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Groupon No Lock for Google Amid Antitrust Fears

I appreciate good Google acquisition stories as much as the next fellow, but the search engine really need to tread lightly with this Groupon...

U.S. Senator Kohl Urges DOJ Review of Google ITA Bid

It's getting harder and harder for Google to do a big deal in the wake of its $750 million consummation of mobile ad maker...

Europe’s Antitrust Hunt of Google Smells Like Microsoft

Search engine experts are exasperated by the European Commission's pending witchhunt of Google for alleged anticompetitive behavior.While these folks may question the scrutiny, they...

Google’s Groupon Bid Believed as High as $6 Billion

My how the rumor mill is churning around the alleged Google-Groupon acquisition.Just yesterday I noted how Vator News pegged Google's offer for the local...

Google Gamed by Cyber-Bullies, Needs Sentiment Analysis

The New York Times has a great exposé on how Vitaly Borker and his online DecorMyEyes eyeglass business uses negativity to bolster his PageRank...

Google to Pair Recommendations with the Internet of Things

When we watch movies on Netflix, the service serves up suggestions about movies related to those you liked.When we make purchases on Amazon.com, we...

Google, Facebook Feast on Startup Guppies Who Seek Payday

Royal Pingdom Nov. 19 published an interesting post about how our resident Web giants are sucking the soul out of the startup industry.Don't like...

Google Chrome Ads Now in Print Newspapers

One week ago, Google CEO Eric Schmidt surprised we media folk at the Web 2.0 Summit with the news that Chrome Operating System was...

Google Getting Its Groupon Would Make a Merry Christmas

Boomtown last week set the blogging world ablaze with the rumor that Google is working up the nerve to buy a local deal-making phenomenon,...

Netflix CEO ‘Very Bullish’ on Google TV, Apple TV

Google TV was a frequent topic of conversation at the Web 2.0 Summit this week. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings provided a very CEO-style answer...