The oil company, which is under fire over its role in one of the worst ecological disasters in US history, has purchased the news results in an attempt to stem the tide of criticism on internet sites such as Twitter and Facebook. A search for the term "oil spill" on Tuesday n... Read more...
In the music business, they would call it a comeback. Almost a decade ago, Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, European technology entrepreneurs, unleashed the Napster-like file-sharing program Kazaa on the Web, allowing millions of users3 bll to freely download songs, movies and TV shows. Kazaa... Read more...
It’s so crazy how the internet impacts many of the marketing + design decisions of today’s artists and musicians. The drive for SEO, search engine optimization, is important for musicians to be able to differentiate their products, and make sure consumers can find their music+web presence wit... Read more...
Google says it will no longer collect WiFi data after finding its Street View cars have been collecting personal information of citizens of different countries for the last three years. Google admits it has unintentionally snagged bits of payload data, which could include user e-mails, passwords a... Read more...
Britain is ranked third in the world for the number of requests by the State demanding personal information about internet users. Google said only Brazil and the U.S had recorded more requests for information about citizens' email accounts and passwords. The 1,166 applications made by the Go... Read more...
Most people think that banks lend solely from their base of deposits. Some also know that with fractional reserve banking, they can loan out many times more than they actually have in reserves. But very few people – with the exception of those in the banking industry and financial experts –... Read more...
The cyber attack that breached Google's systems in 2009 managed to gain access to the password codes used in online programs, including e-mail, calendar and business applications, according to news reports Tuesday. Google Inc. (GOOG, Fortune 500) announced the December hacking earlier this year, bu... Read more...
The European Union's highest court has ruled that Google Inc. does not infringe company trademark rights when it sells advertising through its Google AdWords service. The ruling, which came down early Tuesday, was in response to LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA's claim that Google shouldn't... Read more...
Google is barnstorming the nation's capital. Five years after it opened its Washington office, the tech giant is playing an increasingly powerful role in public policy debates over everything from patent reform to foreign policy. Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) lobbied 13 government agencies last year... Read more...