Archive for June, 2007

 

Gmail.co.in Now Belongs to Google

 

An arbitrator appointed by National Internet Exchange of India made a Chinese national transfer the domain name gmail.co.in to its rightful owner - Google.
Google Inc, which launched its website ‘gmail’ in April 2004 worldwide, applied for the registration of the mark in India in 2005. The company had filed a complaint before NIXI seeking transfer [...]

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Local TV and YouTube

 

Hearst-Argyle, a local TV station, was reported to get local videos on YouTube channels with a revenue share deal. According to TVWeek, YouTube channels offering Hearst-Argyle videos include:
www.youtube.com/wcvbtv
www.youtube.com/wmurtv
www.youtube.com/kcratv
www.youtube.com/wtaetv
www.youtube.com/wbal
via Bloggers Blog

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AdSense Policy Updates

 

Two notable AdSense policy components were announced today at the Official AdSense blog:
1. The Page Quality Requirement which many AdWord users are already accustomed to. This is more about improving the usability of a website and the quality of its content.
2. Three link units are now allowed in stead of the old law of only [...]

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All Your Company are Belong to Google

 

If you’re curious as to what other acquisitions Google had in the past, I mean the companies it has turned into either gold or trash, (come on not all Google acquisitions had become better services…) a WebMasterWorld forum member enumerated them. Here are those who have turned into gold in my opinion:
Urchin Software
Pyra Labs
Applied Semantics
Can [...]

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FeedBurner: Officially Acquired

 

The official Google blog has officially announced its acquisition of FeedBurner. There’s even an audio file of Google’s press call with Dick Costolo, FeedBurner’s CEO.
The announcement’s entitle Adding More Flare. Now is that for FeedBurner or for Google’s advantage?

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Google Job Opening: Online Operations Strategist

 

If you have been using the Google products (such as Google News, Checkout, Gmail, AdSense, AdWords, Earth, and Blogger) for quite some time and you have a lot to suggest on how they can be improved for user experience, you might want to apply for this job opening as an Online Operations Strategist.
The responsibilities of [...]

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Gear Up for Google Gears

 

Offline web apps from Google, anyone? I’m sure lots of web app faves will raise their hands.
The Google engineers have now made things more fun for the geekos who are simply obsessed with Google apps because they’re now offering them as a browser plugin that can be used OFFLINE - Google Gears.
For you to install [...]

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