Friday, January 28, 2005

More rumours - Google - Mozilla Browser Speculation

MediaDailyNews 01-28-05
"Google Snags Mozilla Developers, Fuels Browser Speculation"

Google offers tool to advertisers - rumours confirmed

CNET News.com
"The search giant called the API beta program an 'open invitation to developers to explore new concepts and then write great software' to manage their AdWords campaigns. Google said the API will allow advertisers to more closely tailor ad content to reflect specific needs. The API, for example, will let advertisers create customized reporting tools that offer more detail on how successful their ads have been. "

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Google Plans Free VoIP In the UK

Slashdot
"jarich writes 'According to this news article, Google may be preparing to offer free Voice Over IP telephone service in the UK. This sounds related to a previous Slashdot article about Google starting to buy dark fiber. So what are they planning? A free service like Skype (computer to computer only) or more along the lines of Lingo or Vonage?' "

Adwords API for more control and better targeted ads

SiliconValley.com

" As quietly as it could, Google gathered about 1800 marketing and sales people at a secret location in San Francisco this week to brief them on the next iteration of its wildly successful Adwords/Adsense program, and it's quite a bit different from the contextual ad delivery system we know today."

Silicon Valley Watcher

"The Google API is only available to advertisers and not to online publishers carrying Google ads... Silicon Valley Watcher also learned that Google assembled its global salesforce of about 1800 people in San Francisco this week to brief them on the new technology, and how it will be marketed. It represents a complete revamp of its Adwords/Adsense text ads program. More details HERE."

Google to Branch Into Television

Forbes.com

"Google Inc. is using its popular Internet search technology to find information and images broadcast on television, continuing a recent effort to extend its reach beyond the Web.

The Mountain View-based company planned to introduce the new video search service Tuesday in an index that will be operated separately from the market-leading search engine offered on its home page. The feature pinpoints content previously aired on a variety of television networks by scanning through the closed caption text that many programmers offer.

Google's index, which began storing information last month, includes programming from ABC, PBS, Fox News and C-SPAN. "

Monday, January 24, 2005

Google query length extended

Google Search "we limit queries to 32 words"