Posts Tagged ‘Google Inc’

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Mar18

Google says well positioned for economic downturn

by admin on March 18th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Posted In: News & Articles

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google Inc, the world’s leading Internet search engine, said on Tuesday it was well positioned to weather any economic downturn as its advertisers were broad based. Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt acknowledged sliding share values and a shortage of credit in financial markets was “a very serious issue” and that many people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr03

Google to sell unit that sways results

by admin on April 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Posted In: News & Articles

SAN FRANCISCO : Facing prickly questions about possible conflicts of interest, Google Inc. will sell a recently acquired service called Performics that helps Web sites improve their ranking on online search engines, including Google’s. The decision, announced Wednesday, comes three weeks after Google picked up Performics as part of the online search leader’s $3.2 billion […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul14

Yahoo rejects joint proposal from Microsoft, Icahn

by admin on July 14th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Posted In: Internet / Mobile, News & Articles

Yahoo Inc. has rejected Microsoft’s latest attempt to buy its online search operations in a “take or leave it” proposal that Yahoo said would have dismantled its Internet franchise. As described by Yahoo in a statement released late Saturday, Microsoft packaged its latest offer with activist investor Carl Icahn, a billionaire who is seeking to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jul24

Google Launches Online-Publishing Service, a Potential Wikipedia Rival

by admin on July 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Posted In: Internet / Mobile, News & Articles

Google Inc. has launched an online-publishing service that is a potential competitor to Wikipedia. Google on Wednesday took the wrappings off its previously announced publishing-and-reference service called Knol, which allows users to write articles on specific topics and to make money from them. By trying to provide such content, the service is likely to compete […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Sep02

Google unveils free browser Chrome

by admin on September 2nd, 2008 at 11:20 am
Posted In: Internet / Mobile, News & Articles

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) — Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine. The Mountain View, California-based company took the unusual step of announcing its latest product on the Labor Day holiday […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar19

UK: Google launches Street View mapping service

by admin on March 19th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Posted In: Internet / Mobile, News & Articles, Product Launch

UK: Google’s mapping service Street View, which stitches together live photos showing Britain’s streets, has been launched in the UK. The internet search giant first rolled out the service in the US two years ago, and has been expanding its mapping to other countries, including Japan, France, Canada and Ireland. The 3D images are captured […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Mar19

UK: Google launches Street View mapping service

by retailnu on March 19th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Posted In: Internet / Mobile, News & Articles, Product Launch

UK: Google’s mapping service Street View, which stitches together live photos showing Britain’s streets, has been launched in the UK. The internet search giant first rolled out the service in the US two years ago, and has been expanding its mapping to other countries, including Japan, France, Canada and Ireland. The 3D images are captured […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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