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Google lets searchers sidestep unwanted websites

Google on Tuesday began letting people sidestep unwanted websites by eliminating them from Internet search results.

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created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Paris court fines Google for copyright breaches

A Paris court has found Google guilty of four counts of copyright breach, ordering the Internet search giant to pay out hundreds of thousands of euros, court records seen Tuesday showed.

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created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

As Google matures, startups keep it young

Google co-founder Larry Page is taking charge of the maturing Internet giant in a move seen as recapturing youthful roots in the face of competition from hip upstart startups like Facebook.

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Art contest draws Google into another privacy flap

(AP) -- Google Inc. thought it was doing a good deed last month when it opened an annual art contest to more kids across the United States. The gesture instead has turned into another opportunity for Google's critics to ...

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Google asks Swiss court to lift Street View curbs

(AP) -- Google Inc. asked a Swiss court Thursday to lift curbs on its Street View service that have prevented the Internet search giant from updating the popular ground-level pictures in Switzerland for more ...

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Google, IPI to launch digital media grants for Africa

Internet search giant Google has awarded $2.7 million (1.96 million euros) to media watchdog IPI as part of a new project to support digital news in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, IPI said Thursday.

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Bing search gaining ground on Google: comScore

Industry tracking firm comScore on Friday reported that Microsoft's Bing gained ground on Google in the lucrative Internet search market in January.

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Google says 'I do' to wedding planning

Google is getting into wedding planning.

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Microsoft riled by charge Bing is a copy cat

A spat between Internet titans heated up with Microsoft angrily denying that Bing copies Google's search results and the world's top online search engine adamant it has proof. ...

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created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Google accuses Microsoft's Bing of 'cheating, copying' search results

(AP) -- Google is accusing Microsoft Corp. of cheating as the two duel for Internet search supremacy, but Microsoft denies the charge, saying it's just using all the tools available to lessen its rival's dominance.

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 20

Google buys SayNow, fflick

Google ramped up its investment in online entertainment Wednesday with the purchases of a startup devoted to movie talk and another that connects celebrities with fans.

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Google turns Page on Schmidt, names co-founder CEO (Update)

When Google Inc. went public in 2004, the three men running the company promised each other they would remain a ruling triumvirate for at least 20 more years.

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Google buys eBook Technologies

Google, which opened an online bookstore last month, said Thursday that it has acquired eBook Technologies, a company which makes digital reading products.

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created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google, Jordan seal $10 million deal

(AP) -- Jordan on Tuesday sealed US$10 million agreement with Google that allows the kingdom to use the world's leading Internet search engine for advertising.

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US cable: China leaders ordered hacking on Google

(AP) -- Contacts told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body and a senior leader demanded action after finding search results that were critical of ...

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