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Google to Newspapers: learn how to use Robots.txt

Google to Newspapers: learn how to use Robots.txt

After being pounded by media owners in three continents for providing links to their content, Google has finally returned fire by suggesting the papers learn how to use Robots.txt. Media owners and high ranking officials in Australia, the ... continue
Eric Schmidt fails both the boards he sits on

Eric Schmidt fails both the boards he sits on

The above picture is pretty self explanatory. It shows Google CEO and Apple board member Eric Schmidt capturing those taking photos of him...with a Blackberry. There's some very reasonable arguments around why Schmidt has a conflict on interest ... continue
Considering Google Chrome OS with a serious pinch of salt

Considering Google Chrome OS with a serious pinch of salt

Some 24 hours after Google surprised no one and announced Google Chrome OS, the tech blogosphere has experienced its own equivalent of a Royal Wedding. While there's been a full spectrum of opinion, the coverage is tending ... continue
Google enters the Operating System market with Chrome OS

Google enters the Operating System market with Chrome OS

After years of speculation, Google is finally entering the (non-mobile) operating system market with Google Chrome OS. Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system running Google Chrome exclusively on top of a Linux Kernel. The new ... continue
Let’s all get a woodie over removing a beta label

Let’s all get a woodie over removing a beta label

While the rest of the real world is sucking back all the Michael Jackson Memorial news it can those of us in the tech world are falling to our knees to report on how ... continue
First Microsoft shook up its search – next up: Internet Explorer

First Microsoft shook up its search – next up: Internet Explorer

There were, and still are, a lot of naysayers about Microsoft’s recent reworking of its search offering and subsequent launch of Bing. Its impact on the whole search business was never expected to be ... continue
GTFO: Five years on, Google finally adds drag and drop to Gmail

GTFO: Five years on, Google finally adds drag and drop to Gmail

Miracles do happen: Google has finally added the ability to drag and drop emails into folders/ labels some five years after launching the service. The drag and drop feature means that Gmail has come into the 21st 20th ... continue
Australian News Corp chief attacks Google, bloggers

Australian News Corp chief attacks Google, bloggers

John Hartigan, the Chief Executive of News Ltd, the Australian arm of News Corp has joined in with his colleagues in the United States today in bashing Google and bloggers. In a wide ranging lecture about how News ... continue
Poor Google, trying to convince everyone it’s no danger to anyone

Poor Google, trying to convince everyone it’s no danger to anyone

If there is one powerhouse on the web today it has to be Google. Sure the little upstarts like Facebook and Twitter might be grabbing all the headlines but unfortunately Google is getting a ... continue
The day that Michael Jackson punked Google

The day that Michael Jackson punked Google

As the news hit the web that Michael Jackson had died there was such a spike in traffic right across the web that Google thought there was an attack taking place against its service. Even here at ... continue
Michael Jackson Death News Causes Widespread Internet Chaos

Michael Jackson Death News Causes Widespread Internet Chaos

As news broke of Michael Jackson's heart attack and subsequent death yesterday, thousands of sites buckled under the load of millions of people coming online to search for the latest news. The world's number one search engine, Google.com, ... continue
Google Voice invites sent!

Google Voice invites sent!

Lifehacker is reporting that long-awaited Google Voice invites have finally been sent. For the uninitiated, Google Voice was spawned from what used to be Grand Central. Google snatched up the "one ring to rule them all" service a ... continue
A collision that could shake the web to its foundations

A collision that could shake the web to its foundations

There is no denying the fact that Facebook is a rolling force on the Internet that grows in size daily. Not only does it grow as far as users are concerned but it is ... continue
Q: What browser do you use? – A: Google [VIDEO]

Q: What browser do you use? – A: Google [VIDEO]

I have to give big props to the guys over at TheNextWeb.com for finding this gem of a video – oh and the headline it’s actually from the video and their answer wasn’t Google ... continue
Today we can all speak Persian…well, produce a shitty translated version at least

Today we can all speak Persian…well, produce a shitty translated version at least

Just in time for a green revolution, Google has added Persian to the list of languages supported by Google Translate. Google notes that the timing is "particularly important now, given ongoing events in Iran" but also notes rightly ... continue
It’s time for Newspapers to put out, or shut up about Google

It’s time for Newspapers to put out, or shut up about Google

Another day, and another breakout among newspaper publishers of lets blame Google for our ills. Today's round comes from the United Kingdom, where Trinity Mirror CEO Sly Bailey, with the support of the Guardian Media Group's CEO ... continue
Bing continues to surprise, drives traffic to blogs

Bing continues to surprise, drives traffic to blogs

The success so far of Microsoft's new search engine Bing depends on which numbers you look at. Different sources claim that Bing is still growing, has lost traffic, or has leveled off. Some say Bing is already ... continue
Google gives Microsoft another jab and release Google Apps plug-in for Outlook

Google gives Microsoft another jab and release Google Apps plug-in for Outlook

Well this should just get the Google fans all a ga-ga. This morning the web search giant and wannabe threat to Microsoft’s enterprise desktop dominance announced that it was releasing Google Apps Sync for ... continue
From the “if it ain’t broke” files: Google Squared

From the “if it ain’t broke” files: Google Squared

Met with much head scratching, search engine king Google released a new and perplexing search tool today called Google Squared. Designed- sort of, I suppose- to cut down on users having to perform multiple searches of different type ... continue
Microsoft’s Bing ads and the logic of a decision engine

Microsoft’s Bing ads and the logic of a decision engine

It would seem that a part of that massive $100 million that Microsoft has earmarked for the advertising campaign for Bing has started to flow. so far there have been three commercials that have ... continue
Google Squared: a reasonable start

Google Squared: a reasonable start

Google has launched Google Squared, a rich search feature that is meant to take the good fight to the over hyped and under delivering Wolfram Alpha. Google Squared attempts to group search results based on a query, for ... continue
Good things in Bing: the easier than pulling hens teeth edition

Good things in Bing: the easier than pulling hens teeth edition

Microsoft's new search engine Bing continues to make headlines, and not for all the right reasons. I was disappointed by the results when I first wrote about it on Monday, and that hasn't changed; I still can't ... continue