Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009 »

Google Wave Developer Preview presentation at the Day 2 Keynote of Google I/O.

Site Links in Google Search »

Google Search Engineer Jeremy Silber talks about his project that shows you shortcuts to go specific pages of sites as part of the search results.

Search Google Using Your Phone »

Man picks suicide spot on Google Earth »

David Grant, a car parts worker, drove 200 miles to Dartmoor to kill himself – after printing off Google aerial pictures of his suicide location from the internet. An inquest heard how Mr Grant also printed off notices against the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning as he gassed himself in his car. The 40 year-old [...]

Marissa Mayer On Google Betas »

Microsoft’s Kumo VS Google – Sneak Peek »

At the D: All Things Digital conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to unveil and talk more about new search engine dubbed Kumo.

The long expected upgrade to the Live Search product from Microsoft (MSFT) is being tested for a public rollout later this year. The blogosphere was a-twitter, literally, after a Twitter post [...]

Google is Googling Employees »

Concerned a brain drain could hurt its long-term ability to compete, Google Inc. is tackling the problem with its typical tool: an algorithm. The Internet search giant recently began crunching data from employee reviews and promotion and pay histories in a mathematical formula Google says can identify which of its 20,000 employees are most likely [...]

Google’s Eric Schmidt tells grads: ‘Turn off your computer’ »

The head of the world’s most popular search engine urged college graduates on Monday to step away from the virtual world and make human connections. Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement, Google chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt told about 6,000 graduates that they need to find out what is most important to them — [...]

Google to reshoot street views of Japanese cities »

Google said Wednesday it will reshoot all photos in Japan for its Street View service after residents complained the 360-degree panoramic images provided a view over the fences around their homes. The photos currently on the website were taken by cameras mounted on a stick attached to a car roof. Google Japan said it would [...]

Eric Schmidt’s Carnegie Mellon University commencement address »

Google’s Eric Schmidt delivers the commencement address at Carnegie Mellon University on May 17, 2009.

Should Google Spin-Out YouTube? »

Amid the on-going shake-up in Google’s display advertising business, there’s a rising debate over the future of Google’s most disappointing display advertising property, YouTube. Credit Suisse says YouTube is set to lose $470 million this year and it’s got people asking: Should Google spin-out YouTube? Or at least treat it like a separate business [...]

Wolframalpha.com Officially Launches – not a Google Killer, sadly »

Wolfram Alpha is a search engine that you can use to compute systematic knowledge immediately. You can put in anything you would like to know and you can compare multiple results with each other. There is no need to know how to search; just type in what you want to know. – from CrunchGear

Wolfram/Alpha has [...]

Google Updates Search Engine, Twitter Real-Time Search »

Do a search at Google today and you’ll see a new link at the top of the page, “Show options…” That link opens up a whole new set of search tools that look like they’ll be spectacularly useful and even a little fun.
The tools let you find only results published in the past day or [...]

Several search engines seek to be alternatives to Google »

We may be coming upon a new era for the Internet search. And, despite what you may think, Google is not the only player.
New search engines that are popping up across the Web strive to make searches faster, smarter, more personal and more visually interesting.
Some sites, like Twine and hakia, will try to personalize searches, [...]

Google Killer Wolfram|Alpha Coming May 18th »

In any case, we’re continuing our final preparations. We plan to launch late next week, with the official date now set for May 18. – from Wolfram|Alpha

Google Dogged by Antitrust, YouTube Concerns »

Google told media outlets on Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission is eying CEO Eric Schmidt’s dual membership on the board of Directors for Google and Apple as a potential violation of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. Though initially not rivals, the two companies are poised to become competitors once more handsets running Google’s [...]

Life at the Googleplex »

A look at life at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA.

Google: We will make YouTube profitable »

Mr Schmidt did not comment on recent rumours that the video-sharing website was set to make a $400 million loss this year. Instead, he emphasised that YouTube was a “profitable and successful business” that was a core part of Google’s business strategy. Google acquired the video site in 2006 for $1.6 billion.
“What we said is [...]

Google CEO says he expects more government scrutiny »

Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said he expects more regulatory scrutiny from around the world and the company is paying more attention to the way it approaches certain business issues as a result of the attention. But Schmidt told reporters it had not crossed his mind to recuse himself from the board of Apple [...]

Google will Acquire Twitter, Not Apple »

The Apple rumor is utter BS — and makes no sense at all. We feel Google or a search engine focused company (Microsoft’s Live.com) will acquire Twitter. It’s about organizing data — cataloging posts. Just like Google picked up Blogger, the same thing will happen with Twitter. But Apple? No way….
Twitter Search is easily the [...]