Archive for May 12th, 2009

Google answers Twitter’s real-time search (The Register)

What's new now Searchology Google has rolled out its answer to Twitter's much-discussed real-time search.… Whitepaper - Thinking beyond tape

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Inside Google London (Independent)

It's remarkable to think that only ten years have passed since a pair of idealistic lads in a garage set up a company that would change the way many of us live. What's more surprising is that Larry Page and Sergey Brin have achieved global domination while preserving the cuddly image that always set Google apart. Their search engine may have evolved to map the planet and spawn a swarm of ...

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Google shows new search tools (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Google Inc unveiled a slew of new and future features on Tuesday, including one that will allow people to better coordinate Internet searches on their cell phones and computers and another that will produce sophisticated automated research reports.

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Greece bans Google Street View (Times Online)

Greece has banned Google Street View from filming anywhere in the country until the company provides extra privacy guarantees.

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-05-12 18:39 UPDATE 1-Galloway denies he approached Google about NY Times (Interactive Investor)

NEW YORK, May 12 (Reuters) - New York Times Co board member Scott Galloway said on Tuesday he did not contact Google Inc Co-founder Larry Page to try to get the Internet company to buy the newspaper publisher. Galloway told Reuters he has not talked to anyone else at Google about buying the Times, denying a report in Fortune.com on Monday that said Galloway had made an overture to Page. "I've ...

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009