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Google+ Isn't Even Very Good at Search
Google may get a bad rap at building social networks, but they've always been the gold-standard in search. But there's something we've noticed in the "personalized results" that they're using to self-promote Google+: They are not very good.
Google Wallet app surfaces on unlocked Galaxy Nexus
Google's fancy mobile payment app apparently will appear on an unlocked Galaxy Nexus running an AT&T SIM. Officially only the Sprint version of the Samsung Nexus S 4G , Google's old Gingerbread flagship handset, can use Google Wallet software. According to Android blog Droid Life, however, the Google Wallet app popped up in the Market on an unlocked variant of the coveted superphone that was ...
Google employs 'Bouncer' to keep malware out of Android app club
Google announced that it has commenced automatic scanning of all applications found in its Android Market in the wake of malware scares and consumer concerns over in-app spyware.
Google Won't Pause New Privacy Policy - Should They Have To?
Google refuses to bend to EU regulators, who have asked the company to hold off on rolling out their new privacy policy. In the U.S., Google responded to a letter and attended a closed-door privacy briefing with members of Congress.
Google Maps draws fine in France for being free
Google has been ordered to pay a fine and damages to French mapping company Bottin Cartographes because it makes Google Maps available for free, undercutting companies that offer similar services for a fee. Bottin Cartographes had filed an unfair competition complaint against Google, claiming the search giant was abusing its dominant position in the Internet search market to achieve a leading ...
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Yahoo News hires Virginia Heffernan as national correspondent
More exciting personnel news from the purple mothership: Yahoo News has hired Virginia Heffernan, a veteran of the New York Times, as national correspondent. Heffernan will cover "culture and politics from a digital perspective," the company said in a release. Heffernan will be based in Yahoo's New York offices, reporting to managing editor Hillary Frey. [...]
Yahoo News hires Olivier Knox as its first White House correspondent
Yahoo News has hired Olivier Knox, Congressional correspondent for Agence France-Press, to be its White House correspondent--the first in Yahoo's 16-year history. Knox--who has spent more than a decade with AFP covering politics, including eight years covering the White House--starts on Feb. 13. He will be based in Washington and report to politics editor Chris [...]
Yahoo Hires its First White House Correspondent
Yahoo's hiring of Oliver Knox as its first White House correspondent points to the company's growing aspirations as a producer of original news content beyond the massive aggregation system it already has in place.
Can Yahoo be trusted with Flickr?
Flickr is Yahoo’s saving grace. Amidst the site’s myriad of problems and ill-defined purpose, the photo-sharing platform has been a beacon of hope, with its dedicated users and razor-sharp focus. Which is why Flickr subscribers are concerned about Yahoo’s direction for the site.
Yahoo drops ten mobile apps
The industry is keeping a close eye on Yahoo as new CEO Scott Thompson comes up to speed and the company maybe looks to radically change its business structure now that co-founder Jerry Yang has left the building. And one of the first changes the company appears to be making is putting more effort on its mobile offerings—and, counterintuitively, the company is killing off ten of its existing ...
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