Google news

When you write the copy for your Web site and you're ready to go live you need to make sure it is ready for Google. We are providing you with up-to-the-minute Google news that may help you in understanding what's going on with the main search engine.

While the news may or may not help in your optimization it's good for you to know what Google is up to and how it might effect your business.

You'll also read the latest news about Google Adwords and Adsense.

Microsoft to Spend $2.5 Billion a Year To Keep Pace in Race With Google (Wash...
25 Jul 2008 at 2:33am
Microsoft plans to spend at least $2.5 billion a year for the foreseeable future to compete with Google because the opportunity in online advertising is too big to ignore, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said yesterday.

Google launches rival to Wikipedia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
24 Jul 2008 at 2:59pm
Google has launched its own version of communally constructed online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which consistently ranks among the most visited websites in the world.

Google wants users to vet Android apps (TechWorld)
25 Jul 2008 at 4:31am
Keep the crud off our platform. Google may use a user-driven rating system to help keep bad or harmful Android applications off mobile phones.

Sources: Google Video soured company on long-form video (CNET via Yahoo! News)
24 Jul 2008 at 10:28am
As Google begins to make inroads in Hollywood, YouTube's parent company remains focused on short-form content, according to studio executives.

Google's Answer To Wikipedia, Knol, Launches (InformationWeek)
25 Jul 2008 at 4:04am
Knol's means of encouragement is Google's AdSense program, which will let verified subscribers generate income from the articles they've authored.

Google rolls out Knol (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
25 Jul 2008 at 5:00am
Google is inviting users to participate in its Knol online encyclopaedia service.

Google RechargeIT Fund Recipients Announced (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
24 Jul 2008 at 7:26am
Lithium-ion battery startup ActaCell became one of the first beneficiaries of Google's RechargeIT initiative this week.

Google Offers Knol, a Wikipedia Copy with Attribution (NewsFactor via Yahoo! ...
24 Jul 2008 at 4:55pm
On Wednesday Google took the lid off a new product called Knol. The search-engine giant first announced it was testing the product in December. Knols are authoritative articles about specific topics, written by people who know about those subjects.

Glam Media Hires Ex-Google Executive (New York Times)
24 Jul 2008 at 7:16am
Glam Media , a venture-backed network of fashion and entertainment Web sites, said it hired a former finance executive at Google as vice president of corporate development and finance.

Google plans user-rated Android apps (PC Advisor)
25 Jul 2008 at 4:51am
Smartphone platform on track for 2008 release Google may use a user-driven rating system to help keep bad or harmful applications off Android-based smartphones.