Aqute Intelligence: Google

Google employees in the news: March 1-6, 2010

• Alex Kennberg, Software Engineer, Mobile
• Dan Ratner, Senior Mechanical Engineer, GIS Products
• Allison Floyd, Software Engineer, GIS Products
• Jim Ballentine, Director, Chile
• Surojit Chatterjee, Product Manager, Mobile Ads
• Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Earth Outreach
• Martina Laresova, Czech Republic
• Michael Davidson, Software Engineer, Gmail
• Eric Sachs, Senior Product Manager, Security
• Charlie Hale, Founder of Google Health Corps
• Katrina Kurnit, AdWords
• Adam Swidler, Marketing, Enterprise
• Srikanth Rajagopalan, Product Manager, Power Meter
• Katharina Friedrich, Marketing Manager, GIS Products, Australia
• Brandon Falls, Search Quality
• Adi Goradia, Search Quality
• Charlene Perez, Search Quality
• Sanjiv Kumar, Research
• Henry Rowley, Research
• David Wurtz, Product Manager, TV Ads
• Alexander Vogenthaler, Product Manager, DoubleClick
• Jessica Wong, Search Quality
• Jason Morrison, Search Quality
• Shaluinn Fullove, Apps
• Caroline Halpin, AdSense Optimisation
• Daniel Filip, Computer Vision, Zürich
• Daniel Cotting, Computer Vision, Zürich
• Ramya Raghavan, Nonprofits & Activism Manager, YouTube
• Igor Ginzburg, Software Engineer, Checkout
• Andrew Cunningham, Software Engineer
• Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager, Checkout
• Jessica Pfund, Map Maker
• Yang Li, Research Scientist
• Jeffrey D. Oldham, Software Engineer, Search
• Bob Boorstin, Director, Public Policy
• Sean Harding, Software Engineer, Webmaster Tools
• Katrina Shonbeck, Account Planner, CPG
• Cedric Dupont, Product Manager, Personalisation
• Matthew Watson, Software Engineer, Personalisation
• Gabriel Stricker, Director, Global Communications & Public Affairs
• Ulrike Jung, AdSense
• Wieland Holfelder, Director, Engineering, Munich
• Aaron Rothman, Product Manager, AdSense
• Rajen Sheth, Senior Product Manager, Apps
• Rachel Payne, Country Manager, Uganda
• Fiona Lee, Technical Program Manager, Africa
• Tommy Acierno, Help Lead, SketchUp
• Rob Russell, Developer Relations
• Hiroto Tokusei, Product Manager, YouTube
• Chris Pruett, Developer Advocate, Japan
• Dave Sparks, Engineering Manager, Android
• Eric Chu, Group Manager, Android
• Jason Sams, Software Engineer, Andoird
• Jack Palevich, Engineer, Android
• Rajdeep Dua, Developer Relations
• Prashant Tiwari, Developer Relations, Hyderabad, India

Google news stories: March 7, 2010

• 15 YouTube Killer Features of 2025.
• A rare peek inside Google's HQ.
• Amazon And Facebook Could Kill Google In The Long Run. Also here.
• An Apple App Star Explains Why He Won't Work With Android.
• Android largely unharmed in Google-China row.
• Android Market for business coming next week.
• Another YouTube Revenue Guess: $1 Billion in 2011. Also here.
• Android Isn't Doomed: A More Level-Headed Response.
• Google Acquires DocVerse. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• FCC Chair Julius Genachowski on Broadband, Google and His iPhone.
• Found In Sergey Brin's Old Resume.
• Good, Google Killed SearchWiki, Adds Stars. Also here, here.
• Google admits its SEO could use a little work.
• Google and PayPal to Support New Government Login System.
• Google and YouTube should put own houses in order.
• Apple vs HTC: proxy fight over Android could last years. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Desktop computers will soon be 'irrelevant', says Google. Also here, here, here, here.
• Apple Tops Google and Amazon on “Most Admired Company” List.
• Apple, Google & their ugly puppies. Also here.
• Google Censorship Dispute With China Could Go Before WTO. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Chrome Is Eating Microsoft's Lunch.
• Googlers Still Vastly Outproducing Yahoos.
• Chrome Wins Tom's Hardware Browser Test.
• Evan Williams, Marissa Mayer, Steven Chen Named World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders 2010.
• GAA passes the ball to Google Apps.
• Google book scanning: Cultural theft or freedom of information?
• Google CEO Eric Schmidt During Sun's Halcyon Days.
• Google Handing Out Free Nexus Ones And Droids To Top Android Devs.
• Google Hands Out Salary Hikes, Bigger Bonuses To Top Execs. Also here.
• Google Apps Billed As Disaster-Ready Solution. Also here, here.
• Google Healths Adds E-Rx Network Surescripts.
• Google Killing The 'Earn-out' In Its Acquisitions.
• Google Launches Chile Earthquake Person Finder.
• AT&T Dumps Google for Yahoo Search.
• Ballmer: Google's culture isn't responsible for its success. Also here.
• Google incubates ideas at workplace.
• Google Looking to Split Print Pages into Individual Web Articles?
• Google May Have Patented Geotargeting. Also here, here, here.
• Google Talks Marketing Implications of Social Search.
• Google Uses Personal Data to Tailor 20% of Searches.
• Google welcomes review of college's 'grade inflation'.
• Peter Norvig offers an insider's look at Google Research during SMX West.
• Privacy in an Age of Public Living: Google and Tor. Also here, here.
• Will Microsoft Hold Android Hostage?
• Prospective Students Using YouTube To Bolster Their College Applications.
• The Sun Case Study: Pertinent to Google?
• Why Authors, Agents, and Publishers Should Embrace Google Book Search.
• Google's Integrated Services.
• Google, Facebook, ‘3 strikes’ concerns.
• Google unveils API to PowerMeter. Also here, here.
• Google's 10 toughest rivals.
• Gov't could block YouTube under Digital Economy Bill. Also here.
• Google's Android Gesture Search: A Fingers-On Tour. Also here, here.
• Cities make their pitch for ultrafast Google. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Nexus One Hitting Verizon, Vofadone Shortly. Also here.
• On Android's Fragmentation.
• Google Index to Go Real Time. Also here, here.
• AT&T Puts Android Behind Walled Garden. Also here.
• FT shock discovery: EU Google probe has MS link.
• Google and Microsoft Look at Clouds From the Same Side Now (It's Still War Though!).
• Google Expands Click-to-Call Mobile Ads to National Advertisers.
• Google Makes A Bid For More Premium Display Dollars With 'Above The Fold' Ads. Also here.
• Google Research head dubs holy PageRank 'over-hyped'.
• Way Up Google’s Research Snoot with Peter Norvig.
• Google To Explain Its Mobile Business To Wall Street In March 15 'Educational Webcast.
• Google's focus on Mobile & Cloud promises to shakeup the Telecom and Media industries.

Key Official Google Blog Posts: March 4, 2010

• Android at the Game Developer's Conference.
• Announcing the winners of the Street View trike contest.
• Ayudando a Chile a responder a la crisis. Also here.
• SCVNGR and QR codes in location-based mobile gaming.
• Senate hearing on global Internet freedom.
• Update from the Google Health Team.
• Using Google Docs as a data mashup platform.
• Victoria lands 90 new innovation starters.
• Over 4,000 developers at Google I/O 2010.
• Mobile World Congress and Google Uganda.
• Join us at America's Small Business Summit.
• Introducing the new Ad Creation Marketplace.
• Hopping on a Face Manifold via People Hopper.
• Google's SEO Report Card.
• Google, transparency and our not-so-secret formula.
• Google welcomes Picnik.
• Google PowerMeter API introduced for device manufacturers.
• Google joins the Cloud Security Alliance.
• Global Health Corps 2010-2011 applications open.
• Federal Support for Federated Login.
• Dive into Google Earth with marine scientists.
• Disaster Recovery by Google.
• Click-to-Call Phone Numbers in Mobile Ads for National Advertisers.

Google news stories: March 3, 2010

• Google Acquires Online Image Editing Tool Picnik. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• The Google Three, Italy and Silvio Berlusconi. Also here, here, here.
• EU Tells Google to Delete Street View Pics After 6 Months. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Apple Sues Maker of Google Phone. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google’s China Exit Strategy: Watch This Space. Also here, here.
• Sergey Brin's Resume (pic).
• Topeka - Now Known as Google, Kansas. Also here, here, here, here.
• DARPA wants military iPhone and Android apps.
• Bing, Google and Wolfram on the Future of Online Search.
• Ballmer on Search: Google Did it Right First. Also here.
• Disruption is blind: Google's play to support small business and bury small business.
• Google Delves Into Status Updates From Facebook.
• AT&T Has Removed Google Search In Favor Of Yahoo.
• Google taken to task over its objectivity. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Head Of Affiliate Network Leaves Google, Joins Behavioral Marketing Firm.
• Google CFO: Nexus One Phone Has Raised The Bar. Also here.
• Wall Street Journal Receives 10.4% Visits from Google News.
• The Underling Who Found Google's CEO a 'Smug Little Prick'.
• The Google Algorithm Revealed Again.
• Qype, The Yelp Of Europe, Gets A Look From Google & Nokia.
• Google's Real Power—Angel Investors: Google's Angels Spread Their Wings.
• Interview: How to sell Google and Microsoft together.
• Meet The Googlers Running AOL.

Google employees in the news: February 16-28, 2010

• Adam Rogal, DoubleClick For Publishers API
• Adrian Joseph, Managing Director, Enterprise , EMEA
• Agnieszka Kiona, AdWords Account Strategist, Poland
• Alexander Vogenthaler, Product Manager, AdSense
• Amit Singhal, Fellow
• André Pecini, AdSense, Brazil
• Andrew Gomez, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Translate
• Annette Vorstoffel, AdSense Optimisaiton, AdSense
• Ben Margolin, Engineer, Docs
• Boris Mizhen, Software Engineer, Product Search
• Brian Stoler, Tech Lead, Buzz
• Chris Cronin, Sales, SketchUp
• Dai Pham, Analytics
• Emily Williams, AdWords
• Eric Koleda, AdWords API
• Florie Arlegui, AdWords Optimiser, France
• Fred Sauer, App Engine
• Greg Robbins, Software Engineer, Docs
• Hartmut Neven, Mobile
• Hector Gonzalez, Fusion Tables, GIS Products
• Ian Fette, Gears
• Iarla Flynn, Head of Policy, Australia
• Igor Naverniouk, Software Engineer
• Jan Šedivý, Engineering Manager, Czech
• Jana Vořechovská, Language Specialist, Dublin
• Jarda Bengl, Product Manager, GIS Products
• Jason Cook, Apps Education
• Jason Shafton, Product Marketing Manager, AdWords API
• Jelena Oertel, GIS Products
• Jennifer Mazzon, Maps Community Organizer
• Jenny Woodrow, AdWords
• Jessan Hutchison-Quillian, Software Engineer, Talk
• Joe Mucheru, Sub Saharan Africa
• John Bicket, Meraki
• John Costigan, Software Engineer, Buzz
• Josh Cohen, Senior Business Product Manager, News
• Julia Holtz, Senior Competition Counsel
• Julie Taylor, Communications, South Africa
• Karolina Ślipko, AdWords Account Associate, Poland
• Katrina Kurnit, AdWords
• Leticia Lentini, Nonprofit Lead, Australia
• Lisa Jiang, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Students
• Marcelo C. Novaes, AdSense, Brazil
• Mark Knichel, Software Engineer, Gmail
• Mark Limber, Product Manager, GIS Products
• Matt Sucherman, VP and Deputy General COunsel, EMEA
• Michal Dziewonski, Consumer Operations Strategist, Poland
• Mikael Drugge, Software Engineer, Talk
• Nancy Trigg, Manager Sales and Operations, SketchUp Pro
• Neal Mohan, VP of Product Management, AdSense
• Neha Singh, News
• Patrick Copeland, Engineer
• Rebecca Shapley, Fusion Tables, GIS Products
• Sascha Haberling, Tech Lead, iGoogle
• Satyajeet Salgar, Product Manager, Product Search
• Serena Satyasai, Apps
• Shalini Agarwal, Product Manager, Local Business Center
• Shaluinn Fullove, Apps
• Shiva Rajaraman, Product Manager, YouTube
• Software Engineer, News
• Stephen Cho, Director, Apps Channels
• Tara Morrison, Software Test Engineer
• Caitlin Pantos, University Programs Team, UK
• Jackie Bavaro, Product Manager, Search
• Todd Jackson, Product Manager, Gmail and Buzz
• Ulrike Jung, AdSense
• Vardhman Jain, Software Engineer, Blogger
• Zuzana Stieranková, AdWords, Czech Republic

Google videos: February 26, 2010

• Hal Varian on "Computer Mediated Transactions" (AEA 2010).
• Get inside the Games with Google Press Conference. Also here.
• Google's experimental fiber network.
• Eric Schmidt at Mobile World Congress.
• Media Sandbox Data Visualizations.
• MomDotCom Webinar 2/9/2010.
• Google Media Sandbox '09 - New York.
• Get a Free Website from GetBusinessOnline.co.uk. Also here.
• Google Brussels TechTalk "Internet Privacy".
• Google's Privacy Principles.
• Werken bij Google Nederland!

Key Official Google Blog Posts: February 26, 2010

• 2,996 Entries for First Product Ideas Survey.
• 7 years after RoofNet, MIT and CSAIL choose Meraki for wireless LAN.
• A meeting of the minds: Google's 2010 EMEA Faculty Summit.
• AdWords Comparison Ads - Credit Card Test in the UK.
• Announcing Google Code Jam Africa!
• Announcing the winner of our Map Maker global competition.
• Barcelona: Mobile First.
• Best Practices of a Google Apps Deployment.
• Breaking Down Barriers to Revenue with the Next Generation of DFP. Also here.
• Release Notes: Nonprofit Program, Private Sharing, Streams. Also here.
• Caitlin Talks to an Engineer - Episode 1.
• Celebrating Google Apps Resellers – a year of customer success.
• Committed to competing fairly.
• Five Days Left to Submit in Round 1 of Project: Report.
• Google Docs: the tool for the 21st century classroom.
• Google Trikes Make Their Way Round South Africa....and World Cup Stadiums!
• Join us at America's Small Business Summit.
• New Maps domains in 30 African Countries.
• Our submission on mandatory ISP level filtering.
• Serious threat to the web in Italy.
• Seven million students have gone Google...and we're road tripping!
• This stuff is tough.
• Win $2500 to help citizens access their government online.

Google news stories: February 26, 2010

• Busy Year for Google's Legal Team? Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Intel, Google and other Silicon Valley giants to the rescue?
• Can Google Secure a Safe Haven for BitTorrent Sites?
• Career advice from a Google vet: 10 guidelines.
• Xerox Legal Eagles Swarm at Google and Yahoo.
• Google Ad Manager Was A "Poorly Supported Product" With "A Lot Of Holes".
• Google and BT in online push.
• Google and Energy.
• Google Buzz Boosts Sharing On Google Reader By 35 Percent.
• Google CEO 'shut down mistress's blog'. Also here, here, here.
• Google Distances Buzz From Facebook, Twitter.
• Google exec bullish on high tech here.
• Google extends Comparison Ads drive, hints that travel is in its sights.
• Google eyes hypegasm fuel cells for 'whole data center'. Also here, here, here.
• Google not nixing Nexus One event in Beijing.
• Mandelson criticised for backing Google plan.
• Online Video Ads May Not Work.
• YouTube makes a play for TV.
• YouTube ropes in HSBC as lead sponsor.

Google news stories: February 24, 2010

• Google rejects German criticism of Street View. Also here.
• ALIA join forces with Inspire Foundation, Google and Yahoo to battle Senator Conroy's internet filter.
• Android Market has the greatest percentage of free applications.
• Another Piece of Chinese Google Attack Puzzle Falls into Place. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google execs convicted in Italy. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Palo Alto Wants In On Google’s Ultra-Fast Fiber Project.
• Former Google Exec Singh Cassidy Becomes CEO of Fashion Start-up Polyvore. Also here, here, here.
• Google from a (digital) strategist's point of view.
• Google Testing Comparison Ads In UK.
• Cisco & Google: Enemies Now & Forever.
• In Case You Had Any Doubts About Where Google's Revenue Comes From.
• Double Checking on DoubleClick. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Bidding Wars Break Out Over YouTube's Front Page.
• Google facts and figures (massive infographic).
• Xerox sues Google, Yahoo over search patents.
• Thousands of Authors Opt Out of Google Book Settlement.
• We Don’t Need Google to Buy Everything.
• Google Adds Facebook Pages to Real-time Search.
• Google aims to get 100000 UK businesses online.
• Google Android Is Doomed to Self-Destruct.
• I interviewed Eric Schmidt and Andy Rubin at MWC.
• Is Google Too Insular with Its Acquisitions?
• Microsoft beats Google in UK brand showdown.
• Former Google Employee launches Instant Messenger Imo.im.
• EU Probes Antitrust Complaints About Google Search. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google is slave to the algorithm. Also here.
• Google’s Music Strategy: Past, Present and Future.
• Google’s Wojcicki at IAB: Display ‘Has to Be’ One of Largest Ad Markets.
• Microsoft Chief's Battle Plan: Vaporize Google's Cloud.

Google news stories: February 22, 2010

• Quote to Note: Google on Telco Push.
• Google and the Company Town.
• 2010 Is Becoming the Year of Google Screwups. Also here.
• Android is mixed blessing for phone makers.
• Bad Ethics in Business: Google.
• Brand values bounced back in 2009. Also here.
• Brilliant Google Product Policy and Why Buzz Is Wise. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Building Android for the Eee PC.
• Chinese Government Plot? Actually, School Kids Brought Google Down. Also here, here, here, here.
• Dell, Google target Indian SMEs for their growth.
• EPIC urges court to block Google Book deal. Also here, here.
• Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube - Free Software Foundation.
• The Google CEO and His Mistress: The Tell-All Blog.
• Google Gets the Right to Buy and Sell Energy. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Google closes On2 acquisition for $124.6M. Also here.
• Google and Wikipedia: Separated at Birth?
• Is Facebook the New Google?
• Is Google the most unethical company out there? Also here.
• Google taps new display czar. Also here.
• Saving the Gadget? The Dilemma of an Android Fanatic.
• Google in talks to buy Israeli start-up Catch Media.
• Google Expands Maps Into Much More of Africa.
• Google and PageRank under Siege.