When you consider that Google’s net income in 2006 was well over $3 billion, it becomes apparent that individual customers don’t matter much to the company’s overall business. Google may be trying to change that, however: yesterday and today, it’s holding a special sales meeting with “nearly 200 federal contractors, engineers and uniformed military members.”
U.S. Government Seizes Yahoo User Records
The United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) department issued a warrant last week for a particular user’s information in connection with a series of money laundering scams.
UK to Shut Down Most Government Websites
The British government has announced that it will close at least 551 websites in order to streamline as part of a plan to revamp its online presence. The decision is outlined in the Transformational Government Annual Report 2006, which was released earlier this week.
E-Government Sites Stagnant
Satisfaction with federal government Web sites rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Government Tracking Electronic Communications
A press release from FaceTime Communications stopped me cold today.
Imagining Google As Government
In the latest edition of speculation and hyperbole over the search advertising company and its impact on society, we consider the prospect of one nation, under a big G, with information and access for all.
Google’s Government Search
Google launched a search site specializing in U.S. government information on Thursday. It’s called, appropriately enough, Google U.S. Government Search, and it covers a number of sources from local, state, and federal levels.
Government Backs Apple Against The French
US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez made it known that the government supports Apple’s contention that forcing it to open its DRM scheme, Fairplay, will promote widespread piracy.
Just why did the Government Break up AT&T?
Google is getting a lot of attention over some of its actions-notably its agreement to filter content on its search engine in China-largely because of its oft-repeated and closely held belief that it should “do no evil.”
Microsoft Cutting Government Red Tape
Microsoft’s chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates wants to see governments worldwide embrace the cost-savings available by implementing stronger IT infrastructures.