Topic: GOOGLE - on March 4, 2005 at 10:18:00 AM CET
Could a Google Toilet Be Next?
The recent hire of plumber Ed Kowalsky has the Internet abuzz with rumors that Google (GOOG) may offer a toilet service in the coming months. While Google has not released any official statement, technology insiders believe that the popular search engine may see a huge opportunity for profit in the lucrative home fixtures market, currently dominated by American Standard and Kohler.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on March 3, 2005 at 8:06:00 PM CET
Google's secret of success? Dealing with failure
The technical wizardry behind Google's successful search engine may come down to a blindingly obvious insight: PCs crash.
On Wednesday, Urs Hoelzle, a vice president of engineering and of operations at the search giant, shed some light on how Google's data centers operate. Many people consider the company's operations expertise more valuable than the actual search algorithms that launched the enterprise.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on March 1, 2005 at 12:48:00 PM CET
Dave Winer’s worst nightmare
In the spirit of the childish foot-stamping that is marking the “debate” around Google’s Autolink toolbar functionality, I now present Dave Winer’s worst nightmare. Drag this bookmarklet onto your toolbar, and hit it every time you read his rantings.
searchWithinNode(document.body,'Bing','Duh')
It’s a slippery slope, my friends.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 27, 2005 at 10:07:00 AM CET
At last, I understand the dangers of Google AutoLink!
Like many others, I had written off Dave Winer's recent obsession with the new Google toolbar. That was until I actually downloaded and installed the thing, and realised - oh my god! There are some really important points he's raised, and everyone needs to hear them right now!
JavaScript to Kill Google Autolink
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 11, 2005 at 7:33:00 PM CET
Google Maps
I'm normally a little suspicious and hesitatnt when Google offers yet another service because I've already seen Yahoo! go down that road and spread itself too thin. It always felt like Y! was 50 square miles, but only two inches deep. Well, let's just say that Google did it right when they set out to do maps! Nobody has ever done it right in the history of civilization until now. Google managed to make the interface five times simpler than anyone else, yet still twice as useful.
Google Maps find Weapons of Mass Destruction.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 11, 2005 at 5:10:00 PM CET
Google Inc. has made a proposal to host some of the content of the Wikimedia projects.
The terms of the offer are currently being discussed by the board. The developer committee has been informed of some of the details via email. A private IRC meeting with Google is planned for March, 2005.
Please note that this agreement does not mean there is any requirement for us to include advertising on the site.
See Wikimedia partners and hosts for details of other current and proposed hosting arrangements.
wikimedia.org Google From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Gillmor on Wikipedia Criticism
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 2, 2005 at 9:28:00 PM CET
Video Suche bei Google
Unter video.google.com bietet Google die Möglichkeit, das amerikanische TV-Programm zu durchsuchen. Die Auswahl der Sender ist derzeit noch begrenzt und das Archiv geht nur bis Ende Dezember 2004 zurück, lässt aber trotzdem schon einen tiefen Blick in die kommenden Funktionen zu.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 1, 2005 at 12:12:00 PM CET
Microsoft eyes Google's crown
Microsoft will go head-to-head with the likes of Google from today after the computer software giant launched a rival internet search tool.
Google, the world's most popular search engine, has built up a huge global following thanks to its easy-to-use service.
Bill Gates's Microsoft is now hoping to clinch a large slice of the lucrative market with the arrival of its new MSN Search facility.
manchesteronline.co.uk MSN unveils new search engineNew search engine launchedsearch.msn.co.uk
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Topic: GOOGLE - on February 1, 2005 at 8:19:00 AM CET
Google Is Now A Domain Registrar
Google is now an ICANN-accredited registrar of domain names, providing it with yet another potential line of expansion. The fast-growing search provider is approved to sell names in seven top-level domains (TLDs) including .com, .net, .org, .biz., info, .name and .pro. Google is now an ICANN-accredited registrar of domain names, providing it with yet another potential line of expansion. The fast-growing search provider is approved to sell names in seven top-level domains (TLDs) including .com, .net, .org, .biz., info, .name and .pro.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on January 29, 2005 at 2:21:00 PM CET
Google and Mozilla’s Love Child - GOOGZILLA
There was a partnership made this week that is probably scaring the pants off of Bill Gates and the people behind Internet Explorer - Google is shacking up with Mozilla to form Googzilla! Well, not exactly, but close enough. Just as Mozilla makes Internet news of securing almost 6% of the web browser market with FireFox - which has been downloaded an estimated 19 million times, Google starts offering positions, free lunch, and in-house dental benefits to the top Mozilla developers Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher.
searchenginejournal.com Google Hires Second Firefox Coder What is Google cooking with Firefox?
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Topic: GOOGLE - on November 20, 2004 at 10:09:00 AM CET
Ein Google für die Wissenschaft
Wer im Internet nach Gehaltvollem sucht, bekommt endlich Hilfe: Google bietet einen Suchdienst für wissenschaftliche Inhalte an. "Google Scholar" trennt wirkungsvoll Schlaues von Sinnlosem - und hilft mitunter auch beim Geldsparen.
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Topic: GOOGLE - on October 25, 2004 at 10:40:00 AM CEST
Another Phishing Hole Found in Google
Two flaws that allow phishing for passwords were found in Googles window interface. One was blocked on Wednesday and the other is being worked on.
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