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newpost Google Launches Code Labs For Developers Including 27 API Graduates newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:52 pm on Mar. 3, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Mountain, View, California-based Internet giant Google has launched a new framework for developers using early versions of its latest application programming interfaces, or APIs, and a support system for the services that graduate from the program, with Tuesday's release of Google Code Labs.
newpost YouTube Testing Fee-Based Video Downloads Using Google Checkout System newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 11:48 pm on Feb. 12, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has begun testing a program that makes some videos on its popular YouTube property available for saving as downloads for offline viewing at fees set by the owners of the videos or in some cases for free, the Mountain View, California-based firm announced Thursday.
newpost Google Sync Service Automates Smartphone Calendar And Contact Updates newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:24 pm on Feb. 9, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has launched a free service to synchronize calendar and e-mail contact information between its popular online applications and Apple iPhone and Microsoft Windows Mobile-equipped smartphones automatically by using cellphone signals, with the Monday announcement of its new Google Sync offering.
newpost Google Seeks An Escape From Its Investment In AOL newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 11:30 pm on Feb. 5, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has asked Time Warner Inc. to either buy back the 5 percent stake in Time Warner's AOL that Google bought for $1 billion in 2006, or to spin off the ailing property and take it public, Time Warner executives said Wednesday.
newpost Google Reveals Ocean Imaging In Vast Google Earth 5.0 Upgrade newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:59 pm on Feb. 2, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has updated its virtual world mapping software, Google Earth, to include vast amounts of new imagery of the earth's underwater regions along with new features to observe changes in satellite imagery over time and additional images of the planet Mars, the Internet giant announced Monday.
newpost Google Launches Measurement Lab Internet Traffic Analysis Effort newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 1:01 am on Jan. 29, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has launched an effort called Measurement Lab that is aimed at making it easier to measure how ISPs manipulate subscriber Internet connections, Google chief evangelist Vint Cerf, co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocol that underlies the Internet, announced Wednesday.
newpost Google Reports Spam Levels Rose 25 Percent In 2008 newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 12:41 am on Jan. 27, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google has reported a 156 percent increase in the amount of unwanted e-mail spam targeting users of its Postini enterprise system between November 2008 and data from earlier this month, a rapid increase from the 25 percent annual 2008 rise the Internet giant announced Monday.
newpost Google Quarterly Profit Tumbles 68 Percent Yet Tops Estimates newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 12:04 am on Jan. 23, 2009 (utc 0)
 
Google had its profits fall for the first time during the fourth quarter, with a 68 percent tumble in the three months ending December 31, 2008, yet still performed better than analysts expected, the Internet search leader announced Thursday.
newpost Google Launches Reseller Program For Its Microsoft Office Rival Google Apps newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 11:36 pm on Jan. 14, 2009 (utc 0)
 
In a move aimed at mounting a significant challenge to Microsoft's Office suite of computer desktop software applications, Google has announced a global incentive-based program that will allow resellers to offer its premium Google Apps suite to business clients.
newpost Google Advertiser Numbers Reached 1 Million During 2007 newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:30 pm on Jan. 9, 2009 (utc 0)
 
During 2007 the number of advertisers doing business with Google reached 1 million, in the first official disclosure of what had been a tightly held secret to come from the company, according to a December 2008 application filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
newpost Google Improves Web Translation Using Search-Like Solutions newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:36 pm on Dec. 31, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has begun using Web site translation methods that approach the complexities of making the Web easier to use in languages other than English using some of the same tactics that have made the Internet giant the world's most-used search engine.
newpost YouTube Music Videos Pulled As Deal With Warner Falls Through newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:57 pm on Dec. 22, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Google has blocked or removed thousands of music videos from its video sharing site YouTube after failing to agree on a renewed licensing agreement with Warner Music Group, the companies announced Friday.
newpost YouTube Makes Wider 16:9 Aspect Ratio Its New Video Player Default newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 11:13 pm on Nov. 25, 2008 (utc 0)
 
In one of the biggest changes yet to its popular online video property YouTube, Google has changed the default playback format from a traditional 4:3 aspect ratio to the increasingly- used widescreen 16:9 display common in theaters, YouTube announced Monday.
newpost Google Joins Microsoft And Yahoo In Testing OpenID Single Sign-on System newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:47 pm on Oct. 30, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Google has begun allowing developers to make it easier to log in to non-Google Web sites, with a test program using the open source universal Web identification system called OpenID, the Internet giant announced Wednesday.
newpost Google Mobile Operating System Android Released As Open Source newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 5:15 pm on Oct. 21, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Internet search giant Google has released the source code to its ambitious mobile computer operating system Android, fulfilling a promise made in November 2007 when the Mountain View, California-based company launched the smartphone OS.
newpost Google Shares Rise After Strong Third Quarter Results newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:39 pm on Oct. 17, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Google announced strong third quarter financial results Thursday, with overall profit up 26 percent and revenue that climbed by 31 percent, which led to Friday stock price gains for the Internet search leader.
newpost YouTube Viewers Now Get Full-Length CBS Television Shows newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:41 pm on Oct. 10, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has seen its YouTube property enter into a partnership with CBS Corp that has given users of the most popular video sharing Web site access to an archive of full-length television programming surrounded by advertisements.
newpost YouTube Begins Click-To-Buy Initiative For Music And Games newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:26 pm on Oct. 8, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Google has begun an initiative that gives users of its popular YouTube video sharing Web site a click to buy option for purchasing certain music and games at Amazon or iTunes.
newpost Google Looks To Deter Impulsive E-mails With New Mail Goggles Tool newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 7:38 pm on Oct. 7, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Internet search giant Google has launched a test version of a feature aimed at preventing users of its popular GMail Web-based e-mail service from sending out impulsive messages, the company announced Monday.
newpost YouTube HotSpots Feature Shows Most And Least Watched Segments Within Videos newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 7:59 pm on Oct. 1, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has added a feature to its popular online video property YouTube it calls HotSpots, that was able to show a second-by-second popularity graph for of each video, a measurement tool that could allow video producers to fine tune their online works and gain bigger online audiences.
newpost Yahoo-Google Search Deal Comes Under European Union Review newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:58 pm on Sep. 15, 2008 (utc 0)
 
A search advertising deal proposed in June between Yahoo and Google faces two new obstacles, as the European Union Competition Commission said that it has been investigating the agreement between the top two search engine firms.
newpost Google Marks Ten Years Of Growth Since Founding newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:13 pm on Sep. 5, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Sunday marks the ten year anniversary of the incorporation of Google, and during the decade that has now passed since its founding, the company has achieved numerous phenomenal successes on its way to becoming the Internet giant it is today.
newpost Google Enters Web Browser Marketplace With Release Of Chrome newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:22 pm on Sep. 2, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Internet giant Google has for the first time entered the Web browser marketplace with Tuesday's release of Chrome, the search leader's new challenge to Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer and Mozilla's popular Firefox software.
newpost Google Magnifies Earth And Map Images With GeoEye Satellite Deal newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:25 pm on Aug. 29, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google plans to begin offering the highest resolution online satellite imagery of earth through its Google Maps and Google Earth products, after signing an exclusive deal with satellite imagery company GeoEye.
newpost YouTube Says 90 Percent Of Those Using Its Content ID System Seek Monetization newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:11 pm on Aug. 28, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Nine out of ten online media content providers who have used YouTube's video copyright management system have chosen to leave their content on the popular video sharing Web site in an attempt to earn money instead of blocking access to their content, according to new information released Wednesday.
newpost Google And Staunchest Android Holdout Verizon May Forge Mobile Search Deal newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:38 pm on Aug. 22, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Mountain View, California-based Google is nearing a mobile search agreement with the second largest cell phone service provider in the United States, Verizon Communications Inc.
newpost Google Relaxes RSS Feed Reader Friend Sharing Rules newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:35 pm on Aug. 14, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has made changes to its popular Google Reader news and blog Web reading application adding greater control over how information is shared among online friends.
newpost Google Wikipedia Rival Knol Raises Competition Concerns Among Media Firms newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:16 pm on Aug. 11, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has drawn growing concerns among media companies that have questioned whether the Internet giant can remain an unbiased competitor in the online content business, doubts that have increased since the Mountain View, California-based search leader released its Wikipedia-like Web encyclopedia service Knol.
newpost Google Utilizes Its DoubleClick Arm To Enhance Online Advertisements newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:09 pm on Aug. 7, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google will utilize its online advertising property DoubleClick to enhance Web ad tracking for advertisers and plans to make it less likely for consumers to see the same commercial messages too many times.
newpost Google Internet Evangelist Vinton Cerf Seeks Protocol-Agnostic Net Management newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 8:51 pm on Aug. 5, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google's chief evangelist Dr. Vint Cerf, co-inventor of the TCP/IP protocol that underlies the Internet, has suggested ISPs use transmission rate caps to manage increasing network traffic rather than systems that impose volume caps and over-usage fees.
newpost Italy's Broadcaster Mediaset Sues Google's YouTube For $780 Million Plus Losses newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:04 pm on July 30, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Italy's largest private broadcaster Mediaset announced that it has sued Internet giant Google and its online video sharing site YouTube for the illegal use of its video and audio material, and said that it planned to seek $780 million in damages.
newpost Google Adds Security Features To Its Gmail Web-based Email Service newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:21 pm on July 8, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has enhanced its free Gmail Web-based e-mail application by adding several security features that allow users to keep track of their most recent usage, in an upgrade the Internet giant announced Monday aimed at making it easier to notice any unauthorized access.
newpost Google CEO Eric Schmidt Shares Outlook For Web Leader newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:44 pm on June 12, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Mountain View, California-based Google shared his outlook for the Internet search leader in a Wednesday interview during which he spoke about the company's plans for its YouTube video sharing site and other initiatives.
newpost Google To Expand Headquarters At NASA Site newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:52 pm on June 5, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Internet search leader Google announced plans Wednesday to greatly expand its Mountain View, California headquarters onto a portion of the adjacent National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Ames Research Center, beginning in 2013.
newpost Google Hosted Business Search Service Upgraded And Renamed newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 12:18 am on June 4, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has added new features to an existing custom search service for businesses' public Web sites and has renamed the service to Google Site Search.
newpost Google Opens Free Simplified Web Site Creation Tool To All newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:53 pm on May 22, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has opened up its free simplified Web site creation tool called Google Sites, which was first launched in February for business customers, Google announced late Wednesday.
newpost Google Friend Connect Looks To Be Social Hub Of Web newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:45 pm on May 13, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has released a preview version of Friend Connect, a free service it hopes will make the Mountain View, California-based company a key hub for easily sharing information from social networking Web sites such as Facebook with virtually any other site.
newpost Google Leaders Discuss YouTube, Yahoo Plans At Annual Talks newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:39 pm on May 9, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google plans to make increased profitability at its YouTube video-sharing Web site the top priority during the rest of 2008, brought about by new advertising techniques for the service, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Thursday.
newpost Google Expands Global iPhone Service and Mobile Applications newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:01 pm on May 2, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has expanded its custom user interface for Apple Computer's popular iPhone and iPod Touch mobile devices to include users in 33 countries using 16 different languages, and added better support for its news aggregation and Google Apps Web applications to the Apple devices.
newpost Google Reports Strong First Quarter Earnings Exceeding Forecast newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:57 pm on April 17, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google today announced strong earnings led by first quarter gross revenue of $5.19 billion, exceeding forecasts with an increase of 42 percent over the same quarter in 2007, and an increase in net profit of 31 percent, results that are likely to help ease recent Wall Street concerns that Google has become more susceptible to the economic downturn.
newpost Business Software Maker Salesforce Expands Web Application Partnership With Google newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:07 pm on April 14, 2008 (utc 0)
 
San Francisco-based online business software maker Salesforce.com Inc. has expanded a partnership with Internet search giant Google, allowing its sales and marketing software to more easily integrate with Google's Web-based application suite, Salesforce announced Monday.
newpost Google Hires Qatalyst Group To Advise On Yahoo newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:21 pm on April 11, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google and its chief executive Eric E. Schmidt have hired the Qatalyst Group and its leader Frank P. Quattrone, who was cleared of obstruction of justice charges last year, to help advise Google regarding the two-month-old Microsoft battle for control of Yahoo.
newpost Google Opens Its Infrastructure With Free Web Hosting Service newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 12:18 am on April 9, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has opened up its vast cloud computing infrastructure resources to developers looking to build and host their Web applications, with a preview free base version of a new service called the Google App Engine.
newpost Google Says It Succeeded In Bidding Up FCC Spectrum Auction newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:36 pm on April 4, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google had only a cursory interest in winning the federal spectrum auction that concluded last month, and primarily hoped to drive bids high enough to trigger provisions ensuring more open access to any future service using a key group of the airwaves, Google revealed Thursday.
newpost Google Feature Competes Directly With Microsoft Word, Online Or Not newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:14 pm on April 1, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has added the ability to use its free word processing software Google Docs without an Internet connection, the company announced Monday, placing it in direct competition with Microsoft staple Word.
newpost YouTube Adds Insight Free Video Metrics Tool newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:13 pm on Mar. 27, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has added a free metrics feature to its popular video sharing service YouTube, which will allow video creators to see when and where viewers are watching their videos, the company announced Wednesday as it launched its new YouTube Insight service.
newpost Google Renews Pressure On Free Airwaves Plan newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 12:24 am on Mar. 26, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google renewed pressure on regulators to approve a "white-space" plan that would allow mobile Web devices to operate at high speeds on unused portions of airwaves between television signals in late 2009 after broadcasters convert to digital delivery, filing an open letter with the Federal Communications Commission.
newpost Losing FCC Auction Battle to Verizon and AT&T, Google May Win War newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:15 pm on Mar. 21, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Verizon Communications and AT&T may have won the battle by acquiring the two most sought after portions of wireless spectrum during the Federal Communications Commission auction that ended Tuesday with $19.12 billion in total bids, however Internet search leader Google may have won the war.
newpost Google Adds New Developer Tools To YouTube newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 10:14 pm on Mar. 12, 2008 (utc 0)
 
Google has added several free developer tools to its popular video sharing service YouTube, which will allow greater integration of the site's videos with other Web sites and the ability to upload new videos and control YouTube accounts from any Web location.
newpost Google Gets E.U. Go-Ahead For DoubleClick Merger newpost
Lane_R_Ellis, 9:57 pm on Mar. 11, 2008 (utc 0)
 
The Brussels-based European Commission approved Google's $3.1 billion purchase of online advertising company DoubleClick, saying in an announcement Tuesday that the merger will not hurt competition for online ads.
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