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Google Android: The dude? Or big dud?

Today's the day Android strutted its stuff to the world. Is Android the game-changer for the SmartPhone industry, a real contender to the iPhone or just another cell phone OS? It's definitely not just another cell phone OS, as evidenced by all the attention around today's launch. Google has technology that other phones use but Google Android will exploit. Google search, of course is the 800-pound gorilla in search. Add Google maps (including a compass feature Google demonstrated in the T-Mobile [HTC] G1 phone), Google Webkit and the Chrome Web browser (a Chrome Lite comes on Android), Google Talk, YouTube, Google Apps, and so forth. This has allowed Google to layer in a single sign-on for all Google apps, and Android syncs data with your Google account for contacts, calendar, chat and likely other applications in the future.

Google Uses Public Service Ads to Link to Own Election Page

Google AdSense ads are embedded in websites all across the web. As a webmaster, you have the option to let Google display Public Service Ads when they cannot find a fitting other ad; these ads will not earn the webmaster revenue. Now, as Wirememe and Digital Inspiration report, Google links to its own election special which provides election pointers based on YouTube, Google Knol, Google Reader, and a couple of clicks further, things like Feedburner or AdSense and AdWords. “Connect with voters using dynamic ads on the world’s #1 Internet search site,� Google says in relation to AdWords.

Debunking the Google Earth Censorship Myth

waderoush writes "There's a persistent Web meme to the effect that Google obscures sensitive or top-secret locations in Google Maps and Google Earth at the insistence of national governments. A July IT Security article promoted on Digg, 'Blurred Out: 51 Things You Aren't Allowed to See on Google Maps,' revived this notion. But the article has been widely criticized, and I did some fact-checking this week on the six Boston-area locations mentioned in the IT Security list. As it turns out, not one of the allegedly blurred locations has degraded imagery in Google Maps, as my screen shots demonstrate. My post looks into the sources of the misleading IT Security piece, and of other mistaken rumors about Google Maps."

After Games and Youtube, Google Introduces Ads for Google Maps

Google has initiated testing of ads on Google Maps with text based ads that display links to relevant and localised search results.

Google AdWords Ads Now Free?

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Google Now Allows Sites to Serve Content to Them While Showing a Registration Box to Non-Google Users

There once was a time when Google search tried to be a neutral bystander, watching the web without getting too actively involved. There once was a time when Google instructed webmasters to serve their Googlebot the same thing served to a site’s human users. Now, Google is officially telling webmasters they can serve one thing to people coming from Google web search, and another thing to people coming from elsewhere. Think of it as Google now offering publishers to hand Google a special key to the publisher’s content. Google calls this “first click free� and they say they do this in order “to help users find and access content that may require registration or a subscription�, to “include highly relevant content in Google’s search index� and to “to provide a promotion and discovery opportunity for publishers with restric

Google Brings Ads To Games, Game Ads to YouTube

Reuters reports that YouTube will be partnering with Amazon and iTunes to provide the ability to purchase games and songs that are in or related to YouTube's hosted videos. For example, watching footage from Spore will bring up a link to purchase the actual game through Amazon. The sales revenue will be shared. In related news, Google has launched a public beta for their in-game advertising software based on Adsense. "Google is initially targeting the sweet spot for its technology: games based in Adobe's Flash platform and which run in a web browser with no download. ... [Christian Oestlien, senior product manager at Google] said that Google's advertisers can use the software to insert ads into games or videos for YouTube, making the ads more versatile.

Google in Attack.

The web is crazy! A new war has just starts. A browser war, a clash of the titans, Google and Microsoft, the battle of the browsers. Finally, Google has unveiled their very own web browser they called it Chrome. It designed to take on Industry leading Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and also one time Google web allies Mozilla ( Goodbye Mozilla.). With chrome Google has just declared war not just on Microsoft but also to the Mozilla folks. Google is known to support open source community and Mozilla is one of those but the games has changed Google got no choice but to drop Mozilla.The competition has just started to get hotter. What exactly Google wants here? World domination? Google got greedy here. First they got Google Apps to take on Microsoft Office then they unveiled Chrome to take on Microsoft internet Explorer.

Yahoo- Google inc. : A threat to Microsoft?

Yahoo, a major prize for Goliaths such as Google and Microsoft that wants to build a web empire with a major audience, sizable revenues, and good brand. By making a deal to Yahoo, Google gets a vastly bigger audience to go with its formidable resources. Google won’t be able to bid for Yahoo because of antitrust concerns. Yahoo has already surrendered some of its advertising space to search leader Google. The deal will allows running Google ads on yahoo search result pages. Google ad partnership with Yahoo could boost revenue and extend its online reach, making it the sole master of online advertising. Does Google deserve Yahoo? Google ad partnership with Yahoo would keep Yahoo out of Microsoft sight. Yahoo so desperate to stay away from Microsoft.

Borders.com Goes Live with Google Preview

Borders has enabled Google Preview on their site. Google Preview, unveiled in September, is a widget-like tool that allows retailers or anyone handy with Web site code to embed a preview of 20% of any book in Google’s database onto their site. Borders joins Books-A-Million and the U.K. retailer Blackwell Bookshop in using the service. The deal between Google and its retail partners stipulates that retailers will enable Google Preview for any book being sold that is also available in Google’s database, in exchange for an enhanced version of the Preview software. The big advantage for retailers of Google Preview is that it allows consumers to brows books scanned by Google without leaving the retailer’s Web site. Click the “Google Preview� button beneath the jacket art on Borders.

Google to Run Ads on Its Content Sites

Google is going to run advertisements on its content pages, such as Google Finance and, under certain conditions, on Google News. Google ad already announced it would run Sponsored Video ads on YouTube, and has been running ads on Google Image search.

Google debuts contextual ads in maps

Google has expanded its AdSense contextual ad system to its online mapping service, as the search giant looks to monetize more of its content.

Google Readying iPhone-Specific Ads

Even with the first Android device set to launch in a matter of days, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) still has the iPhone and the inherent opportunities it presents high on its mind. The company has been meeting with ad agencies recently to show off different ways to integrate advertising into searches conducted on the phone, AdWeek reports. Google is working to give advertisers the ability to integrate iPhone ad groups into their regular search campaign. The idea is to give ad agencies an opportunity to create iPhone-specific ads that might draw in more interest than ads simply repurposed from online ads created primarily for PCs. For example, companies could place ads that wold allow users to click to call. If implemented, this would be the first time Google has allowed advertisers to make messages specific to mobile searches, however advertisers

Could You Google Bomb Google Flu?

Google got a lot of attention recently for the launch of Google Flu Trends, which looks at aggregate data on searches related to the flu, to see if it can act as something of an early warning system for where there are flu problems. It's an interesting use of the data, and it will be worth watching what else can be done with this sort of data over time. However, Ed Felten raises an interesting question: can Google Flu Trends be manipulated? The idea is that, right now, it may be accurate, but the very fact that people know Google is tracking this information, could create incentives to game that info -- in the same way people have tried gaming Google in other ways for years, using tricks such as Google bombing. While you might not think there would be that many reasons to manipulate Google Flu Trends, there could be reasons to do so.

Russian Town Puts Giant Smiley On Google Maps

Toramir writes "Citizens of the Russian town Chelyabinsk calculated when the satellite, QuickBird, which takes images for Google Earth and Google Maps, would cross above their city and used people to make a giant smiley face. A rock concert on the main square attracted many people and everyone got a yellow cape. It looks like someone at Google was quicker than usual to put up the new data. Maybe Google likes the idea of an entire town working hard to get its 15 minutes of fame. The article has a screenshot of Google Maps and images taken directly at the event."

Google News debuts in RP, first in Southeast Asia

Google Inc. recently launched Google News in the Philippines, providing 24 million Filipino Internet users the latest local news from more than 4,500 English-language sources, including a wide range of Philippines news outlets. The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to get its own local edition of Google News. Google News for the Philippines is available at http://news.google.com.ph. With this launch there are now 56 regional editions of Google News available in 20 different languages.

Gmail and Google Talk Users Access Online Collaboration through Yuuguu

Yuuguu announced the integration of the Google Talk Instant Messaging (IM) network into its real-time collaboration and web conferencing service. Yuuguu users can now share screens, hold web conferences, and work collaboratively with anyone on the Google Talk IM network all via the Yuuguu application. The Google Talk IM network is accessible via the downloadable Google Talk client, and the purely browser based GMail, iGoogle, and Google Apps services. Yuuguu has an integrated buddy list and chat system. Yuuguu users can link to their existing Google account and any contacts they have on the Google Talk IM network will automatically appear in their Yuuguu buddy list. Yuuguu users can chat with friends or colleagues on the Google Talk IM network.

Google Offers Street Views on Maps for Mobile

Google has added new functionality for its Maps for Mobile program. Users of BlackBerrys and other Java-based phones will be able to use the Street Views feature of Google Maps on their mobile devices. This means you can see an actual picture of locations or addresses so you can get a better sense of what you're looking for. Google has also added walking directions to Maps for Mobile, and has improved the accuracy of the My Location feature.

Google Maps Gets Text Ads

Perhaps the surprise is that it hasn't happened before — Google has brought text ads to Google maps.

Google Maps, Now With Text Ads

More news from the department of monetizing any and all Google content. This week Google announced AdSense for Games and retail links in YouTube videos. Now the search giant is also testing out advertising in Google maps.

Google's Antitrust Problems Not Just In The US

As Google not-so-eagerly awaits the US Justice Department's word on whether or not it's violating antitrust laws, it appears that the fear of Google-as-a-monopoly is not just a domestic US issue. There are a bunch of headlines about how Russia's antitrust agency has rejected Google's purchase of an ad agency in that country. Technically, the claim is that Google didn't file the proper paperwork, but the agency made it clear that it's worried about Google becoming monopolistic. Of course, as with the Google-Yahoo deal, it's unclear what the "monopoly" is that's being dealt with here or how people are harmed. It seems like this might just be a general "must fear Google" position, than anything based on an actual problem.

Get a Website with Google Sites

Google Sites is the website builder that's going to replace Google Page Creator. For bettor or worse Google has made up their mind, so here's your change to learn all about Google Sites and start your own Google Sites website. Google Sites is pretty easy to use, once you start using it and get used to it, I'm sure you'll soon find it almost as easy as Google Page Creator was.

Searching for Profit: YouTube Launches New Video Ads

Google's (GOOG) YouTube is harnessing Google's search technology and the power of its video audience, launching new video ads tied to search results. When you go to YouTube to search for a certain video, these "YouTube Sponsored Videos" will pop up next to your search results, the ads related to your search terms. Building on Google's successful search ad model, advertisers bid on these ads and can create the ads themselves through a self-service website.

Google Maps UK Adds Traffic Information

Google Maps UK has finally added live traffic data to the major roads. As with other areas in Google Maps that have traffic data enabled, you can also let Google predict what the traffic situation will be like on any day at a specific time.

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