- Does Google feel lucky?
Date: 2004-04-28 Source: BBC
Investors would also want updates on the latest innovations the Google team is working on - something that could jar with their usual "test behind the scenes until we're happy with it" ethic.
[Open In New Window] - Google co-founder lives modestly, dad says
Date: 2004-04-27 Source: News.com
One co-founder of Google may be on the verge of pulling in billions of dollars with the most anticipated public offering in years, but he continues to live modestly, his Russian emigre father said Monday.
[Open In New Window] - Google fires back at Digital Envoy
Date: 2004-04-27 Source: News.com
The search giant countersues its longtime technology partner, which claims that the search leader misappropriated its geo-targeting technology to deliver sponsored results.
[Open In New Window] - Quirky Google Culture Endangered?
Date: 2004-04-27 Source: Wired
Google's looming initial public stock offering is stirring tremendous excitement, but it shouldn't be surprising if its biggest beneficiaries have some reservations. Some sobering changes are in store at the company, whose breathtaking rise has had a distinctly funhouse flavor.
[Open In New Window] - Gmail and its discontents
Date: 2004-04-26 Source: News.com
The sharp reaction to Google's announcement of the Gmail service earlier this month underscored a deep divide in the tactics and strategies employed by Internet privacy activists.
[Open In New Window] - Gmail and Search/E-Mail Integration
Date: 2004-04-26 Source: ClickZ
What's not been revealed is whether ads in archived messages are archived as well, or if they're dynamic. If they're dynamic, meaning they can be changed on the fly, what's to stop Google from inserting keyword ads related to the search queries used to find the archived messages?
[Open In New Window] - Warning to Google: Greed Kills
Date: 2004-04-26 Source: eWeek
As Google advances toward economic riches, we suggest that it not lose sight of what has brought it this far: honest search with relevant results. We would also suggest that Google officials keep in mind this lesson from the dot-com boom and bust: Greed kills.
[Open In New Window] - Gmail: the Next Gator?
Date: 2004-04-23 Source: ClickZ
E-mail marketers may be surprised to learn what happens when recipients see their messages in Google's soon-to-debut, ad-supported e-mail application. Messages contain ads for competitors' products, ClickZ News tests revealed.
[Open In New Window] - Google's Brin Talks on Gmail Future
Date: 2004-04-23 Source: eWeek
Gmail, Google's new Web-based e-mail service, has sparked commentary, controversy and even calls for congressional action. eWEEK's Steve Gillmor explored the perils and possibilities of the free software-as-service in an exclusive conversation with Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
[Open In New Window] - Google's chastity belt too tight
Date: 2004-04-23 Source: News.com
PartsExpress.com proudly touts itself as the Net's No. 1 source for audio, video and speaker components--but online shoppers who rely on an optional feature in the Google search engine to block porn sites would never know it.
[Open In New Window] - InfoSpace extends Google deal to 2006
Date: 2004-04-21 Source: News.com
InfoSpace said it will continue to include Google's search service in its family of Web portals through 2006. The deal, originally signed in September 2002, also covers Google's sponsored listings services, which offer paid-for links alongside information ferreted out by its search engine.
[Open In New Window] - Google Drops Restrictions on AdWords
Date: 2004-04-15 Source: SearchDay
Google, in response to the growing litigation involving the use of third party trademarks as keyword inventory within its AdWords program, has unveiled a new policy by which it disclaims any responsibility to monitor or restrict keywords for ads served within the U.S. and Canada. In other words: Sorry trademark holders, we're going to let anyone bid on the brand terms that you've spent so much money to establish with consumers.
[Open In New Window] - Google to consider Gmail changes
Date: 2004-04-14 Source: News.com
The search engine giant says it is "batting about" possible changes to its Gmail Web-based e-mail service, which launched last month to a chorus of privacy concerns.
[Open In New Window] - Google to target Web surfers by city
Date: 2004-04-14 Source: News.com
The search giant on Thursday will introduce capabilities for U.S. and international advertisers to reach Web surfers by their city of origin--a move that represents Google's latest push for ad sales.
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