Archive for March 13th, 2009

Google exec gets AOL CEO job (PC Advisor)

Struggling ISP changes leadership again Google executive Tim Armstrong has been hired by AOL to replace chairman and CEO Randy Falco, as the once-popular ISP struggles to keep pace with competitors under its new advertising-supported content model.

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Google sets up Android team in Taiwan (ZDNet UK)

The technical support staff will help Taiwanese hardware makers fit Google's operating system onto mobile phones

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Google to offer universal phone number (Guardian Unlimited)

Approaching two years after Google bought GrandCentral's VoIP service, it has been rewritten and relaunched with new features -- including voicemail transription Sometimes when Google buys companies they sort of disappear, and people were wondering what had happened to GrandCentral , which Google bought in 2007. The answer came today when Google's Official blog announced: Here comes ...

Friday, March 13th, 2009

The man who sued Google, and won (Guardian Unlimited)

Think Computer got kicked off Google's AdSense while owed $721. After failing to penetrate the Great Google Stonewall of Silence, Think's CEO filed a small claims lawsuit and won Aaron Greenspan had no problems with Google until 11am on 9 December 2008. Then, as he writes in The Huffington Post : With a single click, a faceless Google employee decided that Think Computer Corporation's ...

Friday, March 13th, 2009

Google targeted display ads on more sites (Guardian Unlimited)

Google today took a major step into the controversial targeted advertising space market by introducing a global display advertising system on YouTube and other networks. The programme means advertisers will focus their campaigns on users who have previously visited related sites, or who have expressed an interest in specific categories. From today, users will not see more ads – but will ...

Friday, March 13th, 2009