Mar 28, 2007 | business, Google
Google announced a new advertising program last week and the reports focused on a new Google policy that doesn’t affect us directly. (Briefly: Google sends money to advertisers when a web surfer clicks on a Google advertising link on a web page; the new program...
Feb 10, 2007 | Google, Internet, video
Google is running more than 450,000 servers around the world. It’s building “Project 02,” which will be one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, to be housed at a data center in Oregon the size of two football fields, with four-story...
Jul 1, 2006 | business, Google, web_services
Business Week has an article about Google’s nonsearch products. According to the article, 99% of Google’s revenue comes from its small text ads on search pages and so far none of Google’s other products are changing that equation.In the last couple...
Mar 8, 2006 | Google, Internet, Microsoft, web_services
Microsoft unveiled its latest Internet search page, yet another attempt to unseat Google. The “Windows Live” name is being attached to many web-based Microsoft projects right now, so the new name is Windows Live Search. Currently the results are driven by...
Jan 31, 2006 | Google, IE, software
If you use the Google toolbar, there’s an update available today. Here’s a description of the new features. The search box has gotten smarter, there’s some enhanced features for sharing web pages by e-mail, text message, or blog, and you can add...
Jan 9, 2006 | Google, software
Google unveiled an eccentric collection of programs at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show under the umbrella name Google Pack. It’s described as a free collection of safe and useful software to improve your Windows and online experiences. It...