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:
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.