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New online Google tool shows where services blocked (Update)

Google released a new online tool on Tuesday that shows where the Internet giant's services and products such as YouTube are being blocked around the world.

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created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google defends shrinking China market share

(AP) -- Google is hiring dozens of marketing and technical employees in China to defend a shrinking market share against local rivals after closing its Chinese search engine six months ago this Wednesday ...

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Google pitching online music service to labels: Billboard

Internet search powerhouse Google is trying to put together an online music service that would take on Apple's market-ruling iTunes, according to a report at Billboard.com.

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Google tool tries to cut through e-mail clutter

(AP) -- Google Inc. can sift through more than a trillion Web links in a matter of seconds, but can the Internet search leader help people wade through their overflowing e-mailboxes?

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Google loosens Europe ad trademark controls

Google shook up its lucrative online advertising service in Europe on Wednesday, saying it would allow sellers to register other companies' brand names as search "keywords" when shopping on the Internet.

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Baidu hacker lawsuit can proceed in US court

A US judge ruled Thursday that Baidu has a "plausible" legal case against a domain registry firm that let hackers commandeer the Chinese Internet search giant's website.

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created Jul 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google search for Vatican directed to 'paedophile site'

An Internet search for the Vatican through Google threw up a link to a website called pedofilo.com, the Italian word for paedophile, on Saturday.

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created Jul 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Google buys Metaweb to 'improve search'

(AP) -- Search giant Google Inc. says it has bought Metaweb Inc., a company that helps connect Internet search words to real-world things.

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created Jul 16, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rise of health scares has social basis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Attempts to communicate health pandemics accurately are thwarted by rapid growing interest in health scares that spread socially rather than through individuals feeling a genuine need to find out about the ...

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Google finances projects to test digital library

(AP) -- Google is giving researchers nearly a half-million dollars to test the academic value of its rapidly growing online library.

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created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Yahoo farms out for-sale home listings to Zillow

(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. is turning over its listings of homes for sale and other local real estate advertising to an online specialist in the field, Zillow.com.

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created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google search feature blocked in China, licence in limbo

A Google search feature remained blocked in China Thursday as the deadline for renewal of the US web giant's operating licence passed with no word from Beijing, amid a fractious row over censorship.

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Google ads used by 1.5M US marketers, websites

(AP) -- Google has pulled back another curtain and revealed the size of its lucrative Internet ad network in the U.S. It spans more than 1.5 million advertisers and websites.

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created May 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google rolls out feature to track down easy answers

Google Inc. says it's always looking for ways to make Internet searches smarter. The latest iteration after nearly a decade of search market dominance: a new feature that fields more robust answers to common questions.

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created May 13, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Google discloses demands for censorship, user data

(AP) -- Google is releasing a new tool designed to show where it's facing the most pressure to censor its services and turn over personal information about its users.

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created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1