GOOGLE WATCH Google Chrome OS to compete with Microsoft Believing that every desktop computer application in use today will be based online someday, Google is developing a new computer operating system that is based on a web browse... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Nov 20, 2009 at 1:40 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Nov 22, 2009 at 12:39 am.
GOOGLE WATCH Local tech giants hold "Random Hacks of Kindness" event In a Mountain View warehouse last weekend, disaster relief experts joined with software engineers from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and NASA Ames to come up with ways to better u... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Nov 17, 2009 at 12:33 pm
GOOGLE WATCH Google acquires phone company, tracks flu shot locations Google could soon be a major player in the phone service industry. The company confirmed Thursday that it has purchased Gizmo5, a company that competes with Skype, albeit with... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Nov 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm
GOOGLE WATCH Insiders criticize Google's hiring practices As Google posts unexpectedly high profits and begins adding new positions after a hiring freeze, a researcher with the company has found that the tough hiring standards Google... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Oct 30, 2009 at 3:03 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 18, 2011 at 6:16 pm.
GOOGLE WATCH Green Eggs and Google The estate of Dr. Suess reportedly supports Google's plans to make millions of books available online.
To lay out how it will pay for the books, Google is trying to strike... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Sep 4, 2009 at 1:19 pm
GOOGLE WATCH Google allegedly spreads porn in China, government allegedly blocks access Users of Google's Chinese search engine faced technical difficulties today as the Chinese government accused Google of spreading pornography, the Associated Press reports.
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GOOGLE WATCH Google "Wave" re-invents online communication Google unveiled one of its most ambitious products ever at its I/O conference this week in San Francisco. Google Wave appears to re-invent email in a unique assemblage of com... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on May 29, 2009 at 11:55 am
GOOGLE WATCH Google drops plan to buy newspaper Google seriously considered buying a newspaper and using its philanthropic arm to help news outlets become non-profits, but did neither, the London-based Financial Times repor... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on May 21, 2009 at 3:13 pm
GOOGLE WATCH Bike to Work Day, Google style In celebration of Bike to Work Day, over 500 Google employees pedaled to the Googleplex Thursday from around the Bay Area.
According to pictures posted on the READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on May 14, 2009 at 5:26 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 7:39 pm.
GOOGLE WATCH Google searches for "Swine Flu" drop Fewer people are typing the words "swine flu" into the Google search engine in recent days, indicating that the hysteria over swine flu is simmering.
According to Google's [h... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on May 5, 2009 at 11:23 am
GOOGLE WATCH Google Book Search deal under fire
Google is under increasing scrutiny for its plans to publish books online as a lawsuit settlement with authors and publishers is under court review.
Google defended the d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by googlewatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 30, 2009 at 1:50 pm
GOOGLE WATCH New search tool finds, charts public data Google announced a new search function today that will allow users to find and compare public data more easily.
Google is launching the unnamed search tool by allowing user... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 28, 2009 at 2:02 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 28, 2009 at 10:35 pm.
GOOGLE WATCH Unhappy when searching for yourself on Google? Google is allowing users to have more control over how their online persona is represented in search results.
Company officials have READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 22, 2009 at 1:11 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 24, 2009 at 7:36 am.
GOOGLE WATCH Image and news searches may never be the same Today Google announced a pair of online search tools that will change the way people search for images and news articles.
According to the official READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 20, 2009 at 2:50 pm
GOOGLE WATCH Google announces scholarship for disabled students Last week Google announced a new scholarship program for disabled students who may excel in the computer sciences.
The Google Lime scholarship is READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by GoogleWatch, News on Mountain View's largest employer, on Apr 20, 2009 at 11:13 am
GOOGLE WATCH Despite slower growth, Google's stock goes up Welcome to GoogleWatch, news briefs about the city's largest employer.
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