The GuardianGoogle opposes UK web porn opt-in scheme, attacked for being motivated by ad ...Digitaltrends.comGoogle has spoken out against the UK government's plan to introduce an online porn opt-in scheme. Subsequently attacked for being motivated by advertising revenue, Google's own efforts highlight why a content filter isn't the answer.Google's Big Tent event: porn, copyright, Eric Schmidt and allThe Guardianall 24 news articles »
24 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
BusinessTechTech's largest acquisitionsBusinessTechThe second largest acquisition by Google was that of Internet ad serving service provider, DoubleClick, which was bought up for $3.1 billion in 2008. This was followed by Google's acquition of YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006.
24 May 2012 | 6:52 am
How I went from Unix engineering to flogging Google appsRegisterMore recently, Microsoft has mirrored Olsen's "snake oil" attack by creating the "Googlighting" video – ironically, posted on Google-owned YouTube. The video attempts to make fun of Google's move away from from its roots as a search engine provider ...
24 May 2012 | 4:58 am
Business Matters: Is Vevo Considering An IPO?Billboard.bizThe company won't come right out and say that mobile apps are cannibalizing YouTube, instead calling the divergent trends "a signal of disruption." Google Sites went from 378 monthly minutes per US viewer in September 2011 to 472 in December 2011 and ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 2:23 pm
AVG Kills 'Rickrolling' Meme With Copyright Takedown (UPDATED)PC MagazineWe'll keep you posted once Czech-based AVG, Google, or Rick Astley respond to our requests for comment. Travesty! Rickrolling, the longstanding Internet meme where users are duped into watching Rick Astley's music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," ...and more »
23 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
Bob Moog Rocks Google Homepage With Synthesizer Logo You Can PlaySearch Engine WatchAlready, users have recorded and uploaded their own tracks to YouTube (the logo was released earlier in Australia and the UK). Some have even mixed and edited, like this one from user barabas89: "When people hear the word 'synthesizer' they often think ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 9:28 pm
Newark Mayor Uses Twitter, YouTube to Defend Criticism of ObamaMashableThe GOP has also purchased sponsored tweets and Google ads which appear when searching for “Cory Booker” and direct users to the petition. On Sunday evening and into the earlier part of the week, Booker used Twitter and YouTube to explain his statement ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 1:26 pm
Search Engine LandJust Because Someone Works At Google Doesn't Make Them An SEO ExpertSearch Engine LandAfter looking him up, it turns out he was an AdWords Marketing director at Google UK. Ie. He was an AdWords salesman. This, however, did not stop him from lying to customers about his professional history. It's unfortunate that so many SEO's are scum ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 10:01 am
Ultramercial, Apple, Google, Kodak: Intellectual PropertyBloombergUltramercial, based Rancho Palos Verdes, California, had sued Google's YouTube unit in the same case. That claim was settled in 2010. A trial judge ruled that Ultramercial's concept was an abstract idea and not entitled to patent protection.and more »
21 May 2012 | 9:21 pm
YouTube celebrates 7th birthdayRed Rocket Media NewsGoogle-owned video sharing website YouTube is celebrating its seventh birthday by releasing a flurry of impressive usage statistics, reports thedrum.co.uk. As part of its birthday celebrations, YouTube claimed that 72 hours of video are uploaded every ...and more »
21 May 2012 | 6:17 am