7 Reasons We Need to Monitor Google's Growth

Posted by keirsun on April 30, 2008 at 04:15 PM

It's the last day of April, and that means this is the conclusion of our monthlong magnification of the world's most popular search engine company. As a recap, I'm going to run through the top 7 reasons we all need to stay aware of Google's growth in the search market and, more importantly, elsewhere.

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Google Builds Data Center in Small Town, North Carolina

Posted by amy on April 29, 2008 at 02:08 PM

In 2005, Google, looking to build a $600 million dollar data center complex, showed up in North Carolina. We see how a small town made big adjustments to accommodate a large company, hoping for tax money to boost the town's suffering economy.

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The Google Voice: Free Speech in Search

Posted by amy on April 24, 2008 at 11:59 AM

Our monthlong magnification of Google continues with a look at Google's search results, and how they have been recognized as having what seems like a very human right - freedom of speech.

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Google Stockholders: Selling Class A Shares, Class B Rights

Posted by amy on April 23, 2008 at 01:52 PM

We've been talking about Google, their business, their practices and products, and their future, but what we haven't talked about is who is making the big decisions. Today we examine the power of Google's stockholders.

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Google Goes To Washington: Lobbying From A Parking Lot?

Posted by amy on April 22, 2008 at 03:47 PM

Google has hired some of the top lobbyists in the country to pound the pavement on Capitol Hill, advocating on the issues that concern Google. Our monthlong magnification of Google continues with a look at the search engine's initiatives in Washington D.C.

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The Politics of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft: Searching for a Winner in the 2008 Presidential Election

Posted by amy on April 21, 2008 at 02:10 PM

With the highly anticipated Pennsylvania primaries taking place tomorrow, it seemed like an appropriate time to take a look at Google's position in the political contest, and how their biggest competitors compare.

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Examining Google's Plans for Your Medical Records

Posted by amy on April 18, 2008 at 11:08 AM

Google looks to be preparing to patent a system for scanning medical records to serve relevant ads to doctors while they are accessing the patient's medical records.

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Google Still Wins in FCC 700-megahertz Auction: They've Got Your Numbers Now

Posted by amy on April 16, 2008 at 09:15 AM

Our Monthlong Magnification of Google continues with an examination of Google's participation in the FCC Auction of 700-megahertz radio frequencies, and how it relates to a patent the search engine company filed in March of 2006.

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Google Hairspray is Patently Puzzling

Posted by maureen on April 14, 2008 at 03:12 PM

We're continuing our Monthlong Magnification of Google with a look at Google's patents, patent applications, and patent transfers - even the ones that seem a bit absurd.

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Yahoo Tests Google Search Ads: A Search Rivalry

Posted by amy on April 11, 2008 at 03:52 PM

In what has been discussed as an attempt to push Microsoft to raise its bid to purchase Yahoo, Yahoo has agreed to a two-week test of Google's search ads.

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Mapping Google's Stake in 23andMe

Posted by keirsun on April 10, 2008 at 02:44 PM

We continue our Monthlong Magnification of Google with a closer look at Google's investment in 23andMe, a personal DNA mapping service.

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Google's Users are the Real Commodities - Pt. 3

Posted by keirsun on April 07, 2008 at 01:37 PM

If you've been following along, then you already know what user information Google collects with its name-brand services, in addition to the kind of user information collected by Google via services such as YouTube, Picasa, Blogger and Orkut. Today, in Part 3 of our mini-series, we want to throw out the question: What does this mean for the future of Google?

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Google's Users are the Real Commodities - Pt. 2

Posted by amy on April 04, 2008 at 03:17 PM

Information about you and your life is recorded when you choose to use Google-owned sites such as Blogger, Orkut, Picasa and YouTube. Our Monthlong Magnification of Google continues with a look at what information Google collects about you on these popular social media and social networking sites.

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Google's Users are the Real Commodities - Pt. 1

Posted by amy on April 02, 2008 at 03:13 PM

Our Monthlong Magnification of Google continues with a rundown of the personal information collected by specific Google products and services.

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Google Knows More about You than Your Spouse Does

Posted by maureen on April 01, 2008 at 10:46 AM

Our Monthlong Magnification of Google begins with a look at what Google may know about you after only 30 minutes on your laptop.

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1 Followed by 100 Zeros
A Monthlong Magnification of Google

Posted by keirsun on April 01, 2008 at 10:16 AM

You use 'Google' as a verb, you're more than familiar with YouTube and, on more than one occasion, Google Maps have been your compass. You know all about Google, right? Well, Google is really much more than search and social—and it's the 'more' part that is the interesting and revealing part about Google.

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A Monthlong Magnification of Google" »