German court rules against Google's terms
(AP) -- A German court has ruled that Google Inc. must change terms of service that could be interpreted to compromise a user's rights, a decision the consumer advocacy group that brought the suit...
View ArticleFaster searches key to a greener web
(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster internet search engine processors could be the key to reducing the environmental impact of the worldwide web, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow.
View ArticleExecutive who led Google's China expansion leaving
(AP) -- The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S. search...
View ArticleGoogle China confident despite loss of Lee
(AP) -- The new managers of Google Inc.'s China arm expressed confidence Monday the business can grow despite the departure of the high-profile executive credited with expanding its share of the...
View ArticleGoogle hopes readers will 'flip' over new format
(AP) -- Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to...
View ArticleGoogle acquires Web security firm reCAPTCHA
(PhysOrg.com) -- Google announced on Wednesday that it has acquired reCAPTCHA, a company that produces the squiggly words used by websites to guard against spam and fraud.
View ArticleKey DOJ opinion due in Google's digital book deal
(AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file court documents that may help determine the fate of a class-action settlement that would give Google the digital rights to millions of...
View ArticleEU court adviser backs Google in ads row with LMVH
An adviser to Europe's top court on Tuesday backed US Internet giant Google in a row with French luxury product maker LMVH over online advertising.
View ArticleGoogle introduces new commenting tool 'Sidewiki'
Google unveiled a new tool on Wednesday which allows notes and comments to be posted alongside Web pages for others to read.
View ArticleGoogle digs deeper into Internet search results
Google on Friday said it has enhanced its popular Internet search engine to dig deeper into pages to uncover the exact tidbits of information people seek.
View ArticleUS engineer defends Google in defamation trial
An American engineer sought to clear Google of defamation charges at a trial over the broadcast in Italy of video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, a lawyer for the Internet...
View ArticleNew 'Mystery Google' search engine delivers random results
Looking for an Internet search engine that delivers totally random results?
View ArticleYahoo!, Microsoft extend talks on Web search agreement
Yahoo! and Microsoft have extended the deadline to finalize an agreement on their Internet search and advertising partnership, Yahoo! said Wednesday.
View ArticleInternet search process affects cognition, emotion
Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via...
View ArticleAustralia, Canada approve Yahoo!-Microsoft deal
Australian and Canadian competition authorities have approved the Internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies said Tuesday.
View ArticleGoogle, Yahoo zero in on Internet 'freedom' bill
Google Inc. and other Internet companies have zeroed in on a resilient effort by a Republican lawmaker to pass legislation that could restrict their ability to take a nuanced approach to operating in...
View ArticleDon't bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google
(AP) -- There's an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google....
View ArticleTwitter gets more business friendly
Twitter is testing a way to let businesses better use the popular microblogging service in what could be a future money-making opportunity.
View ArticleGoogle fined $14,300 a day in France over books
(AP) -- A Paris court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s expansion into digital books breaks France's copyright laws, and a judge slapped the Internet search leader with a euro10,000-a-day fine until it...
View ArticleGoogle wants to buy, sell electricity in US
Internet search giant Google is seeking government authority to buy and sell electricity in the United States, a further expansion of its operations aimed at boosting renewable energy.
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