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Did Google buy Plaxo?
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on February 07, 2008
Rumor has it that Google agreed to purchase Plaxo for just under $200 million — honestly though, I don’t know why. If the deal actually happened, some people think it was probably to keep Plaxo assets from finding a new home at Facebook. I don’t think that would have any real affect on [...]
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GOOG-411 expands outside of United States
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on March 06, 2008
Today I picked up the phone to give GOOG-411 another test drive, and was thrown back after hearing the prompt “What city and province?”. Surely this thing doesn’t work for Canada now — so I said “Regina Saskatchewan”. Sure enough, “Please say a business name or category” — the service now works exactly [...]
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Google about to launch Flash API for Maps
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on May 13, 2008
Google just published a page detailing how Flash developers can now use the Google Maps ActionScript API. Unfortunately, as of right now all the samples still don’t work, but based on the documentation from a guy who has never made anything in Flash, it looks pretty easy to use.This API lets Flex developers embed [...]
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Google extends deadline for the Android Development Contest
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on January 28, 2008
Google has decided to extend the submission deadline for the Android Development Contest to April 14th. Google cites the reason for the extension is because they are going to release a new version of the SDK very shortly that has lots of improvements and incorporates many user suggestions. But part of me wonders [...]
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Google wins 700mhz FCC auction
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on January 30, 2008
Of course there is no way yet to say if Google is the current high bidder, but we do know for sure that Google has won. The auction has now surpassed the reserve price of $4.6bn (sitting at $4.7bn) according to the New York Times. This is significant because now the winner of [...]
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Google pokes Microsoft in the eye and offers Yahoo a helping hand
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on February 03, 2008
Google’s official statement on the hostile Microsoft/Yahoo! acquisition attempt is an angry one — Google is upset that Microsoft is doing this, and they are positioning it as a “monopolist at work” type of deal.The obvious result of a tie-up would mean a stronger competitor for Google on the search and ads front, but something [...]
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Google sucks talent from Yahoo
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on February 12, 2008
In what may become a common occurrence, head of Yahoo’s Advanced Technology division, Bradley Horowitz was sucked up by Google. This news comes after word that Yahoo handed out pink slips to those 1000 employees expected to be cut. If this does become a trend, I bet Microsoft won’t be too ecstatic about [...]
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Video ads now on Google result pages
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on February 14, 2008
It sounds like Google’s starting to get into the display ad game with the news that videos will start showing up alongside natural search results on Google. The question some people are asking is if these new ad units will be accepted by users.[image from Search Engine Land]As long as the change is subtle, [...]
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Google Health set to launch today
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on February 20, 2008
Google Health has been talked about for a long time — the project was started by former Google employee, Adam Bosworth, but has been taken over by Marissa Mayer since his departure. The service has been long awaited, and heavily speculated about, but according to the AP, Google is launching a pilot program for [...]
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Google releases Gears for mobile devices
via Googling Google by Garett Rogers on March 03, 2008
Google Gears is a plugin that you can download for your browser (if you use Internet Explorer or Firefox) that lets you use and interact with compatible websites while you are offline. It is a great tool that developers can make use of — however it’s still in it’s early stages and it’s not [...]
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