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Google to license Stanford’s Stanley tech, enhance maps - Engadget

Well, Google is never one to lie back and take it from the Redmond crew, so it’s struck a deal with Stanford to license the sensing technology behind 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge winner Stanley to improve their maps.

Google Survey on Google Earth - GEarthBlog

Google is looking to conduct “User Experience Research” involving Google Earth. Fill out this survey form to help them decide if you meet their needs for the real study.

Who’s afraid of Google - SFChronicle

For a company that pledged to not be evil, Google makes a lot of enemies.

Google to focus on software: CEO - Yahoo! News:Reuters

Google Inc.’s corporate tagline has become “Search, Ads and Apps,” reflecting a shift beyond search and advertising into online software applications, its chief executive said on Thursday.

Google Press Meeting - Search Engine Watch

An overview of Google’s annual shareholder meeting that held at the Googleplex yesterday.

[Illustration from the SF Chronicle by Tracy Cox]

First Look - Google Print Ads Now Part of AdWords - Market Pilgrim

We’ve looked around and we’re pretty confident that Marketing Pilgrim has the first screenshots of Google Print integrated with AdWords.

25 Top MBA Employers - Fortune

20.58% of MBAs who put Google in their top 5 most desirable workplaces. (Google is No.1, by the way)

On the other news… Google is broken.

Google Removed Itself

Google AdSense Phone Verification Temporarily Down - Search Engine Table

If you are trying to sign up with Google AdSense and you cannot because of problems verifying yourself via the phone verification step, do not worry, Google is aware of it. (iHaochi: It’s always gotta be me)

Avrohom wrote to me that Google Apps was down for “like 20 min or so”.

Introducing AdWords Editor 3.5 - Inside AdWords

AdWords Editor is our free, downloadable application for managing your AdWords campaigns. Today, we’ve released version 3.5 which includes support for image ads, campaign targeting by region and city, and a drag-and-drop feature that makes it easier to move items from one location to another. [Available for Windows and Mac version in coming weeks]

AdWords Systems Maintenance - May 12 - AdWords API Blog

We will be performing routine AdWords system maintenance from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT on Saturday, May 12, 2007.

REMINDER: Version 7 Shutdown on May 21 - AdWords API Blog

Just a reminder… per our announcement on January 18, we will shutdown Version 7 of the API on May 21. [API Version 10 Now Available]

Google to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

Google Inc. today announced that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2007 financial results on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time).

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Join in Online Darfur Mapping Initiative

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today joined with Google to unveil an unprecedented online mapping initiative aimed at furthering awareness and action in the Darfur region of Sudan. Crisis in Darfur, enables more than 200 million Google Earth™ mapping service users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur. … This information will appear as a Global Awareness layer in Google Earth starting today.

Website Optimizer Now Available to AdWords Advertisers Worldwide - Google Press Release

As part of our continued commitment to help advertisers make smart business decisions, we are happy to announce that the Google Website Optimizer™ application is now available to AdWords advertisers worldwide.

Thai Military Government Blocks YouTube Access - New York Times

Thailand banned access to YouTube, a popular site for posting and sharing video clips, after the owner of the site, Google, refused to remove the video clip about the king, according to the communications minister, Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom.

Google investing $600 million at South Carolina site - The Times and Democrat

Google confirmed Wednesday the machines and workers at a 520-acre industrial site northwest of [South Carolina] are part of $600 million investment that will create 200 jobs.

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Live Satellite Images in Google Earth! - Google Sightseeing

Google added live satellite images to Google Earth, the Google Sightseeing Blog reports on April 1st, 2007.

Google Writer - Google Operating System

Google Writer is a new application planned to be launched soon at Google Labs. It will integrate with many other Google services and guide you while writing a blog post, an essay or a news article.

Google Hires RSnake - Ha.ckers

Ha.ckers.org owner RSnake himself said that he has been hired by Google for not revealing the security holes in the Google products - some what similar to my announcement of being hired by Ask. Hmm

Apple, Google join forces for ‘ultimate phone’ - The Register

Apple and Google have abandoned their individual mobile phone projects for a joint venture, The Register has learned.

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Another Day, Another So-Called YouTube Killer - WebProNews

NBC and News Corp could announce as early as today a partnership geared at launching an online video site to rival YouTube. The site would feature clips from programming on both networks, allowing users to modify and share them in socially relevant ways.

DMCA takedown backlash: EFF sues Viacom over Colbert parody clip - Ars Technica

One of those clips, called “Stop the Falsiness,” satirizes comedian Stephen Colbert, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed a federal lawsuit against Viacom, asking the judge to declare the video non-infringing.

Does a Google phone make sense? - Computer World

While a Google Inc. official in Europe confirmed that the company is “investigating” developing its own mobile phone, the question is, does it make sense?

Google Looks For Lobbyists In Europe - WebProNews

Lobbyists, on the whole, have a pretty bad reputation.  They’re regarded as a rather shady group of people; one of the main headings in a Wikipedia article is “corruption concerns.”  Draw your own conclusions, then, about this bit of news: Google wants to hire lobbyists throughout Europe.

Google announces partnership with Rwandan Government and Kenya Education Network - Google Press Release

Google today announced separate partnerships with the Rwandan Ministry of Infrastructure and the Kenya Education Network (KENET). As a result, Rwanda’s educational institutions and government ministries, and Kenya’s universities are starting to use Google Apps.

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Google Wins Key Ruling in Patent Dispute - The Sydney Morning Herald

Online search leader Google Inc. has won a key court ruling in a patent dispute over its popular three-dimensional software that provides Internet tours of the Earth.

Google Testing TV Ads - Search Engine Land/WSJ

Google since last year has been steering TV commercials to subscribers of cable provider Astound Broadband, a unit of WaveDivision Holdings LLC, according to four people familiar with the matter.

2nd Annual Google Test Automation Conference - Google Testing Blog

Google will be hosting our 2nd Annual Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC) in our New York office on August 23 and 24, 2007. Our goal is to create a collegial atmosphere where participants can discuss challenges facing people on the cutting edge of test automation, evaluate solutions for meeting those challenges, and have a little fun.

Google/Apple working on more ‘new things’ - MarketWatch

Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Monday that Google and Apple Inc. are working together on “many more” new projects, which he did not identify.

More Google Phone talk - News.com

A venture capitalist says he has details on the rumored Google Phone. Simeon Simeonov … writes in his High Contrast blog that an inside source has told him that it will be a Blackberry-like device running C++ … that it offer voice over Internet Protocol.

Microsoft to blast Google for its copyright policy - Reuters

Microsoft Corp. is set to launch a blistering attack on rival Google Inc. on Tuesday for what the software giant argues is the Web search leader’s “cavalier” approach to copyright protection.

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A peek inside Google's war chest - Ars Technica

First off, the company's good financial performance over the past several years—going from revenues of $439.5 million in 2002 to $10.6 billion in 2006—has resulted in a massive war chest. Google's cash and short-term investments amounted to over $11.2 billion at the end of 2006.

Will Google diversification pay off in 2007? - ZDNet

Google to shareholders: Google Print Ads, Google Audio Ads and Google Checkout have had no material impact on Google revenues in 2006, 2005, 2004…

Google defends Earth images - News.com.au

Aerial views of potential terrorist targets visible on the Google Earth search engine present a national security risk, analysts warn.

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