Ben Charny

Nik Cubrilovic has supposedly got Google grumbling. He found some items on Google Base, Google’s experimental online marketplace, that could be purchasd with a credit card. No big deal at eBay, Amazon or other online merchants. But it’s a pretty significant milestone for Google Inc. Base is finally a fully-armed online marketplace. Here’s more from […]

Googles recently updated online marketplace is getting mixed reviews, in particular because it cant yet measure the reputation of a buyer or seller. In the past few days, items like bags of candy for sale at Google Base could be purchased using credit card information stored in a Google account. /zimages/2/28571.gifRead more here about Google […]

Some updates on search from Greg Sterling, The Kelsey Group. Though email still the most popular daily online activity, search is closing in…As of last year, newspaper classifieds were the source of 5% of new hires, online ads 51 percent… Some 43% of search engine users look for local merchants to buy something offline. Ken […]

Part I GOOGLE WATCH: What’s Project X? GOOGLE: “We’re always exploring opportunities to expand our offerings, but don’t have anything to announce at this time.” GOOGLE WATCH: Are you confirming that Google is indeed working/testing just such a project? GOOGLE: Nope, not at all. GOOGLE WATCH: Does your response mean that Google has no such […]

Google Chief Financial Officer George Reyes will present at the Merrill Lynch Internet, Advertising, Information & Education Conference. Time/date is 9:55 a.m. EDT, February 28.

Google is once again allowing sign-ups for Google Creator, where users forge their own personalized Web pages. Once again, there’s only a limited number of accounts available. This is a repeat of last week, when Google opened up Google Creator for business, then Google claims it ran out of accounts in a few hours. Ever […]

Hitting on CRN for news that Google has plans to let users of its enterprise search service get real-time access to business information. The intent is for Google Enterprise features to tie into more types of business software, such as enterprise resource planning, CRN reports.

Exalead, a search engine company based in France, says it has found its inner Google. So watch out, says co-founder Francois Bourdoncle. With what Exaleads got going for it, Bourdoncle believes itll take his firm just three years to be among the top five Internet search providers worldwide. Bourdoncles sentiment is indicative of the times […]

Google said it will offer automated business management features that have so far been missing from its enterprise search repertoire, according to a recent report. Matt Glotzbach, director of product management for Googles enterprise products, confirmed earlier reports that real-time access to information is on the way. Google will soon let its corporate search customers […]

The U.S. Department of Justice says, in a recent court filing, that it did not ask for anything untowards when it requested Google turn over evidence of its consumers’ search habits. The latest legal salvo by the DOJ was contained in an 18-page brief filed on Friday that defended its request for search terms.

Google plans to tie-in its own online payment features to Google Base, thus transforming Base into even more of an online market place ala eBay or Amazon. Base users, at an undisclosed future date, will be able to buy items on Google Base using their Google Accounts, or so says Google’s blog.

Google Inc.’s next analyst day meeting is on Thursday, March 2, in Mountain View, Calif. Presentations begin 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.