Google Vows to Hasten Page Loads
As Google continues to churn out new technologies and enhanced features for its search empire, the company's incubation site released the beta version of Web Accelerator, a new technology designed to make web pages load faster.
My Google Search Sparks Privacy Fears
Privacy advocates are worried that My Google Search, a new service that keeps a detailed history of a surfer’s search activities, will make users’ online behavior available to too many prying eyes.
Google Video Goes Live; No Porn Allowed
Just days after Google co-founder Larry Page indicated that the company’s upcoming video submission service would welcome adult content, the company has changed its position.
Is Google God? Part 2
In Part 1, we looked at the power of Google and its Googlebot. Today, we'll examine PageRank more closely, plus the role of optimizers, and The Google Dance:
Is Google God? Part 1
"Is Google God?" That's the question that Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Thomas Friedman posed in a June 29, 2003, column for The New York Times.
Google to Accept Homemade Hardcore Videos
Google has devised a novel way to test its recently launched video search service: by asking users to send in home videos, including those of the adult variety.
Google, Others Face Click Fraud Charges
A group of online merchants has filed a class action lawsuit accusing search engines Google and Yahoo as well as several other web companies of click fraud.
Google Sued Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Agence France Presse has sued Google for $17.5 million, claiming the search engine is displaying photos, headlines and story leads on www.news.google.com without authorization or compensation.
Google Cloaking and Stuffing Its Own Pages?
Rumors that Google may have been engaging in a cloaking and keyword stuffing activities, forbidden by the search engine’s own policies, have gained more credence, as examinations of Google HTML code seem to point to the search giant displaying different results for surfers than it does for its own spidering tool.
Google Loses Third French Trademark Suit
In another blow against Google’s AdWords program, a Paris court ruled on Friday that the search engine giant must pay 200,000 euros to Louis Vuitton for breach of trademark.
Google Debuts AdWords Programming Interface
After weeks of speculation, search engine giant Google has released an application program interface for its PPC AdWords service. The new API will allow developers to create applications that directly interact with the online advertising service.
Google Advertisers Get a Grammar Lesson
Advertisers trying to profit from Google's AdWords program have more than their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) to consider; there's an editorial style guide that is being increasingly enforced, and non-compliant advertisers could see their ads pulled until they are reworded.
McAfee Releases Google Hacking Tool
McAfee’s Foundstone division this week shipped SiteDigger 2.0, a tool that uses Google to automatically search websites for security flaws.
New Worm Searches Google For Victims
A new Internet worm discovered today uses popular search engine Google to find potential victims and has caused what antivirus firm Kaspersky calls an “epidemic.” Net-Worm.Perl.Santy.a, which targets the phpBB bulletin board software.
Google Wins Key Decision in AdWords Dispute
Google Inc. can continue to sell ads triggered by searches using trademarked company names. The federal court decision represents a major legal victory for the search engine giant and its customers — mainstream and adult — that rely on associating terms and phrases with their products and services online.
Google Plans Flashier Advertising
Google Inc. published a note on its site Thursday telling AdSense customers that it plans to accept animated advertising in GIF format from a small pool of advertisers. The search engine said the format is in test run and that it is designed for customers of Google's AdSense for Content product only.
Perfect 10 Sues Google, Claims Infringement
In one of the first claims of its kind against Google, online adult company Perfect 10 filed a suit against the search engine, claiming it provides surfers with unauthorized links to images of Perfect 10’s nude models.
Google Sues Company for Click Fraud
Internet search giant Google Inc. filed a lawsuit against one of its AdSense Online clients this week, claiming the company defrauded the search company by clicking on its own ads multiple times.
Google Desktop Search May Contain Security Risks, Experts Say
The release of Google’s new Desktop Search function met with a wave of questions this week regarding security risks posed by the ultra-powerful indexing tool. According to experts, there may be inherent security risks when the program is installed on shared computers.
Google Gallery #1
Getting your Web pages listed high up in the Search Engine rankings is difficult enough, but getting a thumbnail gallery right up there is even more difficult. Here's a short list of tips to help your galleries climb the SERP ladders: