Does Google Apps break Microsoft Outlook? Not anymore
Those of you who get uncomfortable around confrontations and arguments may be able to breathe a little easier now — it looks like Google has resolved a recent spat between the search giant and Microsoft peaceably, with a bug fix.
The trouble started when Google… Continue Reading
Google’s share of ad spending: 2.66 percent
A set of charts by Search Engine Land contributing editor Greg Sterling show that while Google seems like a gigantic corporation, its revenue isn’t that big, even for a tech company. To boil down Sterling’s article: Google’s revenue is one-fifth that of IBM, Verizon or… Continue Reading
Google aims for less developed nations with Google SMS
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Google is launching a new service called Google SMS today, hoping to reach a less privileged audience than the one using its web services.
Those of us with smartphones probably access Google on our mobile devices already, but usually as a supplement to usage… Continue Reading
Roundup: Schmidt is bullish, Yahoo spikes New York Times traffic, Windows 7 on a thumb drive
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt says it’s “reasonable to be optimistic for 2010″ — Reuters has more.
Michael Jackson traffic set off cyberattack alarms – Google’s automated defense systems interpreted a sudden tsunami of “Micheal Jackson” [sic] queries as an attack. I’ve gotten similar stories… Continue Reading
Roundup: Zune HD specs, Google mobile ads, the most obscure Apple upgrade ever
Google AdSense Mobile – Yes, Google ads on your phone is a big deal. But Greg Yardley, CEO of mobile analytics startup Pinch Media, warns against dreams of Google megabucks for iPhone apps: “The bulk of applications either have a limited shelf life (just like a console… Continue Reading
NSFW: Google, not Baidu, getting punished for China porn searches
The Chinese government has disabled some search functions in Google’s China search service today, accusing the company of not providing adequate safeguards against searches for pornography. But a source in China also pointed us to a search for porn on search engine Baidu — Google’s… Continue Reading
DNA-decoding startup 23andMe raises another $2.6M from Google
Google has invested another $2.6 million in 23andMe, the genetics startup co-founded by Anne Wojcicki (who’s married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin). The funding was revealed in a regulatory filing first spotted by Silicon Alley Insider.
Mountain View, Calif.-based 23andMe charges a $399 fee to provide… Continue Reading
Google Book Search making books more web-friendly
Google Book Search announced some new features today, making it easier to find and share the content you’re looking for in the search giant’s archive of scanned books and magazines. It’s clear that Book Search is moving away from being just a landing site for… Continue Reading
Microsoft says Google tool breaks Outlook
Silicon Valley rivalries between tech firms are serious. But they rarely break out into fistfights. Those of us who long for a rumble are forced to settle for cranky late-night blog spats.
At 1:56 am this morning, we got one. Outlook product manager Dev Balasubramanian… Continue Reading
Google: Calm down, scientists, we’re totally making Gmail more secure
Most of my life revolves around Google services — I check my email in Gmail, I write articles in Google Docs, and I schedule appointments in Google Calendar. Of course, sending sensitive information back-and-forth from my computer to Google’s servers has its risks. In fact,… Continue Reading
Is Google working on a way to search Twitter and other microblogs?
Google is definitely collecting data on the web every second these days so the question is when, not if, Google will come out with its own microblogging search engine to compete with Twitter. Google is now preparing to launch a way to index and rank… Continue Reading
Roundup: Digital TV transition hits Friday, Microsoft cuts MS Money, Google cuts trips
Here’s the latest action:
Digital TV transition — About 2.8 million aren’t ready for the switch from analog to digital TV on Friday.
Barry Diller on content — The CEO of IAC says, make people pay for it. Paidcontent (of course) has more.
Fifteen iPhone… Continue Reading
Google’s David Girouard on the company’s cloud computing ‘perception problem’
During today’s press event highlighting new features for Google Apps (the company’s online productivity tools), Google Enterprise President David Girouard spoke about common concerns leveled against applications in the Internet cloud — in other words, running software on Google’s infrastructure rather than your own. There… Continue Reading
Motally to deliver reliable mobile analytics
Existing techniques for measuring mobile traffic to Web sites are pretty awful.
Motally, provider of an analytics platform for mobile phones, has emerged from stealth with $1 million raised from BlueRun Ventures and well-known Silicon Valley angel Ron Conway. The company says it wants to… Continue Reading
Google Apps syncs with Outlook — a cure for cloud computing angst
Google has succeeded in scoring some big customers (such as Genentech) for Google Apps, its package of online tools for businesses. But in a business environment, there’s still a lot of resistance in moving away from Microsoft’s entrenched email/contacts/calendar software Outlook. Google announced today that… Continue Reading
Should web businesses adjust their development plans for HTML 5?
Google Wave, the search engine’s dynamic new communication service, stole the show at the company’s Google I/O developer conference earlier this month. But any business with a web site should also be looking at something else Google spent time talking about: a new version of… Continue Reading
Roundup: Signs surface of new iPhones, Google releases Page Speed, and more
Here’s the latest action:
More signs of new iPhones coming this summer – European mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has added spots for four new iPhone models to its inventory, according to AppleInsider’s sources.
Google introduces Page Speed – It’s a Firefox add-on that gives… Continue Reading
Google Squared: The perfect search tool if you like inaccurate spreadsheets
Google just released a new search tool to the public called Google Squared, which pulls information about a specific topic from around the web into a spreadsheet. First announced at Google’s Searchology event in May, Squared could be useful for different kinds of research —… Continue Reading
Justice Dept. investigates possible hiring pact between Google, Apple, Yahoo, others
The Justice Department is reportedly investigating major tech companies for possibly violating antitrust laws with their hiring practices. The department sent “civil investigative demands” (written requests for documents and information) to at least a dozen tech companies, including Google, Apple, Yahoo, and biotech company Genentech…. Continue Reading
Google Search Appliance 6.0 lets companies search billions of documents
Google is releasing the latest version of its Search Appliance today, which it says will allow companies to perform Google-type searches on billions of documents.
That’s a dramatic increase from the last version, which allowed customers to search up to 10 million documents. And that… Continue Reading