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Thursday, December 28, 2006
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Google Year-End Zeitgeist Highlights Most Popular Search Queries and Trends of 2006
AnnouncementDecember 19, 2006Social networking sites top the list this year’s most searched queriesGoogle today announced its annual Zeitgeist, featuring lists and charts of the most popular and fastest-rising global search terms that people have typed into Google.com. If you’re interested in revisiting this year’s top scandals, or learning who wins in a Suri vs. Shiloh face-off, or which sport is most popular – visit www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2006.html...
Monday, December 18, 2006
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Adding the "D" to Google Apps for Your Domain
AnnouncementDecember 14, 2006Getting powerful communication and collaboration tools up and running for your organization just got a little easier. That’s because we’ve added domain registration services to Google Apps for Your Domain, a platform that allows organizations to offer tools like email and shared calendaring to all of their users – and have them all hosted by Google so there’s no hardware or software to install or maintain.Starting...
Google Now Searches More Than 7 Million US Patents
AnnouncementDecember 14, 2006Have you ever wondered who invented the zipper, the lawn mower – or maybe the eraser? Well now Google makes it easier than ever to search the over 7 million patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). With patents dating back to 1790, users can search inventions just like they search on Google today, or by criteria, such as patent number, inventor, or filing date. Our...
Google Adds New Features to the Google Toolbar for Firefox
AnnouncementDecember 14, 2006Firefox users can customize their search experience with the latest version of Google ToolbarThe latest version of the Google Toolbar for Mozilla Firefox® is now available. This new beta version of the Google Toolbar includes new features that enable users to personalize their search experience and browse their favorite content more efficiently.Google Toolbar was designed to make the Internet easier...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Google Inc. to Launch Transferable Stock Option Program for its Employees
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., December 12, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today a program that will enable employees to sell vested stock options in an online auction. Under the Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program, employees will still be able to exercise their options, but will also be able to sell their options to financial institutions as an alternative.This program represents an innovative way to compensate employees...
Monday, December 11, 2006
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Google to Present at the NASDAQ 18th Investor Program
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 28, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced today that George Reyes, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Omid Kordestani, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Business Development, will present at the NASDAQ 18th Investor Program in London. The session is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. London Local Time (7:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time) on Wednesday, December 6,...
Monday, November 27, 2006
Google Checkout Adds New Merchants, Charity Donations and Promotions to New Holiday Site
AnnouncementNovember 27, 2006Looking for the perfect holiday gift this past weekend might have been enough to send most shoppers over the edge. That’s why Cyber Monday, November 27, is expected to attract a crowd of online shoppers for this year’s holiday season. And now, Google Checkout is working with even more merchants to help gift givers quickly and easily buy exactly what they want.Just in time for the holidays, Toys "R"...
Students Speak Out with Google Technology to Address Climate Change
AnnouncementNovember 27, 2006When you were in school, you probably had limited interaction with students at other schools in your county, never mind students halfway around the world. You might have seen them on the soccer field a couple of times a year, met them at a regional math bee, or engaged in a pen pal program. Getting great young minds working together on one project all together, across geographies, used to be a rare...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Google Checkout Makes Holiday Shopping Even Faster and Easier This Year
AnnouncementNovember 21, 2006New Survey Says Forty Percent of Americans Expected to Shop Online From Work This Holiday SeasonThe Monday after Thanksgiving – Cyber Monday – is expected to draw another record crowd of online shoppers this year, as people log on after spending the holiday weekend fighting the crowds and browsing through stores.According to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Google Checkout,...
Sitemaps for Google News
AnnouncementNovember 21, 2006On the heels of Thursday’s Sitemaps.org announcement, Google has launched a new Sitemap protocol and additions to Google webmaster tools for Google News. This is only available to Google News publishers, so it does not pertain to any efforts around the new Sitemaps.org protocol.Sitemaps are an XML-based open source protocol that enable webmasters to inform search engines about their websites, enhance...
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Major Search Engines Unite to Support a Common Mechanism for Website Submission
Sitemaps protocol will enable Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft to provide more comprehensive and fresh search resultsLas Vegas, November 16, 2006 – In the first joint and open initiative to improve the Web crawl process for search engines, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft today announced support for Sitemaps 0.90 (www.sitemaps.org), a free and easy way for webmasters to notify search engines about their websites and be indexed more comprehensively...
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Google Enterprise Search Superstar Award Celebrates Excellence in Business Search
AnnouncementNovember 15, 2006The search is on. Google is looking for the best uses of Google search technology from our enterprise customers.The Google Enterprise Search Superstar award, launching today, celebrates the people and companies that help make searching inside of business as easy as searching on Google.com.Whether they are using the Google Search Appliance to share information in a global company, or the Google Mini...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The University of Virginia Library Joins the Google Books Library Project
AnnouncementNovember 14, 2006Today, Google welcomes its newest partner – the University of Virginia Library – to the Google Books Library Project. Built by Thomas Jefferson, one of the founding fathers of the United States, the U.Va. Library carries a wealth of early American historical material among its rich collections.Google will digitize hundreds of thousands of books from the Library, including selected portions of the Library’s...
Monday, November 13, 2006
Google Apps for Your Domain Expands to Include the Start Page for Organizations
If we sprinkled pixie dust on the Google Personalized Homepage and onto Google Apps for Your Domain, and threw them together on a server, what would happen?We’d launch the Start Page for organizations, a new feature now part of Google Apps for Your Domain. Available today, the Start Page brings organizations of all sizes a customizable homepage, hosted by Google, that serves two main functions:It’s your users’ central access point...
Google Celebrates Geography Awareness Week with New Innovations for Google Earth
New Featured Content Pays Tribute to Africa and Introduces Users to Historical Maps from the David Rumsey Map CollectionMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Nov. 13, 2006 – In celebration of Geography Awareness Week, Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) today released new Featured Content for Google Earth that connects users to information about the history of the...
Google Closes Acquisition of YouTube
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 13, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has closed its acquisition of YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos. In connection with the acquisition Google issued an aggregate of 3,217,560 shares, and restricted stock units, options and a warrant exercisable for or convertible into an aggregate of 442,210 shares, of Google’s Class A common...
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Google to Present at the ThinkEquity Media/Tech Convergence Summit
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 9, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that John Hanke, Director of Product Management, will participate in a question-and-answer session at the ThinkEquity Media/Tech Convergence Summit in New York City. The session is scheduled for 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time (6:55 a.m. Pacific Time) on Wednesday, November 15, 2006.To access the audio webcast of the session, please visit investor.google.com/webcast.html.About...
Monday, November 6, 2006
Thursday, November 2, 2006
Email On-the-Go Now Even Easier – Google Launches New Mobile Application for Speedier Access to Gmail
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., November 2, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the release of an innovative new mobile client, Gmail for mobile devices. This freely downloadable Java application delivers Gmail users the look and feel of Gmail through a fast, feature-rich interface that’s optimized for handheld devices. With the release...
Monday, October 30, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
Google Announces Winner of Global Code Jam 2006
Petr Mitrichev of Russia bests field of 21,000 to take home top prize in New York City2006 WinnerPetr MitrichevNEW YORK, NY – Oct. 27, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced that Petr Mitrichev won today’s Global Code Jam competition and was awarded with a $10,000 first prize. Mitrichev topped a field of over 21,000 registered competitors...
Monday, October 23, 2006
The Power of Google Search is Now Customizable
AnnouncementOctober 23, 2006Today, Google is launching the Google Custom Search Engine, a new way to bring tailored search to websites and blogs. In just minutes, anyone can use the Google search platform to create a search engine focused on any content they like – from Hollywood heartthrobs, to favorite sports team, to personal hobbies, and more.Google Custom Search Engines empower users to choose which pages they want to include...
Google Releases 2006 Google Earth Election Guide
Combination Will Create New Opportunities for Users and Content Owners EverywhereMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 23, 2006 – Google (NASDAQ: GOOG):WHO: Google EarthWHAT: Google Releases 2006 Google Earth Election GuideWHERE: Available in Google Earth (download at www.google.com/earth)WHEN: Monday, October 23, 2006 – Countdown to the 2006 US electionsWHY: Today Google Earth celebrates the election season with the launch of the 2006...
Friday, October 20, 2006
Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship
AnnouncementOctober 11, 2006We congratulate the 18 winners of the inaugural Google Hispanic College Fund Scholarship who will be recognized at the Hispanic College Fund’s Gala tonight in Washington, D.C. This accomplished group of men and women demonstrated excellence in the field of computer science, and we are pleased to be able to assist them in their educational pursuits.2006-2007 Google Hispanic College Fund WinnersJesus...
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Website Optimizer Now Available in Beta for AdWords Advertisers
AnnouncementOctober 18, 2006Google is always considering new ways to help advertisers make smart business decisions and increase the return on their marketing investments. Today at the Emetrics Summit in Washington, D.C., Google announced the beta launch of a new tool, Website Optimizer. Website Optimizer is designed to help AdWords advertisers test different landing pages in order to determine which one drives the most conversions...
Monday, October 16, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Google Announces Google Docs & Spreadsheets
AnnouncementOctober 11, 2006Ever found yourself trading email attachments with several colleagues, trying to collaborate on a document, only to have someone chime in at the last moment with corrections to an outdated version? Or emailing yourself a document just so you can move it from one computer to another? What about trying to manage a large guest list – say, for a wedding – when you have updates coming at you from all different...
K-12 Educators Put New Google Resource Center to the Test
AnnouncementOctober 11, 2006We’ve been hearing stories from classrooms across the US where teachers at all grade levels are using Google products to bring assignments to life, shine light on new sources of information, and encourage sharing and collaboration. What we also heard loud and clear was teachers’ desire for more information about our products and more connections to other educators who are using the web creatively. That’s...
University of Wisconsin-Madison and Google Make Rich Historical Collection Available Online
AnnouncementOctober 11, 2006If you’re a history buff – whether it’s the history of government, medicine, engineering, or even Wisconsin cheddar – searching for historical information just got a little bit easier, as the University of Wisconsin-Madison becomes the latest library to join the Google Books Library Project.Together, the UW-Madison and Google will expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical materials...
Google to Announce Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. October 11, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter 2006 financial results on Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time).The live webcast of Google’s earnings conference call can be accessed at investor.google.com/webcast. The webcast version of the conference call will be available through...
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Google Announces Education News at Educause
AnnouncementOctober 10, 2006This week, at the Educause tradeshow in Dallas, Google is introducing new ways that educational institutions can use Google technologies to power communication, collaboration and search for their campus communities. These updates include new features of Google Apps for Education, as well as new partnerships for our search products.Since launching Google Apps for Your Domain at the end of August, tens...
Monday, October 9, 2006
Google Signs Agreement with SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT to Give Users Access to Expansive Catalog of Music Videos
Ad-supported video models give users unparalleled access to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT’s content online and creates new monetization opportunitiesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and NEW YORK, NY – Oct. 9, 2006 – SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a strategic business relationship designed to make the music company’s expansive music video collection available for online streaming at no cost to users....
Google and Warner Music Group Announce Agreement to Offer Google Video Users WMG’s Music Video Content
Ad-supported video model provides Warner Music Group with content monetization opportunities and unmatched distribution in the online world Google developing technology to enable user-generated contentNEW YORK, N.Y. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Oct. 9, 2006 – Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a strategic business relationship designed to give Google users the ability to stream on-demand...
Google To Acquire YouTube for $1.65 Billion in Stock
Combination Will Create New Opportunities for Users and Content Owners EverywhereMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 9, 2006 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube, the consumer media company for people to watch and share original videos through a Web experience, for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock transaction. Following the acquisition, YouTube will operate independently to preserve its...
Thursday, October 5, 2006
Google Code Search
AnnouncementOctober 5, 2006Furthering Google’s commitment to building innovative tools and services for the developer community, today Google launched Google Code Search. Google Code Search enables professional programmers, computer science students and code enthusiasts alike the ability to search over billions of lines of the world’s publicly accessible source code. This makes it easier for developers to find sample code and...
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The Literacy Project – a resource for literacy organisations, educators, and anyone interested in reading
AnnouncementOctober 4, 2006Each year at the beginning of October, thousands of publishers, authors, and book lovers gather in Frankfurt, Germany for the world’s largest book fair. What better place, then, to launch "The Literacy Project" – a resource for teachers, literacy organisations and anyone interested in reading promotion and education, created in collaboration with the Frankfurt Book Fair literacy campaign (LitCam), and...
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