Google Video: The Future
Searchengine journal has an excellent post about the rise and rise of Google Video. Strange to think Google Video is only a year old. “Replacing Froogle on the preferred Google Channel link list, Google Video visits dwarfed those recently enjoyed by the Google Froogle shopping portal. Which leads to the end result of Google Video being more branded and more …
Google Hire Key Linux Programmer
From News.com: “Andrew Morton, a key deputy to Linux leader Linus Torvalds, has taken a job at search engine powerhouse Google, a major user of Linux and other open-source software” No doubt the Google operating system rumours will start flying again. Or perhaps he’s working on Googles own infrastructure. Far more likely, methinks…. “Google is a major user of open-source …
Do Evil: Are Search Engines Morally Wrong?
From the Telegraph UK: “Internet companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have been accused by MPs of “morally unacceptable” behaviour for helping the Chinese government restrict the information its citizens can get from the internet” Censorship of political descent is, without doubt, wrong in democratic nations. There’s also an interesting angle that this article alludes to: “The report also …
Google: Never Say Never
After AOL released sensitive user information, you just knew all attention would shift to Google. And here’s what Eric Schmidt has to say on the subject of user privacy: “According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the search leader will continue to store the search inquiries of its users. What’s more, Schmidt does not even give an unqualified guarantee that the …
Blogging By The Search Engines
Interesting post (well, kinda) about the search engines bloggers, and why they do what they do: “Cutts says he just tries to be so monumentally boring and technical that the media won’t cover it, and says he’s been largely successful” Laughs. I’m not so sure. Everything search-related seems to filter into the mainstream eventually, especially if it is Google related. …
Google Rearrange Their Home Page
Marissa Mayer: “You may have noticed the Google homepage feels a little different today. That’s because we’ve reorganized our tabs, or “top links” — the blue links to Images, News, Maps, etc.). In this iteration, you’ll see that Google Video is now featured on the homepage. And we’ve grouped into a More>> dropdown some other services like Books, Groups, and …
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