Google, Evil and the Binary Curse
Google's recent privacy missteps are part of the company's necessary evils to compete with Facebook and Apple. But does that make the company evil as a whole. I think not.
Evil Google
February 28, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:01 AM/EST
July 15, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011 9:05 AM/EST
Google Bad for the Brain, Recall, Study Says
Google and the Web in general are bad for the way we form memories because we've become so reliant on the instant gratification afforded by the digital age.
March 25, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011 12:15 PM/EST
Google Facing Antitrust Scrutiny in Ohio, Wisconsin?
Ohio and Wisconsin are reportedly investigating Google for antitrust concerns regarding its business practices. Anyone else want to pile on?
March 18, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Microsoft, Not Google, Makes Most Ethical List (Sweet Irony?)
Google did not make the cut for most ethical software company. Neither did Apple or Facebook, but Microsoft did. What's up with that?
February 28, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011 11:59 AM/EST
Google Open Access Moves Threaten Verizon 4G iPhone
How Google may have thwarted Apple iPhone smartphones on Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network.
February 17, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:36 AM/EST
Texas Attorney General Uses Google as Political Platform
I'm still waiting for courts in Europe and a U.S. court to find proof that Google is guilty of anticompetitive acts stemming from allegations by smaller, non-essential rivals that few people have heard of.
February 1, 2011
Tuesday, February 01, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Google Lobbies to Keep Political Wolves at Bay
We the media have become fascinated by what Google spends on lobbying. Google spent $5.2 million on lobbying in 2010, or nearly 30 percent more than it spent in 2009.
January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Google Girds to Defend Search Kingdom in Europe, U.S.
The European Commission poses leading questions to Google advertisers and its search rivals about how it promotes its own Web services on Google.com. Also, Google's Matt Cutts defends Google from similar accusations on Capitol Hill.
December 13, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010 6:00 AM/EST
Mark Cuban Underscores Need for Google Anonymous Support Group
Mark Cuban uses a half dozen Google Web services in his digital lifestyle. So do I and more. Do we need Google Anonymous? Perhaps.
December 3, 2010
Friday, December 03, 2010 10:43 AM/EST
Groupon No Lock for Google Amid Antitrust Fears
No matter what the cost, Google is pushing it trying to bag Groupon. The anticompetitive heat is too high right now and Groupon will only fan the flames.
Search Engine News
- Google Signals First Day of Spring With Marimekko Doodles
- Google Facing Investigation Over Safari Privacy Issue: Report
- Google Search Is Undergoing Major Revamp
- Google, Microsoft Search Engines Retained Share in February: comScore
- Google Search Remains Popular, but Users Worry About Privacy: Pew
- Yahoo Smacks Facebook With Patent-Infringement Claims
- Google to Pass Facebook in Display Ads in 2013: eMarketer
- Google TV Voice Search Patents Seem Like Siri
- Google Buys Cuil Search Patent Applications
- Yandex Taps Twitter Firehose for Real-Time Search
