Google Expands Mobile Ads to More Countries

Google has expanded its pilot of Google Mobile Ads to eight additional countries. The test, which began in August in the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, now includes advertisers in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, China, Ireland, India and Australia, Google said on Wednesday.

Google To Add 500 Jobs In Dublin, Ireland

Reuters reports that Google is going to be adding 500 new jobs in the Dublin, Ireland office. This will make the Dublin office fairly large with 1,300 people, after first opening in 2004.

Click-to-Call in Google Maps

Google Maps will soon include a new feature: click-to-call. If a business has a phone number, you’ll be able to call it for free through Google.

TechCrunch vs. Google: The Blogger’s Court

The entire C & D letter sent from attorneys representing the legal interests of YouTube is posted at TechCrunch; Arrington summarizes his reaction with his trademark succinct, earthy phraseology: “Well, cr*p.”