Observations from a Google Reader Spring Clean

Feedreaders are for many working in blogging, or following the social media/ web 2.0 space a lifeline into keeping up with the latest news. And yet for many, a feedreader can be a beast that consumes time ... continue

Google Files Amicus Brief Against Proposition 8

Google has joined Levi Strauss, The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and H5 in a joint Amicus Brief supporting a number of cases that are seeking to overturn California Proposition 8. An Amicus Brief (Amicus curiae) is a ... continue

iGoogle Finally Gets User Generated Theme Support

Google has announced that iGoogle now supports user generated custom themes. The new theme building tool allows users to upload a photo, and crop the image to fit iGoogle, pick color schemes to match, and even share created ... continue

So you want to trust your workflow to the web – good luck with than plan

As Duncan reported earlier Google is shutting down; or removing any active upkeep and development, from a slew of services that they had paid out millions for. The reason why – money. The problem is that it ... continue

Jaiku To Live On: Open Sourced on Google App Engine

Despite earlier reports that the Google owned microblogging platform Jaiku was to completely close, a new post from Google confirms that the service will live on, sort of. From the post, Jaiku will be ported to the Google ... continue

Google Massacre: Google Closes Jaiku, Dodgeball, Notebook, Catalog Search; Google Video Downgraded

Google has made an unprecedented number of service cuts today as the company continues to reduce development and running costs in the difficult economic environment. The cuts include the closure of microblogging platform Jaiku, mobile location service Dodgeball, ... continue

Google Cuts 100 Jobs, Closing Engineering Offices

Google has announced 100 layoffs and range of engineering office closures across three countries. The 100 positions to be cut come from recruiting, and are on top of a confirmation from Google that "almost all contracts with external ... continue

Google to buy NBC in ‘09 so says Glick

Oh man the funny shit just won’t quit rolling in today. First it was the porn industry looking for a few billion dollar bailout. Then comes word that Joe the Plumber is going to be a ... continue

Google Issues First Update for Picasa for Mac

This didn't take long. One day at launching Picasa for Mac, Google has issued an update. The update addresses a reported problem with right clicking on a photo causing Picasa to crash, a problem I haven't been able ... continue

Prank Targets Google With 9/11 Symbol Search ✈ ▌▌

A prank targeting Google has resulted in a 9/11 related symbol query of ✈ ▌▌ become on of today's largest search terms. The symbols, showing a plane flying into the World Trade Center have been searched for tens ... continue

Google is #4 spam friendly provider

Way to go Google I knew you could do it .. errr wait a sec this isn’t so good after all. It turns out that Google’s free services are being heavily used by spammers according to a ... continue

Bye Bye iPhoto: Google Finally Releases Picasa for Mac

Google has finally released Picasa for Mac. According to Google, Picasa for Mac brings all of the sharing and sync features of Picasa on Windows and Linux to Mac users. The software offers features including non-destructive editing, and ... continue