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Google’s change in its Privacy terms has been a cause of concern for many. Google has also responded to the wide-spread out-cry about this with the suggestion that you not log in to you Google account, if you have privacy …more >>>
Most of you may be aware that Google recently announced a change in their Privacy Policies, which now allowed Google to share its user data across all it products and services, without giving and option to opt out. Taking advantage of …more >>>
Google is the leader in the search space and definitely the most loved search engine today, but some policy changes they have been making in the last few months is not going down too well with many. Google has been pimping its …more >>>
Looks like Google is a mood to make a lot of changes in its way of working. It has today announced a major shift in its policy relating to Privacy. Google will be getting rid of over 60 different privacy …more >>>
Here is some great news for Internet surfers. Google has announced that it will penalize all websites which put too many advertisements above the fold. Above-the-fold means the area you see on your computer screen, as soon as you land …more >>>
Google does seem to favor its own web properties. Sure others like Bing may be doing this too, but no one does it as blatantly and in such an unprecedented way as Google is doing for Google+ these days. Lets …more >>>
A general user may not notice it, but Google has always favored its own web properties, including blogspot.com blogs, in its search results, and this is nothing new. Search for a particular video on Google.com, and you get to see all …more >>>
Google has officially announced that its very popular online image editing service Picnik is being shut down with effect from 19th April, 2012. Along with Piknik, it will also be closing several other services and products like GMC, Social Graph API, Needlebase, …more >>>
As we were about to report on how costly it might affect Mozilla on not renewing the Google contract where Google stays as the default search engine on the Mozilla Firefox web browser, up came an update about the deal having …more >>>
Google has launched Schemer, a new web application that will allow ‘schemers’ to explore and discover new things. Schemer looks to be a Google+ app and tied into Google+. This makes it social and easy for folks to use. In …more >>>
Google recently launched a new website simply called Good To Know, to inform users about Online safety and privacy, and about how to manage online data. Online Safety Tips There are so many fascinating things to do and explore online, …more >>>
Google India has launched a new initiative, ‘India Get Your Business Online’, where it will be offering free websites, domain & hosting services to small and medium businesses in India. The program, designed along with local partners, will provide Indian …more >>>
If your parents are old and just getting used to running a computer, this is one website which could help them. This site from Google is designed to help kids teach their parents and grand-parents about computer basics. The website …more >>>
You may be aware that the U.S. FTC, the European Commission and several U.S. state AGs are currently investigating Google’s anticompetitive search and search advertising practices. The FairSearch Coalition has recently sent a 44-pager paper, titled, “Google’s Transformation From Gateway To …more >>>
Earlier this March, Google had introduced the option to allow users to block websites you did not want appearing in your search results. Starting today, Google has decided to allow its users to hide or block websites on all Google domains, …more >>>
Google has decided to recognize its Top Contributors in Google’s Help Forums. ‘Bionic’ members who have shown a strong sense of commitment in answering questions in its forums and shared their knoweledge will be recognized and invited to attend its …more >>>
G+7 is a free Windows 7 desktop gadget which displays all your Google+ messages feed live on your Windows 7 desktop. You can resize the gadget into two sizes. The slim size and the big size. Click on a link and …more >>>
Google, over the next few months will be shutting down a number of products and services, and merging some into existing products as features. Notable among them are Google Desktop and Google Pack. The complete list includes: Aardvark: A start-up …more >>>
With very noble intentions in mind Google decided to introduce an update called as the Panda Update to its search algorithm. The idea was very clear, to penalize content farms and scraper sites and improve search results. For those who …more >>>
Google has introduced a browsing asistant called Google Related. It is a Google Toolbar feature that will show you related useful content as you browse the web, and display it in a thin bar at the bottom of your page. …more >>>
