Censorship
To maintain its access to the world’s fastest growing Internet-using population, the search advertising company agreed to adhere to Chinese regulations on free speech.
Google-DOJ Tussle On ABC News
The mainstream media smelled the blood in the water and rushed to cover the now-public battle between the Department of Justice and Google over giving the government access to reams of search data.