Archive for March 26th, 2009

Google juices in-photo ads biz (The Register)

Will Street View pitch products? Google has invested in a Silicon Valley startup that plants ads inside online photos. And The Reg can't help but wonder when the company will begin slipping virtual marketing into the very real cityscapes of Google Street View.…

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Google launches Street View in the UK (Revolution)

LONDON - Internet giant Google has launched its sometime controversial Street View service, which has raised concerns about individual privacy, in the UK -- giving users a 3D view of thousands of streets across Britain.

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Google and privacy group at war over claims of PR dirty tricks (Guardian Unlimited)

Google has dismissed accusations that it is orchestrating "an unsavoury and defamatory smear campaign" in the increasingly ferocious battle with the campaign group Privacy International , which claims the technology giant is trying to discredit its concerns over the controversial Street View tool. In an open letter to Google chief executive Eric Schmidt tonight, Privacy International's director ...

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

AP/Google.com Examines Impact Of Economic Downturn On Birth Control, Abortion (Medical News Today)

The AP/Google.com on Tuesday examined how the economic downturn is affecting many people's "most intimate decisions about sex and family planning." According to the AP/Google.com, "doctors and clinics are reporting that many women are choosing abortions and men are having vasectomies because they cannot afford a child.

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Google Street View hit by protests (Guardian Unlimited)

• Firm records busiest day ever as traffic jumps 41% • More invasive pictures removed from site For 24 hours, Google's new Street View brought a vision of British cities to the web that included such memorable sights as a man throwing up between his knees outside a London bar and youths with traffic cones on their heads in Edinburgh. But while the chance to take a 360-degree tour of every street ...

Thursday, March 26th, 2009