Google Moves Speculatively into Browser Territory
As the world's most used search engine continues to reach for the sky, including a recently filed Initial Public Offering, the beta launch of Gmail, and the success of its Ad Words program, rumor abounds that Google Inc. is laying the groundwork for the imminent launch of a Google-branded browser.
Google Takes Nasdaq by Storm
The long-awaited initial public offering of the world's leading search engine came to a climax Thursday as Google topped the Nasdaq at $100.33 per share after starting at $85 and throughout the day soaring to as high as $104.
Google Founders’ Playboy Interview Is Probed by SEC
As the auction for Google Inc.’s shares in its initial public offering begins today, a Securities and Exchange Commission probe has already started over an interview the co-founders conducted with Playboy magazine.
CyberQuest Accused of Manipulating Google
An adult website has been accused of manipulating Google’s free blogger technology in order to raise its search engine profile. However, blogging has long been an integral and important part of porn star websites.
Did Google 'Booble' With Googles?
Porn search engine Booble.com still lives on despite Google attempts to shut its down. Now, Google Inc. faces its own legal stabbing with Stelor Productions Inc., which owns the rights to plump little creatures from the planet Goo.
Google Loves The Gay Porn Blog
The Gay Porn Blog owned by NakedSword now ranks #1 on searches for the term ‘gay porn’ on Google.
Man Arraigned for Foiling Google Ads
Michael Anthony Bradley of Oak Park, Calif. claims to have developed a software program that could cause fraudulent clicks, foiling Google's cost-per-click advertisements on websites, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California announced Friday.
Google WebSearch Pays For Searches
Internet publishers looking to profit from the Google powerhouse have a new option at their disposal, Google WebSearch, Plus AdSense for Search. This program allows Webmasters to place a Google search box on their site, and to be paid for certain searches made through it.
WhenU Yanked From Yahoo and Google Indexes
Advertising network WhenU found itself on the wrong side of the two most powerful search engines Monday morning after Yahoo and Google decided to yank all WhenU search results from their combined indexes.
Google to Sell Banners, Skyscrapers, Buttons
Search engine Google Inc. is moving beyond itsy-bitsy text ads to banners, buttons and skyscrapers. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company, which is nearing an initial public offering that may be worth $25 billion, has begun selling ads that include images on a test basis to beef up revenue.
Google Founders May Net $8 Billion on Paper
The Google founders are expecting to earn $8 billion on paper with the upcoming initial public offering. By keeping 30 percent of the shares in the company, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin could be worth an estimated $4 billion or more each based on estimates of the value of the IPO.
Google: FBI Has No Involvement With Gmail
Google has denied working with the FBI in relation to the development of its Gmail email service set to be launched within six months. The search engine responded after the Electronic Privacy Information Centre submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for FBI records.
Search Engine Google Files IPO Plan
When Google Inc. filed to go public, it revealed a dazzling array of information to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The once-secretive company’s financials show that it plans to raise as much as $2.7 billion in an initial public offering.
French Co. Sues Google Over Trademark
Google continues to find itself in hot legal water over trademark violations and this week was named in a lawsuit filed by French company AXA, a financial protection and wealth management company with more than $979 billion in client assets.
Google May Go Public Next Week
Within days Google is expected to go public. The pending announcement is connected to the fact that the Mountain View, Calif.-based company will soon be required to disclose publicly more information about its business, under a Securities and Exchange Commission rule.
Google Narrows Targeted Searches
In the midst of massive changes across the board for Google Inc., including the launch of its controversial free email service Gmail, a pending Initial Public Offering, and increasing competition from fellow search engines Yahoo! and MSN, Google helmed a new program this week that enables online merchants to get more specific about the geographical areas they target.
Why Google Should Embrace Ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
At the outset, I want to stress that this article is not about unscrupulous search engine optimizers who mislead surfers by promoting web pages to the top of search results, only to automatically redirect them to completely off-topic pages and sites. By search engine optimizers, I mean those people who promote relevant web pages and sites to the top of relevant search results for relevant search terms. These constitute the vast majority of search engine optimizers. These are ethical SEOs (search engine optimizers), and are the SEOs referred to in this article.
Google and Yahoo Ban Gambling Ads
In what some industry analysts are saying could be a future trend among leading Internet companies, the world's biggest search engines, Google and Yahoo, have decided to stop featuring advertisements from online casinos.
Digital Envoy Says Google Went Too Far
Artificial intelligence firm Digital Envoy has filed suit against Google, alleging the search engine giant on its own expanded its licensing agreement of a program called AdSense. The suit involves technology that targets ads to specific users.
Google Goes Local
Google went live Wednesday with a new search feature that localizes search results and enables users to find information on people, businesses, and services closest to their homes or desired locations. The new service is also Google's ticket into the lucrative small business advertising market.