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Google PhilanthropyMay 25, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:10 PM/EST
Google Generated $54B for U.S. in 2009 with Ads, Grants, SearchHow do you counter criticism that you are a greedy giant that likes to pummel user privacy for profit? Show you can be open and then show how much money companies are making because of your products. Google did both this week. January 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 10:36 AM/EST
Google Adds People Finder Gadget for Haiti Quake VictimsGoogle continued to build out its Haiti earthquake crisis response Website with the introduction of a gadget that helps users offer information about missing persons and lets others search for persons missing in the quake. November 12, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009 12:22 PM/EST
Google Adds Flu Shot Finder to Google MapsFollowing its roll out of Google Flu Trends to 20 countries, Google this week added a U.S.-centric "flu-shot finder" in conjunction with the U.S. Department for Health and Human Services (HHS). The site actually tracks seasonal flu shots and H1N1 (swine flu) virus shots. Both are in scarce supply. October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:57 AM/EST
Google's Free Virgin America Wi-Fi Shows Search Engine Is No GrinchGoogle is offering free in-flight Wi-Fi on every Virgin America flight from Nov. 10, 2009, through Jan. 15, 2010. This is a clever promotion for the holidays at a time when companies are still staggering from the recession but need to send employees to business meetings. Companies, that is, that aren't Google. April 2, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:52 PM/EST
Google May Be Evil, but Not WickedGoogle just released an application for the G1 smartphone from HTC that helps sight-impaired people dial their phones. It turns out, of course, that the app is also popular among sighted people. I guess that proves the old saw that sometimes you can do well by doing good. January 17, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:32 PM/EST
Google as Global Good SamaritanGoogle added another notch to its belt as good Samaritan, rolling out five areas it says will be the focus of its Google.org philanthropic front. For a company of Google's market cap, $1 billion a quarter would be a more meaningful declaration of humanitarian concerns... March 5, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007 9:49 AM/EST
Photos: Google X Prize FundraiserGoogle played host to the X Prize Foundation's fundraiser this weekend, gaining $2 million for the space race organization.New York-based sadsack crooner Rufus Wainwright cried on the piano -- could they have picked a less uplifting musician? -- and... February 1, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:38 PM/EST
Google to Host X Prize Fundraising LaunchThe X Prize Foundation will host its next fundraising party at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., where a scale replica of SpaceshipOne dangles from the rafters.The March 3 event will kick off a $50 million drive and be hosted... January 5, 2007
Friday, January 05, 2007 9:20 AM/EST
Google Helps Provide Linux Laptops to Fiji SchoolsMIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab recently provided 10 laptops equipped to Fiji elementary schools. The funds for the project were provided by a grant from Google. The laptops, which were provided to every elementary school in Fiji's rural... January 3, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007 9:28 AM/EST
Two Weeks Left to Apply for the Google Anita Borg ScholarshipI don't usually post about this stuff. But, since I'm just getting back into the swing of things in 2007, and since I just happened to be on the Google jobs page, I noticed that the deadline for the Anita... |
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