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What Is Google AdSense?

Google AdSense is Google’s advertising program that was officially unveiled to the public in 2003. Google, in this program, would act as the middleman, providing a service for both a large number of advertisers and also an equally large number of web sites. Google AdSense works quite simply....

FCC to Probe Google Voice ?

FCC to Probe Google Voice ?

Google believes it should be able to offer its product Google Voice without molestation by regulations that apply to traditional telephone companies, simply because Google is a free Internet application. AT & T certainly does not think so, and it seems that at least some congressional...

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What Is Google Caffeine?

Google has unveiled Caffeine, a "next-generation architecture" for its Web search platform. The new search engine is said to be faster, more accurate, and more comprehensive than the current Google search setup. Google is one of the Internet's most dominant search engines. It accounted for about...

Google's Latin Translator Falls Short

Google's Latin Translator Falls Short

Today Google launched a latin translator with a "unique advantage" but fell short of its intended mark. The initial response from users indicates that though Google Translate offers a massive 50 language translation service, the Latin tool rarely deciphers information effectively. Senior Google...

Google Fined $22.5 Million for Safari Privacy Breach

Google Fined $22.5 Million for Safari Privacy Breach

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled Internet search giant Google has been fined $22.5 million for a Safari privacy breach as part of an ongoing antitrust investigation. The settlement was reached on Friday, November 16, 2012 after a three month lawsuit between the Federal Trade Commission...

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Google Working With NSA to Fight Cyber Attacks From Other Nations

Many consider Google to be the most powerful company in the world. In many parts of the globe, Google basically controls the way information flows. Given Google's importance to the modern economy, it should come as no surprise that the United States federal government would view an attack against...

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Three Google Executives Convicted of Privacy Violations

Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday in Milan, Italy. The Google executives involved in the lawsuit are: Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, and the now retired Chief Financial Officer George Reyes....

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FTC Examines Apple-Google Board Ties

The New York Times reports this week that the FTC [Federal Trade Commission] has begun an examination of "interlocking directorates" between the two technology giants Apple and Google for possible violations of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. The Clayton Act prohibits individuals from concurrently...

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Google Chrome OS Entering the Operating System Market

Google has finally confirmed all the rumors of it entering the operating system market which had been going on since years. Yesterday, in an official blog post it confirmed its plans to directly challenge Microsoft by introducing its own OS which would be called Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS...

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Twitter Set to Allow Google & Yahoo to Mine Data

Tech bloggers are nervous at the prospect of Google and Microsoft gaining real time access to the thoughts of Twitterers, but it's pretty apparent that Twitter has already been licensing the data to certain smaller startups all along. Twitter is in "advanced talks" with both Google and Yahoo. This...