Chinese Government Bans Google News, YouTube
After a series of violent protests and the violent crackdown in response, the Chinese government has blocked all access to major American media outlets, including YouTube and Google News.
What's Good for the Goose is Good For…Google
Under the German Telemedia Act, websites that offer content deemed “harmful to minors” must conform to age verification protocols established by the German government, or risk being blocked by German ISPs by order of the court.
Google Soft Launches Free Ads Manager
Google has soft-launched a free ads manager that webmasters can use to organize ad placement on their websites.
New Search Engine Returns Results as Interactive Gallery
A new search engine presents results as a gallery of full-page images that users can scroll through, but despite this new engine's attractive bells and whistles, it still faces the big kid on the block: Google.
Nokia to Offer Google in Cell Phones
Finnish mobile operator Nokia will incorporate Google's market-leading search engine in its handsets, with plans to roll out service for more than 100 countries and in 40 languages.
Google Enters Spectrum Auction
Internet search giant Google has been announced as one of the companies qualified to bid in the Federal Communication Commission's upcoming auction of 700 MHz Band licenses.
Flash Bug Prompts Calls for Code Rewriting
According to Google, hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Flash files are currently on the Internet, including files found at a large number of major websites.
Google and YouTube Kidnap Santa And Queen Elizabeth!
Okay, I like Google and YouTube as much as the next guy in line, but I have a little beef this holiday season
Google: Toolkit Codes Better Than Human Programmers
Slated for rollout in early 2008, Google’s latest Web Toolkit (GWT) is claimed by the company to be able to output superior code than that produced by any professional human programmer.
German ISP May Block Access to Google
A German adult website operator has filed for expedited proceedings in the district court in Frankfurt to force the German ISP Arcor to block Google.de and Google.com in order to prevent the display of adult images without age verification, which is prohibited under German law.
Google Seeks Help Fighting Malware
Search giant Google, which has been successfully targeting malware for nearly two years now, is asking the web surfing public to assist it in identifying and flagging potentially malicious websites.
Appeals Court Decision a Mixed Bag for Perfect 10
In the latest developments for Perfect 10’s long-running lawsuit against Google Inc. and Amazon.com, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dealt the company another setback in its case against the Internet giants but left the door open on some of the lawsuit’s claims.
Google Moves Forward With Plans For Virtual Hard Drives
Internet giant Google is quietly moving forward with plans to offer users a virtual hard drive with unlimited space. They're calling it the GDrive.
Wrong IP Info Leads to 3 Weeks in Jail
Mistaken information provided to authorities by Internet service provider Airtel has resulted in the false arrest and imprisonment of a 26-year-old Indian man for posting images of a beloved historical figure online.
Google Trends: Sex Fascinates Middle East
Despite the perceived decadence of liberal democracies like the United States, eastern and middle-eastern countries lead the way in Google searches for sex.
Google Unveils New Mobile Software Platform, Development Alliance
Google has assembled more than 30 companies to develop software for its new mobile phone platform that will eventually integrate Google's main applications and bring computing and communications closer together.
Google Prepares to Unveil Gmail 2.0
Featuring leaner code, faster use and compatibility with online photo albums, Internet giant Google is preparing to unveil the new version of their online email application Gmail.
Google PageRank Shakeup Sparks Debate
Plummeting page ranks for top-tier sites have sparked speculation among Internet experts that Google is adjusting the algorithm that calculates PageRank.
Report of Chinese Search Engine Embargo Is False
Reports that the Chinese government is redirecting traffic from the three major search engines to a more censorship-friendly search engine apparently are false.
YouTube Rolls Out Antipiracy Filters
Google, operators of video-hosting site YouTube, revealed on Monday, a new filtering system that identifies pirated video as it is uploaded. However, content producers must provide Google with a copy of any video they want blocked off the site.