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May. 1, 2008 at 10:20am by Greg Sterling
Google's CEO Discusses DoubleClick, MicroHoo, Don't Be Evil, Googlephobia, And Mobile Search
CNBC news anchor Maria Bartiromo interviewed Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Tuesday and discussed a wide range of topics, from MicroHoo to advertising on YouTube, mobile, and Googlephobia. There are no real surprises and nothing especially new (other than the statement about new ad products for YouTube this year). However,...
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Apr. 29, 2008 at 9:27am by Eric Ward
The Art Of Opportunistic Linking
A couple weeks back I wrote a LinkWeek column here titled "Your Site's Manifest Linking Destiny". At the end of that column I closed with the following thoughts......
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Apr. 23, 2008 at 11:58am by Greg Sterling
And Now, 'Google Me' The Movie
Everyone has searched on his/her own name and some people even have real-time news alerts tied to their names. Now a new online documentary takes this vanity search phenomenon to a new level with Google Me the Movie. Part time actor Jim Killeen discovered there were six other Jim Killeens...
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Apr. 21, 2008 at 9:23am by Greg Sterling
Google Named Top Global Brand -- Again
Millward Brown, a unit of mega ad agency WPP, has named Google the world's top brand in its annual "Top 100 Most Powerful Brands" survey (report available here). The Guardian UK also covers the study. Millward Brown calculates the ranking based on corporate earnings, consumer survey data, projected future growth,...
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Apr. 15, 2008 at 9:19am by Barry Schwartz
Google's VP, Marissa Mayer, On "Don't Be Evil" Company Motto
Don't Be Evil or Don't Lose Value? from The Sydney Morning Herald interviews Google's vice president, Marissa Mayer, on Google's famous company motto, "Don't Be Evil." In that interview, she explains that the motto "wasn't like an elected, ordained motto." She added, "It [the motto] is good PR but really...
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Apr. 2, 2008 at 5:22pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Selling Performics -- Thanks, Google!
Last month, I did an open letter to Google wishing they'd quickly sell off Performics, to avoid the conflict of having a search marketing firm that works to improve results on Google's own search engine. Well, thank you Google! They've acted far more quickly than I would have hoped for,...
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Apr. 2, 2008 at 5:02pm by Danny Sullivan
Megachart & Analysis: Google Executive Management Changes, 2000-2008
With two high-ranking Google executives leaving the Big G within a month's time, I thought it would be interesting to go back through Google's executive management page over the years and see how it reflects changes among the higher-ups. Below, there are a series of tables and commentary that hopefully...
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Mar. 12, 2008 at 7:45am by Danny Sullivan
Open Letter To Google: Do The Right Thing, Divest Yourself Of Performics
At long last, Google owns DoubleClick. In doing so, the company has done something else that many people would have never believed possible. Become an SEO. That's right -- Google's in the SEO business now, selling services through DoubleClick's Performics to people who want to rank well on -- um...
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 12:32pm by Greg Sterling
Google-Funded Lunar X Prize Aims To Put Private Rover On Moon
The latest X Prize is the Google-funded Lunar X Prize, which was announced in September, 2007. It seeks to award $20 million to the first scientific team that can land a privately funded robot on the moon and meet a number of other criteria (explore terrain and relay results back...
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Feb. 18, 2008 at 9:33am by Greg Sterling
Hitwise: Google Users Older, Bigger Spenders Than Yahoo's
Hitwise performed an interesting demographic analysis last week, comparing the breakdown of Google and Yahoo search users. What it found was that Google users skew older than Yahoo search users, bucking some of the conventional wisdom in the market about the relative composition of their audiences. Google users are also...
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Feb. 13, 2008 at 9:22am by Barry Schwartz
Google On Centerfold Of Marie Claire
Nathan Weinberg reports Google has made it big in fashion, by being the centerfold of the Marie Claire magazine. The 12 page piece was named Fashion for Work at the Google Headquarters and highlighted model Britni Standwood throughout the Googleplex. You can scan these pictures of Standwood on Google's roof,...
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Feb. 11, 2008 at 9:48am by Barry Schwartz
The Googliest Place On Earth: Google Takes Over Disneyland
Google Operating System has a collection of Googler posts on their recent trip to Disneyland. This year, instead of going skiing as they have traditionally done for their annual company trips, Google went to Disneyland. Googlers took over Disneyland between February 4 and 6th. In fact, Valleywag reported that Googlers...
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Jan. 28, 2008 at 8:17am by Barry Schwartz
Google Lego Logo: Google Offers Lego 50th Birthday Wishes
Google has a special logo up on the Google home page today. The Google logo is made up of legos, to celebrate Lego's 50 year birthday. Google's culture has always had a special place for Lego. Google's first servers were "modded" up with Legos. The Google founders have admitted to...
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Jan. 14, 2008 at 8:35am by Barry Schwartz
Professor Bans Google & Wikipedia In Class Room
Lecturer bans students from using Google and Wikipedia from The Argus reports that Professor Tara Brabazon from the University of Brighton has banned the use of Google and Wikipedia in her classroom. She said using Google and Wikipedia doesn't encourage students to use their "own brains" enough. She added: I...
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Dec. 30, 2007 at 9:53am by Danny Sullivan
Deconstructing Google: Chapter 4, After The Google Breakup
Previous chapters have covered how the growth of Google and fears of how it was reshaping the communication landscape led to the application of existing anti-trust laws along with new ones to force a Google breakup in 2010. This chapter looks at the immediate aftermath: the "Baby Googles" or "Googlets"...
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Dec. 17, 2007 at 11:26am by Greg Sterling
Google, "The Cloud," And The Future Of Computing
In this corner, with a $214 billion market cap, is Google and "The Cloud" (and partners like IBM). In the other, weighing in at $327 billion, is Microsoft and the PC desktop. This is the theme of a Sunday New York Times piece about the high-stakes future of computing. The...
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Oct. 22, 2007 at 4:16pm by Vanessa Fox
Google Goes Dark For Lights Out San Francisco
On Saturday, Google went dark in San Francisco. No, it didn't lose a data center. It simply turned the home page black for the day to support Lights Out San Francisco. The change from white to black wasn't to actually conserve energy, as Google has determined this doesn't reduce energy...
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Oct. 16, 2007 at 6:52pm by Greg Sterling
The New Drama: Google vs. Facebook
First it was Yahoo vs. Google, then it became Google vs. Microsoft, and now it's Google vs. Facebook. People love drama and journalists in particular seek to tell dramatic stories with uncertain outcomes. Regarding this most recent drama (Google vs. Facebook), Fortune magazine's Josh Quittner writes about "Why Google is...
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Sep. 27, 2007 at 6:30am by Danny Sullivan
Google Birthday Logo: Nine Years Old
The Google home page is sporting the special logo above, celebrating the company's ninth birthday, with one of the Gs turned into a nine. But wait? Didn't Google just turn 10? Google Is 10 Years Old? Finding The Real Google Birthday that I posted earlier this month covers how...
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Sep. 14, 2007 at 10:47am by Danny Sullivan
Google Is 10 Years Old? Finding The Real Google Birthday
The AFP has clearly been waiting for September 15, so it could trot out today's "Google is 10 years old" story. But the company itself doesn't count tomorrow as its 10th birthday. In fact, knowing exactly when Google's birthday is depends on your point of view. Some milestones to...
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Sep. 13, 2007 at 5:36pm by Danny Sullivan
Google Backs Private Moon Landing With Google Lunar X PRIZE
It has nothing to do with organizing the world's information -- but I don't care, it's pretty cool. Google's backing a private moon landing. In particular, it's putting up $30 million for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a contest for private landings on the moon....
