All Entries Tagged With: "Google"

Google and YouTube Remains Unbeatable

Google’s YouTube served up roughly 14.6 videos in the U.S. Internet users alone, a total of more than 100 video views per person during the month. Both numbers were monthly records for the site in a single month. According to the Internet marketing research company, ComScore, approximately 34 billion online videos are being viewed in [...]

Google Defends Itself In Wi-Fi Privacy Breach

Google has written to three U.S. congressmen stating that its accidental sniffing of private data from Wi-Fi networks across the globe didn’t breach any U.S. law. The letter was released by the congressmen, who are demanding a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the incident, on Friday. The letter reiterated Google’s contention that the act was unintentional and committed accidentally.

The Internet search giant last month admitted that its Street View vans, which gather information for Google Earth and Google Maps, inadvertently collected data from Wi-Fi hotspots in dozens of countries about what users were accessing on Internet. The activity came to light after German authorities questioned about the data these Street View vans were collecting. The operation which spanned over a period of three years created a storm about the company’s conduct in the matters of privacy.

Google Wants E.U., U.S. To Pressurize China

Google Inc. urged the European Union and U.S. governments to pressurize China on Internet restrictions. Censorship violates the principles of human rights and is also a means to impose disadvantages on multinational companies in the markets, David Drummond, Chief Legal Officer of Google told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday.

Google recently had to shunt its Chinese site to Hong Kong to avoid the country’s strict censorship rules. The Chinese government decried the move, which also took a toll on the Mountain View company’s share in the Chinese Internet market. Google threatened to discontinue China operation after it was subject of cyber attacks from the country in January. Google alleges the attacks were an attempt to gain access to personal data of human rights activists, who used its e-mail service, Gmail.

Associated Content Acquired by Yahoo

Associated Content just updated and redesigned their website to include the Yahoo Logo, on May 18, 2010  in a note on the Associated Content blog, Luke Beatty – CEO and Founder of Associated Content – announced the community was acquired by Yahoo. Associated Content was founded in 2005 by Luke Beatty and publishes and distributes [...]

Google acquires AdMob – Revolution ahead?

WASHINGTON – US ANTITRUST regulators gave the green light to Google to acuire the mobile advertising network Admob, saying that the deal was unlikely to harm competition. CEO Omas Hamoui and his team have joined the Google Team to expand the platform even further. Their goal is to bring the mobile text-link-ads to Android and [...]

Google’s Playable Pac-Man Cost Companies $120 Million

Google’s playable Pac-Man game launched May 21 cost an estimated $120 million in workforce productivity for that day, The Rescue Time Blog reported Tuesday. Google’s homage to the legendary video game character’s 30th birthday marked the first time the logo, which is often changed to mark special occasions, was turned into an interactive feature. “We’ve [...]

Google Map Developer in NJ IS Also Going TO Launch in Western Africa

Mattsonmaps, LLC and its partner A&M Mapping Solutions is looking for strategic partners to launch its flagship software—TravelTools—in Ghana. TravelTools is a Google mapping application that supports tourism and rapid economic development. Company President, Mark Mattson is excited about bringing commonplace technology to uncommon areas. “TravelTools is a powerful and highly profitable solution that supports [...]