Archive for March 12th, 2009

AOL appoints Google executive as chief (Financial Times)

Time Warner is turning to the man who helped transform Google into the most powerful online advertising business in the world to fix its struggling AOL internet division.

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Time Warner names Google’s Armstrong as AOL chief  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Time Warner on Thursday named Google executive Tim Armstrong to lead AOL, in what was seen as a bold move to reverse the fortunes of the struggling Internet unit in preparation for a spinoff. 

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Google searches (Financial Times)

People can find out a lot on the internet. More and more, the internet is finding out a lot about them. Google said this week it will follow Yahoo and AOL and tailor web adverts to its users’ preferences, divined by monitoring their individual browsing patterns.

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Google founder Sergey Brin to fund Parkinson’s gene study (Daily Telegraph)

The billionaire founder of Google Sergey Brin has announced he will contribute money and his DNA to a study into the genetic underpinnings of Parkinson's disease.

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Google adds voice to service pack (Computer Weekly)

Google this morning launched a preview of Google Voice, an application...

Thursday, March 12th, 2009