In what Brett Tabke calls “the China Syndrome” Google and Yahoo! are being accused of censorship. French-based international press freedom group Reporters sans Frontires (RSF), also known as Reporters without Borders, claims both search engines gave into the Chinese government’s demands of controlling search results.
Google Sets Stock Prices, Chooses Nasdaq Symbol
Indicating that the sale of Google’s publicly offered stock could begin at anytime, the search engine announced the price range of their Class A stock. Google also announced the symbol under which its shares would be listed.
Google Sued Over Age Discrimination
The search engine giant Google had a lawsuit filed against it citing age discrimination. Google’s former director of operations, Brian Reid, 54, claims Google discriminates against older workers.
Google Ban – How not to get banned by Google!
Given that Google now provides over 75% of all Internet search traffic, the last possible thing any site owner would want is to be banned from the Google index!
Google Toolbar Introduces Browse By Name
Google has introduced a new feature for their popular toolbar. The upgrade, called Browse by Name, allows users to type a name into Internet Explorer’s address bar and Google will go to the query’s website, provided the site is a strong match.
Google and Click Potential
Earlier this week in WebProWorld, Rich made a post concerning research recently released by AtlasDMT. The goal of the study was to provide some metrics on the actual impact and value of paid placement listings by their rank or position. While most would rightly expect that a higher positioned placement would outperform a lower position, the results of the AtlasDMT research yielded some fairly surprising results as to the slope of the drop-off from the number one spots.
And You Thought Google Was Just a Search Engine
Everyone loves Google for searching online, but did you know they also offer other tools for your Web based enjoyment? Google’s technicians are a very talented group and they’re constantly at work developing new and fun services. You’ll find a complete list at http://www.Google.com/options/
Mysterious Billboard Recruits Geeks For Google
A mysterious billboard with a mathematic message has sprung up in Silicon Valley. Many people thought that this billboard was a recruiting technique devised by Google to draw in top-notch engineers. They were right.
Bet On Google IPO
Feel like the Google IPO is a safe bet? You could always roll the dice and see if they come up in your favor. Numerous online bookmakers have begun taking bets on what will happen to Google’s stock prices once they hit the stock market in August.
7 Great Ways to Lose Your Shirt using Google Adwords! (or any other pay-per-click!)
Google Adwords is a great tool! Careful use can lead to legions of highly targeted visitors breaching the moat around your site, and demanding to pillage your products! On the other hand…