Mistyping a URL in the address bar of a browser can lead to a ring of traffic-stealing “typo-squatters” that ripoff the AdSense for domains system at the expense of Google and its advertisers.
Google Money A Prelude To AOL IPO
By investing $1 billion in AOL, Google may be placing AOL in a position to go public as a separate company and could reap a big return.
AOL: Google, Yes; Microsoft, No
A five percent stake in AOL could be the price the search advertising giant has to pay to keep Microsoft from moving in and becoming AOL’s partner on search and advertising.
Google Space Could Expand Beyond London
The experimental Internet browsing center set up and staffed by Google at London’s Heathrow Airport could be an experiment repeated elsewhere.
Google Safe Browsing May Be Unsafe
The new Firefox plug-in from Google that helps to thwart phishing schemes may itself pose a problem to uses due to a security flaw.
The Kids Are Alright With Google
“A Couple of Chicks” surveyed a group of teens on their preferred search engine, travel site, and way to communicate online; a couple of brands clearly emerged as succeeding in reaching Generation Y.
Google Extends Firefox
A couple of new Firefox extensions emerged from Google Labs. The extensions offer Firefox users extra functions when browsing the web. Blogger Web Comments, created by Google software engineer Glen Murphy, lets users see what bloggers are saying about the page being viewed.
Google Unwiring Mountain View
Google has been installing the radios and equipment necessary for nearly two weeks. to provide its home base of Mountain View with wireless broadband access.
Microsoft, Google, Sun Get RAD
Joint collaboration on a Reliable, Adaptive and Distributive Systems lab at UC-Berkeley has the three tech companies contributing $7.5 million toward the lab’s mission of creating freely-available web services.
Google Can Name That Tune
The newest aspect of Google’s massive searching entity has launched and it’s a music search. Basically, the jist is they’ve added more details for music-oriented searches. While the search right now is somewhat limited, they do plan on expanding the listings.