Recession Takes a Toll on Google and Executives Step DownApril 17th, 2009 The recession officially takes a toll on Google. The Mountain View company was predicting that the current economic downturn may hit them.
Google May Not be A Happy Place to Work After All, Sources RevealFebruary 9th, 2009 Google has come a long way from being only a search engine to the most popular and efficient search engine of the world. Not only that.
Google Venturing In Blogging? ... Hiring Bloggers?September 20th, 2006 I am not talking about providing blogging software / service like Blogger. It looks like Google (at least Google India) may actually venture into blogging themselves.
Why does my Google Desktop search contact internet?December 14th, 2004 Occassionally Google Desktop Search contacts internet, even when I am not using it. This makes me nervous.
Google Revenue Doubles; Is AdSense Program Coming to an End?October 24th, 2005 Advertising from Google and its network partners sites displaying its ads accounted for most of the company's earnings. Google posted revenues of $1.578 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2005, up 96% from the third quarter of 2004.
Google Down!January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.
Next Step in Google's World DominationFebruary 17th, 2006 Google's services today encompass almost every aspect of average users internet experience. They have also ventured in providing the data pipe.
Google drops 'beta' from Gmail in move to woo business customersJuly 7th, 2009 Gmail drops 'beta' label to woo business customersNEW YORK — After more than five years officially in testing mode, Gmail is finally graduating from "beta."
Google Inc. says its e-mail service and three other applications in the Google Apps suite for businesses are now finished products in name as well as function.
Is there a method to Google's madness?April 5th, 2005 Is there a broader plan behind latest Google innovations? At first sight some of them seems random addition to the Google family (20% effort or not) and somewhat unrelated to its search focus. Lets scan Google News lately:
Google Maps now has a satellite
Google Ride Finder - Builds on top of Google Maps to show you the live positions of various taxis in your area.
Google Introduces Video and Voice Chat to Gmail, Interested?November 12th, 2008 Now there is more to cheer for Gmail chatters. Google Inc has added a voice and video chat feature to its Gmail email service on Tuesday.
Google Pages Introduced and WithdrawnFebruary 24th, 2006 Google seems to have developed a habit of introducing new services and then withdrawing them due to high demand and reintroducing them selectively later. Google Web Accelerator, Google Analytics and now Google Pages, all follow this overused pattern.
Google Plans To Axe 300 DoubleClick Staff in USA Following Acquisition; Freezes HiringApril 4th, 2008 The "do no evil" mantra of Google is slowly fading into oblivion as Google, like any other large corporation, plans to axe 300 jobs from newly acquired DoubleClick Inc. This is the first time that Google has made significant job cuts.
Google is hiring; Location MoonJuly 2nd, 2005 An excellent job opportunity for working in Google at Moon (yes The Moon). Google is interviewing candidates for engineering positions at our lunar hosting and research center, opening late in the spring of 2007.
Google Mobile App in Windows Mobile! Collaborative Promotional?February 24th, 2009 Google and Windows, for once have decided to work their ways in to a collaborative approach to technology. Windows mobile is freshly equipped with Google Street View and soon after there is more to cherish! Google Mobile App, a convenient one-stop shop for all popular Google services, has hit Windows mobile platform.
Samsung Mobile Phones Will Integrate Google Search, Maps & GMailJanuary 10th, 2007 Beginning in early 2007, selected Samsung phones are being provided with a range of Google products and services aimed to "create a more dynamic user experience", including:
Google search: Samsung handsets will include a GoogleTM icon in the application menu, providing users with one-click access to search
Google Maps for mobile: Google Maps for mobile allows users to view maps and satellite imagery, find local businesses, and get driving directions on the go
Gmail for mobile devices, GMail customized for mobile form factor
Samsung has already launched, the Ultra Edition 13.8 (SGH-Z720), its first mobile handset installed with GoogleTM mobile search and GmailTM services. The slim 3G Z720 is only 13.8mm in thinness, is HSDPA ready, and comes with a 3-megapixel camera, MP3 Player, and Bluetooth connectivity.
Google Inc, the world's largest search engine on the Internet can not proclaim now that they are not disturbed by this recession which seems like a blackhole gulping every alternate employee down. The reason being the news that Google is going to lay off 10,000 people from their outsourcing department. Brin, co founder of Google said that Google has begun to examine the figure of 10,000 contract workers and establish a set of streamlining plans since six months ago. 
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