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BAD NEWS? WAS FOR MICROSOFT

Feb 23, 2010 9:34 PM CST

EU Launches Antitrust Probe of Google

Some observers see Microsoft-like trouble ahead

(Newser) - The European Union has begun an antitrust investigation into Google after a handful of sites that compete on some level with Google alleged that it was pushing them unfairly down its search rankings. One of the sites, Ciao.de , is a subsidiary of Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal reports. Another...

Google CEO
Squelches
Lover's Blog

Feb 23, 2010 5:17 AM CST

Google CEO Squelches Lover's Blog

Blogspot access ends for CEO's former mistress

(Newser) - Big Brother is watching and he doesn't like it when his mistress talks about him on the Internet. So Google CEO Eric Schmidt had a diary by his former lover yanked off Google's Blogspot , reports Gawker . The "Recovery Girl 007" blog by former CNBC correspondent Kate Bohner details shedding...

'Google Suggests' Feature
Can Make You Blush

hey, that's incest!

Feb 22, 2010 5:46 PM CST

'Google Suggests' Feature Can Make You Blush

'How Do I Get My Sister to Sleep With Me,' and other weird searches

(Newser) - Start typing a question into a Google search box, and the site tries to guess what you're going to ask by drawing on your history, its index and ads, and searches by other users—a fair number of whom apparently are thinking way, way outside the norm. Start with "...

Google Wants Your Milkshake

OPINION

Feb 22, 2010 11:15 AM CST

Google Wants Your Milkshake

Has search giant strayed from 'Don't Be Evil' motto?

(Newser) - Google used to say it was just a search company, striving to “organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.” But with the release of Google Buzz, it’s clear what that corporate mission really means, says Simon Dumenco of Advertising Age . “In the...

Google Will Actually Make
Us Smarter: Experts

Feb 19, 2010 2:38 PM CST

Google Will Actually Make Us Smarter: Experts

65% of 'Internet experts' say search will improve reading and writing

(Newser) - Though Nicholas Carr may have famously concluded that Google will make us stupid , most Internet experts think he's totally wrong: the easy access to information provided by search engines will actually make us smarter. In a Pew Survey of technology leaders from the academic, government, and corporate sectors, 65% agreed...

Harvard Student Sues Google Over Buzz Privacy Breach

Feb 19, 2010 2:34 AM CST

Harvard Student Sues Google Over Buzz Privacy Breach

Class-action suit seeks to stop Google sharing personal data

(Newser) - A Harvard Law School student has launched a class-action lawsuit against Google Buzz, arguing the social network system violated her and other users' right to privacy. Eva Hibnick was automatically signed up for the network without her consent when she logged onto Gmail and people she hadn't spoken to in...

Facebook Tops Yahoo
as Web's No. 2 Site

Feb 18, 2010 10:17 AM CST

Facebook Tops Yahoo as Web's No. 2 Site

Social network and search giant switched spots over New Year's

(Newser) - Facebook has felled another Internet giant, surpassing Yahoo in January to become the second most visited website in the US. In December, Facebook had 132.1 million unique visitors to Yahoo’s 133.4 million. But last month the tables were turned, Mashable reports, with Facebook garnering 133.6 million...

Facebook Is Web's Top
Time Suck: Nielsen

Feb 17, 2010 9:08 AM CST

Facebook Is Web's Top Time Suck: Nielsen

Social networking site beats Google, Yahoo, YouTube combined

(Newser) - The average American Facebook user spent 7 hours surfing the site last month, more time than users spent on Google, Yahoo, YouTube, Microsoft/Bing, Wikipedia and Amazon combined, according to the latest Nielsen numbers. You read that right: combined. The number represents a staggering jump, Mashable notes. Just last June, the...

Google Buzz Falls Flat

TECH REVIEW

Feb 17, 2010 2:07 AM CST

Google Buzz Falls Flat

Social-networking party is already full

(Newser) - Google jumped into the social-networking game late and its Buzz still has a lot of catching up to do, writes Katherine Boehret. The opt-in network—which allows users to share photos, blog posts, and Twitter feeds—fits nicely into Gmail but doesn't seem special enough to persuade users to spend...

Where to Get Your
Five-Ringed Fix Online

VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

Feb 14, 2010 5:15 PM CST

Where to Get Your Five-Ringed Fix Online

From NBC's site to Twitter lists, little need for actual TV

(Newser) - With watching the Olympics on actual TV being so, like, 2008, TechCrunch presents the best places to keep tabs online:

NBC Olympics : Lots of scores and news—and if you’re a premium cable customer, 400 hours of live events.
Vancouver 2010 : The host committee’s site has the usual

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Google Tweaks Buzz, But Privacy Concerns Remain

ANALYSIS

Feb 11, 2010 9:07 PM CST

Google Tweaks Buzz, But Privacy Concerns Remain

Your email could be exposed, and your followers

(Newser) - There’s plenty of hype surrounding Google’s Twitbook-killer Buzz, but the new feature comes with some privacy concerns, too. The problem lies in Buzz’s default settings, Silicon Alley Insider reports, which, if not changed, could expose not only the email contacts of those following you, but also your...

Bloggers Like Google's
Speedy Web Plan

quick takes

Feb 10, 2010 4:34 PM CST

Bloggers Like Google's Speedy Web Plan

If nothing else, it could ramp up pressure on big ISP's

(Newser) - Google's plan to test ultra-fast Internet speeds via fiber optic networks is going over well with tech bloggers:

Mark Sullivan, PC World : "Google hopes that the new model will fire up the business of being a small, local ISP. That can only be good. ... Google has a rare opportunity

...

Iran Says It's Banning Gmail

Feb 10, 2010 3:56 PM CST

Iran Says It's Banning Gmail

Tehran promises to unroll national email service instead

(Newser) - Iran today declared a "permanent suspension" of Google's Gmail service. It's not yet clear if the regime has the technical ability to block Gmail, or if the ban is merely a bellicose threat. Tehran's telecommunications agency said a national email service for Iranians would soon be set up to...

Why Google Buzz
Is Different

Feb 10, 2010 2:41 PM CST

Why Google Buzz Is Different

Social media platform hopes to be more intimate than Twitter

(Newser) - Caught off guard by Google Buzz, the social media service that's invaded Gmail? Not to worry; GeekOSystem.com breaks down what Buzz is, and isn’t:

It’s not Twitter: Google went out of its way to point out that Buzz integrates with, rather than replaces, Twitter.
It’s not

...

Google Will Test Hyper-Fast Internet in Some Markets

GIG PER SECOND

Feb 10, 2010 12:08 PM CST

Google Will Test Hyper-Fast Internet in Some Markets

Speeds of 1 gig per second are 100 times what consumers normally get

(Newser) - Google plans to offer select cities broadband Internet access at 1 gigabit per second—100 times faster than usual consumer access—to demonstrate what ultra-high speed connections can do. The service will be available to between 50,000 and 500,000 people through a variety of providers at a “...

Google Exec Bars Online Pics of Stripper Bash

Feb 10, 2010 4:13 AM CST

Google Exec Bars Online Pics of Stripper Bash

Google's Gmail Adds Social Networking Features

Twitter-esque feed aggregates from Flickr, YouTube

(Newser) - Google rolled out "Buzz" today, its social-networking add-on to Gmail. The feature essentially turns the Gchat feature into a real-time social news feed, allowing users to follow the people they most frequently email or chat with and integrating information with Flickr, Picasaweb, YouTube, and Twitter. Buzz also has a...

Facebook-Style 'News Feed' Coming to Gmail

Feb 8, 2010 5:15 PM CST

Facebook-Style 'News Feed' Coming to Gmail

Google attempts to make email service more social

(Newser) - Google is planning a new social networking feature for Gmail that allows users to see a feed of status updates and other information from their friends. The feature, which could be rolled out this week, will add a window to Gmail that displays a rolling count of the away messages...

Your Guide to
the Internet's
'Next Big Thing'

Michael Wolff

Feb 8, 2010 1:10 PM CST

Your Guide to the Internet's 'Next Big Thing'

Where is technology taking us? There are a few schools of thought

(Newser) - Michael Wolff hears so much about the Internet’s future “that I should be in a position to get rich, finally.” But it’s tough deciphering all this chatter, “because the technology business is at least as much talk as it is science,” he writes. So...

Google Runs 1st
Super Bowl Ad

super bowl xliv

Feb 7, 2010 11:15 PM CST

Google Runs 1st Super Bowl Ad

Search giant breaks into big time with romantic spot

(Newser) - After countless rumors and one coy tweet, Google aired its first Super Bowl ad tonight. The spot, "Parisian Love," traces a romance through search queries and results, beginning with "study abroad paris france" and ending with "how to assemble a crib." CEO Eric Schmidt hinted...