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06.29.11 / Google passionate About Clean Energy

Google’s clean energy investments have now exceeded $780 million, with $700 million of that being invested in 2011. Google’s investments include: $280 million toward residential solar power, $100 million for a majority stake in the 845-megawatts Shepherds Flat wind power … Read more »

05.9.11 / Google makes it clear, if you can’t buy it, make it

About Four months ago Groupon turned down a $6 billion dollar buyout offer from Google and it now appears that Google has decided to build its own clone of Groupon. Google Offers is a service very similar to Groupon that … Read more »

04.15.11 / Google’s facial recognition app sounds handy for stalkers

So how would you like a new friend or acquaintance to be able to snap a picture of you and pull up your personal information? Well if you like the idea Google might be coming out with the app for … Read more »

03.14.11 / Mobile Devices Becoming a Necessity

Look around at the people next to you. What do you notice? They most likely have some sort of mobile device in their hand or pocket, don’t they? The use of Smartphones and tablets is continuously on the rise, and … Read more »

12.18.09 / Google: All Your News Are Belong To Us?

If Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s crystal ball is good enough to predict the future five years out, here’s what we could be looking at, news delivery-wise, a scant half-decade from now. Cue the wavy lines. You’ll be holding some sort … Read more »

06.5.09 / Will Bing Be Big?

Bing a Better Way to Search from MicrosoftPerhaps the best thing we can say about Bing, Microsoft’s new foray into the search arena, is that it might just be . . . well, pretty good.  Bing might not prove to … Read more »

06.4.09 / Google Gives Small Businesses Quick-and-Easy Metrics with Free Dashboard

Traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, those old-fashioned businesses with a physical address, now have even more reason to like Google: free analytics.  As reports TechCrunch, by claiming their listing profiles on Google Local, businesses now will receive a free dashboard that shows … Read more »

04.24.09 / What Do People See When They Google You?

Have you ever Googled yourself to see what is out there about you?  Or maybe someone you’re dating to get some background info that maybe they’re not telling you (dating 101)?  Well now Google is allowing you to control what … Read more »

04.13.09 / Yahoo Bolsters BOSS

Two days after Google rolled out additional features for its Google App Engine, Yahoo has announced additional tools for Yahoo Search BOSS, reports eWeek.  BOSS, or Build Your Own Search Engine, allows developers to design their own search products using … Read more »

04.7.09 / Improving User Experience Could Hasten Adoption of Online Digital Health Records

Online digital heath records—the kind controlled by patients—have been available for years, but the trick is to get people to use them in the first place, reports the New York Times.  And aside from concerns about privacy—a significant obstacle, to … Read more »