Facebook, the largest social network was launched in 2004, now boasting over 750 millions members, has updated its apps. FB teams up with Skype, to offer free video calls. This is a step up, but will it do well against Google+ ? Microsoft, along time Facebook partner, is acquiring Skype in a $8.5 Billion deal […]
Google celebrates Earth Day 2011 with a cool interactive Google Doodle complete with animated animals that move when you hover your mouse over them. Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment. Earth Day was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental […]
Google celebrated it’s 12th birthday with a special Google Doodle cake painting by 89-year-old Los Angeles artist Wayne Thiebaud. Google was first incorporated as a privately held company on September 4, 1998, and its initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products,[5] and generates […]
In Tokyo, Japan, the biggest internal port operation, Yahoo Japan, who is currently using Yahoo Inc’s search technology, will switch to Google’s search engine, shunning Yahoo Inc.’s decision in choosing Microsoft as a partner. “If this Yahoo Japan and Google partnership works well, other search engine and portal site players all over the world may start adopting Google’s technologhy,” […]
If you’ve been googling today, then you’ve probably noticed its new look because the internet search monster has implemented a new type of ad format that will allow advertisers to include a thumbnail image alongside text in ads that appear on Google Images. The new format is called Image Search Ads and will only appear […]
After Google Inc.’s second-quarter results missed Wall Street estimates, the search engine giant’s shares slipped Friday even though net income and revenue climbed sharply. Results were hurt as Google hired aggressively to maintain its commanding lead in online search and expand into other businesses. The company is pushing into everything from Web display advertising and […]
Google has reached an agreement to buy ITA Software, a maker of air travel flight-information software whose customers include major airlines and online travel agencies. The companies announced on Thursday that Google will pay US$700 million in cash for the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based software vendor. Google said in a statement that it plans to use ITA’s […]
Search giant Google introduced a new feature to it’s search homepage – you can now change the background! Here are the steps to change (or remove) your Google background: Click “Add a background image and make Google your own” (under the search bar) or “Change background image” (in the lower left corner of the page) […]
