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» BBC Is Google Good for You? - The Google search engine has become the Coke of the web, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.
» BBC News: China Blocking Google - Beijing bears down on Google, blocking access to the search engine.
» BBC News: Google Hit By Link Bombers - "Popular search site Google is being exploited by some net users to mount protests and play jokes on their friends."
» BBC News: Google Is 'Feeling Lucky' - "Seek and ye will find ... two entrepreneurial students with a $100k cheque in their pockets did just that, and founded the internet search engine Google. Peter Day, of BBC Radio 4's In Business programme, checks out a dot.com business that's far fro
» BBC: Google 'Nearly Ready' to Float - The internet search engine is reported to be close to finalising plans for a long-awaited share sale.
» BBC: Google Celebrates Fifth Birthday - The hugely popular search engine, Google, is turning five years old this weekend.
» BBC: Google Changes Anger Web Businesses - Tweaks to the way the world's biggest search engine works mean many companies no longer show up on rankings.
» Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Manage Google IPO - Google Inc. hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to arrange its initial public offering.
» BusinessWeek: Can Google's Prodigies Make a Search Tool Pay? - Neil Gross' article: "Sergey Brin and Larry Page insist that their math wizardry and magical search results can compete with the entertainment-heavy portals".
» CNN.com: Going Ga-ga for Google - Liane Gouthro's article: "Fickle Web surfers often switch from one search engine to another as if they were brands of soap. But one that has drawn a loyal following is Google, a search engine launched last fall with a different twist."
» CNet: Google Protects Its Search Results - Gwendolyn Mariano's article: "Dimandja Emoungu got a surprise when he tried to search Google this month: Instead of a results list, he says, the company handed him a 'rude' note denying service."
» CNet: Google Ushers Web Surfers Into Its Labs - Paul Festa's article: "Popular search engine Google on Tuesday launched two sites for developing experimental search and browsing technologies."
» Can the Marcia Brady of Search Stay Sweet? - Article by Danny Sullivan on the growing dominance of Google and their ability to draw attention to themselves.
» E-Commerce Times: UK Shopping Guide Turns to Google - Andy Wang's article: "UK-based entertainment and shopping guide Virgin Net announced today that it has selected upstart search engine Google to provide search services for its Web site."
» FastCompany.com: How Google Searches Itself - Fara Warner's article explains how Google's R&D process works.
» Financial Times: Google Considers Online Auction of IPO Shares - Google investigates holding an online auction of shares early next year in an initial public offering could value the company at more than $15bn.
» Forbes.com: How Google Is That? - Om Malik's article: "The reason why all these Valley hotshots are going gaga over Google is because the company has a search technology that is far better than anything else out there."
» Google Blog - News and tips related to using Google and its many products.
» Google IPO Central - Unofficial site about Google's IPO with news and discussion.
» Google Innovations Withstand Downturn - Article and interview with Googles Eric Schmidt on Googles ability to shine while others are faultering.
» Google Introduces New Features - Press release about new services personalized Web search and Web alerts. Also explains the changes to the Google design and new search features.
» Google Likes Directory Sites - Describes how Google can be used as a gateway to high-quality, subject-specific search directory sites.
» Google Tales: Peer-review Popularity vs. Dotcom Popularity - Eric Rumsey analyses Google's popularity.
» Google is Three Times Bigger Than the Experts Think - Article from Pressflex.com: "OK, guys, listen closely: Google processes at least three quarters of all Internet searches".
» Google's Florida Shake Up: A View from the Beginning - Jim Hedger of the Internet Search Engines Database presents a compilation of his reactions and conclusions over weeks following Google change of 16 November.
» Google's Loss Spells Gain for Web Firms in China - The blocking of Google means increased traffic for Chinese based sites.
» Google, Inc. News - Topix.net - News on Google continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
» GoogleFan - Google-related news blog and free email.
» How Weblogs Influence a Billion Google Searches a Week - John Hiler's article: "So even if you never visit a blog, you're being influenced by them. The collective votes of the weblog community are determining what sites you see on Google, the world's largest search engine." From Microcontent News.
» Information Today: Google Buys Applied Semantics - Google announced that it has acquired Applied Semantics, a Santa Monica, California-based company known for its semantic text processing technology.
» International Herald Tribune: Google News Site - Google's new programmed news site shows editorial judgment.
» Internet Magazine: China Blocks Altavista - Following the decision by the Chinese authorities to block access to Google, AltaVista has now been given the same treatment.
» Let's Get This Straight - Yes, There Is a Better Search Engine - Scott Rosenberg's article: "While the portal sites fiddle, Google catches fire." From Salon Magazine.
» Linux Gazette: Sergey Brin - Transcript of an interview with Google's co-founder.
» Localized Google Search Result Exclusions - Harvard Law School researchers document sites filtered by international versions of Google.
» MSNBC: Can Google's Search Engine Find Profits? - "Google.com seems to have it all...But one thing Google doesn't seem to have -- or at least isn't answering questions about -- is a business plan."
» Marketing Monitor: Google Florida Update - Rob Sullivan of Search Engine Positioning argues that the change of algorithm implemented on November 16 2003 uses technology from Applied Semantics and Kaltix.
» MediaGuardian.co.uk: How Google Got It So Right - David Teather's article: "The success of Google, the internet search engine, has come about through the old fashioned form of viral marketing: word of mouth."
» Mercury News: Google Launching Search Site for News - Article on the launch of Google's news aggregator.
» Midday: Spinning a Web - On the fifth anniversary of its foundation, Sachin Kalbag charts the rise and rise of Google.
» NYTimes.com: Deal May Freshen Up Google's Links - Google's purchase of Pyra Labs was done without any real plan for how the two companies would work together. This article discusses some possibilities. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
» NYTimes.com: Postcards From Planet Google - Discusses how Google organizes and analyses the collective searches of people worldwide. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
» NYTimes.com: Sites Become Dependent on Google - Many smaller merchants in specialized niches rely on their sites turning up in Google's free search results. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
» NetProfit: Google''s Florida Update: One Month Later - Gord Hotchkiss of Search Engine Positioning looks at Google's new algorithm and reactions to it. Includes the possible use of Applied Semantics.
» News about Google - This news log from Coding the Web aims to record all references to Google on the Internet. Its content can be syndicated using the freely available XML feeds.
» Ogling Google - "Jesus" is Bigger Than "The Beatles" - Explains how AdWords can be used to determine the popularity of given keywords From Pressflex.com.
» PCWorld.com: A Search Engine Worth Gambling On - "Developed by two Stanford Ph.D. candidates, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Google is lightning-quick. And, while it's not completely on target, it's close."
» PCWorld.com: War, Music, Magic Sought in 2001 - "Inquiring minds searched the Internet on a virtual cornucopia of topics during 2001, stretching from war and terrorism to music, magic, and prophecy, according to a listing of top queries released by Google."
» Pandia: PageRank For Sale - SearchKing has started selling text ads on its network of independent portals, with prices based on Google PageRank. Jono Craig asks Robert Massa of SearchKing if he really believes he can get away with it.
» SEO Journal News: Google - News topics specific to Google's technology.
» Salon.com: Meet Mr. Anti-Google - "A crusading webmaster says the popular search engine's page-ranking algorithm is 'undemocratic.'"
» Salon: From Beta to Bona Fide - Janelle Brown's article: "Google, a favorite search engine of the plugged-in crowd, uses its $25 million in venture funding to launch a site almost unchanged from the from the "test" version."
» Science Friday: Google - Twenty-four minute NPR radio show segment interviewing Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google, and Rael Dornfest, coauthor of two new books about Google. [Realaudio]
» SearchEngineWatch: Happy Birthday, Google! - Five years ago, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated their fledgling startup, notes Chris Sherman.
» Searching leads back to Google - A Henry Norr article on current issues facing Google.
» Sites Blocked by China - Research article documenting specific web pages blocked in China.
» Slashdot: Craig Silverstein Answers Your Google Questions - 11 questions answered covering technical, business model, and site ranking issues.
» Sunday Herald: Billions Vote In World's Biggest Ever Poll - Stephen Naysmith's article: "As magazines and newspapers prepare annual end-of-year lists of the events and people who captured the public imagination in 2001, the internet has already provided definitive answers."
» TechTV: Google Image Search - Mick Lockey compares Google's offering with Altavista's competing service.
» The IPO Report: Google - Tom Taulli's article: "Who knows -- perhaps Google.com will be the next Stanford start-up to get its Nasdaq ticker symbol and multibillion-dollar market cap."
» The Internet Newsroom: Getting BeGoogled - "Another new search engine has come out of the computer labs at Stanford University, underscoring the enormous influence the school has exerted on the evolution of the Internet search industry."
» The Korea Herald: Computer Artist Doodles Oodles of 'Google's - Interview with Dennis Hwang, Google's logo designer.
» The Register: Google Labs Passes Borges Test - Andrew Orlowski's article: "Google has opened its kimono on some new labs work, soliciting feedback for four experimental features."
» The Search Engine Report: Google Goes Forward - "While I've considered Google a "major player" in the search space for some time, the deal with Netscape gives it a mass audience for the first time, along with its first business deal."
» The Unofficial Google Weblog - Offering coverage of Google news, rumors and tips.
» USA Today: Google Hit With Patent Suit Over 'Paid Listings' - "Internet advertising company Overture Services said Friday it sued search-engine company Google, alleging that Google's system for featuring paid advertisements infringes an Overture patent".
» USA Today: Thrill of Hunt Lures Google Competitors - Jefferson Graham's article: "Even as Google keeps growing, competitors are taking aim at the Internet's top search service."
» Unofficial Google Fan Club - Weblog offering news and information about Google and Google-related technologies and services.
» Watching Google Like A Hawk - Google news and commentary. Links to Google resources and related Websites, blogs, forums. Also a directory of Google products and services.
» Wharton School: What is Google Worth? - Long article covering most aspects of Google "going public" or remaining a privately held company.
» Who's Naughty, Who's Nice: Google Christmas 2003 - Barry Welford's summary of what happened in the Google Florida Update and the likely reasons. Includes a discussion of stemming and Applied Semantics.
» Will Weblogs Blow Up the World's Favorite Search Engine? - John Hiler's article explores the concept, ethics, and possible effects of "Google bombing" -- a technique used to improve a site's ranking for a given search term. From Microcontent News.
» Wired 9.10: I'm Feeling Lucky - Chip Bayers' article: "Google's built a no-nonsense path to profitability by treating advertising just like search. The secret? Three words, ranked by relevance: Results. Results. Results."
» Wired News: A Catalog to Catalog All Catalogs - "Google's catalog search combs the pages of more than 600 current catalogs -- 1,500 including back issues -- to help both consumers and corporations find everything from apple butter to zipper doodles."
» Yahoo News: Google's Search Referral Market Share Reaches an All-Time High - WebSideStory announces that Google.com posted a U.S. search referral percentage of nearly 41 percent.