Archive for February 9th, 2009

Google Boss To Advise Tories (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Chairman and chief executive office of Google Eric Schmidt will join a new team of experts advising the Conservatives on economic policy.

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Cameron hires Google boss for crisis team (Politics.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Tory leader David Cameron has unveiled a new economic recovery committee to discuss strategies to beat the financial crisis, including Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, as international business adviser.

Monday, February 9th, 2009

“When Google started out they didn’t spam other search engines” - TDS Asia 2009 Special (eyefortravel.com)

Car rental comparison site Oodles.com firmly believes that setting a strategy that weans a business off Google is vital if a company is going to build a brand and drastically increase its conversion rates.

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Google and friends kick start white space database (Silicon.com)

Google is teaming up with other technology companies to develop specifications that the Federal Communications Commission can use in developing its "white space" database. Google said earlier last week it is joining several technology companies, including Comsearch, Dell, HP, Microsoft and Motorola, to form a new coalition called the White Spaces Database Group, which will provide and ...

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Google Latitude: Is the public ready for mobile tracking? (Guardian Unlimited)

Google's march into the location-aware services space attracted a considerable amount of concern over privacy when its latest project, Latitude , was unveiled . Location-aware mobile services have been brewing gently for several years, with dozens of developers exploring ways of building entertainment, news and communication tools that provide more relevant information by recognising where you ...

Monday, February 9th, 2009