All the way back in 2003, Google filed a patent application for "Methods and systems for assisted network browsing. That patent has been granted this week. The patent abstract reads:
Google Defends Its Use Of AP Content
Let’s pretend for a moment that you’re the newspaper industry. Your ranks are dwindling as even old stalwarts are dropping like flies.
Google Image Search Adds New Features
Google has been working on a couple of new features for Google Image Search. The first one is the addition of suggestions for Google Image Search, which is basically just Google Suggest for the image search engine.
Google Introduces New Features for App Engine
At Campfire One, an event where developers are invited to "talk shop" at the Google campus, Google announced a new set of features for App Engine that helps it interface more easily with existing technologies.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt Fires Back at Newspapers
The Associated Press (AP) announced this week that it’s working on a system to "protect" its content from being "misappropriated" online. Murdok CEO Rich Ord posted a thought-provoking piece on the subject giving some background into the situation.
Matt Cutts on Google Spelling Corrections
On Google’s Webmaster Central YouTube Channel, Matt Cutts frequently answers questions from users in short clips. In one in particular, he answers the following user question:
Recently, Google has been more proactive in providing results that feature "corrected" spellings. In what way will smart guesses be employed in search results in the future? Can we expect more synonyms in search results, for example?
Google Says It Helps Newspaper Websites
Google says it does not misappropriate newspaper content and actually helps them by driving traffic to their Web sites.
Matt Cutts on Social Media Links in Google
Google’s Matt Cutts has really been taking the bull by the horns when it comes to reaching out to the community. He’s posted another answer to a user question (yesterday we looked at his response to one about Google’s spell corrections) via YouTube video.
Google Clarifies AdSense Myths
Google addresses myths about its AdSense program, shedding light on common misconceptions and providing clarity for publishers.
Google’s Still Not Buying Twitter
Likely, Boomtown’s Kara Swisher gets tired of being the TechCrunch Google-rumor-debunker. Maybe not. She seemed to enjoy reminding readers about the Michael Arrington grapevines sprouting out tales of Google buying Digg and Bebo, neither of which ever happened. This time it’s Twitter.