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Google gives Gmail a new look

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new look for its free email service, inviting users to switch if they like what they see.

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Google social net is about preserving leadership

Google didn't build its new Plus service simply to have an online hangout like Facebook. Rather, Google's new social-networking endeavor is about trying to gain valuable insights into people's lives and relationships. ...

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Google braces to pay at least $500M in ad probe

Google Inc.'s lucrative online advertising system is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation that is expected to cost the Internet search leader at least $500 million.

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created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Google adds button to endorse search results, ads (Update)

Google Inc. likes the way Facebook gets people to share their recommendations so much that it's adding its own option for endorsing search results and online ads.

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 7

Google injects search savvy into display ad system

(AP) -- Google Inc. is counting on the crown jewel of its online advertising empire to burnish a diamond in the rough.

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microsoft to hire at least 400 Yahoo workers

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. will hire at least 400 workers from Yahoo Inc. if government regulators approve the companies' proposed Internet search partnership, and Yahoo will receive $150 million to cover any unexpected costs ...

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Microsoft, Yahoo team up to ding Google with Bing

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. has finally roped Yahoo Inc. into an Internet search partnership, capping a convoluted pursuit that dragged on for years and finally setting the stage for them to make a joint assault ...

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 2.1 / 5 (10) | comments 3

Microsoft to unveil new search engine Kumo next week

Microsoft is expected to unveil a new version of its Internet search engine next week, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

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created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Google to target ads based on Web surfing habits

(AP) -- Google will use the information it collects on people's Web surfing habits to show more ads tailored to their individual interests.

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created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google introduces ads to Google News

Google has introduced ads to the results of search queries on Google News in a move aimed at turning the news aggregation site into a money-making venture that may raise the hackles of newspapers and other ...

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created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ad click-through rate lower than previously thought

The rate of ad clicks from sponsored and non-sponsored links was reported in a recent study conducted by researchers from Penn State and the Queensland University of Technology.

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created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Investors to get Google records on online drug ads

(AP) -- A Delaware judge has given Google Inc. until April 9 to give a pension fund investors company documents involving what authorities said was the illegal online marketing of prescription drugs to U.S. consumers by ...

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google rolls out ads to ease privacy concerns

Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bing hitches holiday hopes to Rudolph the reindeer

(AP) -- Like Santa Claus on that one foggy Christmas Eve, Microsoft has summoned Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to guide some precious cargo - a holiday marketing campaign for its Bing search engine.

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created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google reshuffles placement of online search ads

(AP) -- Google believes it can make more money by placing some of its ads below its search results instead of alongside them.

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1