Out of the box, Nexus S is unlocked, so it will work with any GSM carrier. Samsung and Google are set to launch the Nexus S. Pretty cool stuff. Check out the Nexus S website for all the details Availability After December 16, Nexus S will be sold unlocked and carrier-independent initially through Best Buy… [Read more…]
November 30, 2010
Google rumoured to be in the market for Groupon, the online discounter, for about 6 Billion bucks. Before you read the details from this article, this commentator thought it would be interesting to post a list of the acquisitions Google has made, for they are making more deals than any other company or fund out… [Read more…]
November 16, 2010
This is just some of the cool stuff that can be done via a smartphone and the associated camera in the mobile device. This is not new technology, but the way Google is approaching the Brands is novel, at least when you have 500 million users! At least check out this APP on the new… [Read more…]
October 27, 2010
(NYT) Google announced initial availability of a new advertising program called Boost today, beginning in San Francisco, Houston and Chicago. Boost automatically determines what keywords your business ought to bid on and recommends a range of monthly advertising budgets based on the competitiveness of your business sector. It then runs Cost Per Click ads in… [Read more…]
October 26, 2010
Google-owned mobile advertising network AdMob is introducing interactive video and interactive interstitial ad units optimized for applications running across the Android smartphone platform. According to AdMob, the rich media units identify a device’s screen resolution, size, and network connection speed to serve users the optimal viewing experience; ads may be placed either at app-open or in-app.… [Read more…]
October 22, 2010
(NYT) In the latest sign that Google may struggle to transform television viewing with Google TV, its new service for Internet-connected TVs, three major broadcast networks and Hulu are blocking people from using the service to watch full-length TV shows on their Web sites. Initially, people could watch the full shows on TVs and set-top… [Read more…]
October 18, 2010
(New York Times) Google has been stunningly adept at devising computer algorithms to help people search the Internet. But when it comes to building features for social networking, the company has been much less effective. And changing that is one of the company’s biggest business challenges these days. Google depends on having its finger on… [Read more…]
October 15, 2010
Google reports that mobile search queries have increased 500 percent over the past two years, with the digital services giant now on track to generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue from its mobile search and display advertising initiatives. “Clearly, this is the future of search in the Internet,” said Google senior vice president… [Read more…]
October 15, 2010
This is just the beginning of Google’s involvement with broadcast. This is important as it will continue to lead to the ultimate Google goal- Rule the World! Oh and they will incorporate this into mobile. (Yahoo) Get ready for more Google TV in more products, with Sony unleashing Tuesday a quartet of HDTVs and… [Read more…]
October 15, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO — Google has spent the last few months arguing to anyone who will listen that its new advertising businesses — including ads with images and video and on cellphones — will fuel its next phase of growth. On Thursday, the company finally gave some numbers to support the claim. Search advertising revenue still drove… [Read more…]
December 7, 2010
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