Google Local Product Search: Great Idea, Needs Tweaks
(PC World) 12.03.2010, 21:21:00 PC World - As with many new Google services, the ability to search for products at local stores is a little slow out of the gate, but the potential is there. |
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Summary Box: China insists Google obey the law
(AP) 12.03.2010, 20:21:41 AP - NO SIGNS OF COMPROMISE: China, in a dispute with Google over censoring its China-based search engine, said the company must obey its laws or "pay the consequences." |
New Google Feature Will Hunt for Products Nearby
(NewsFactor) 12.03.2010, 18:01:43 NewsFactor - You're standing on a street corner and remember that you need to pick up a video game for your sister's birthday. On your smartphone, you search Google and tap on the "in stock nearby" link next to the blue dots that show up for some of the search results. Google then shows you which local retailers have the game in stock. |
Ahead of the Bell: Analyst boosts Google estimate
(AP) 12.03.2010, 14:22:29 AP - An Oppenheimer analyst on Friday raised his first-quarter and full-year estimates for Google Inc. above average Wall Street expectations because he expects the online search leader to reap higher ad revenue in the U.S. |
China warns Google as Internet row deal seen soon
(Reuters) 12.03.2010, 12:34:52 Reuters - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and cyber-security. |
China warns Google not to stop filtering web searches
(AFP) 12.03.2010, 08:55:19 AFP - China on Friday warned Google it would face "consequences" if it stopped filtering its search results, after the firm threatened to leave the country over cyberattacks and web censorship. |
Analyst downgrades Yahoo on search share concerns
(AP) 11.03.2010, 22:28:31 AP - A Benchmark Co. analyst downgraded share of Yahoo Inc. Thursday, noting issues like better-scaled competitors grabbing a bigger share of the search market and increasing competition in display advertising. |
FTC Probing Google's Planned AdMob Acquisition
(NewsFactor) 11.03.2010, 21:56:48 NewsFactor - U.S. regulators are reportedly digging deeper into Google's planned AdMob acquisition. The Federal Trade Commission is asking for sworn statements from the search giant's competitors and advertisers in what could signal plans to hold up the merger. The news comes as part of a wave of government scrutiny against the maturing company. |