Aqute Intelligence: Google

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.

Google news stories: February 19, 2010

• YouTube: Queries For ‘Snickers’ Jumped 18,000% After Their Super Bowl Ad.
• YouTube Continues Live Video Push with Tiger Woods Press Conference.
• Google. No Configuration Needed.
• Google Energy gets OK. Also here, here, here.
• Google Buzz Isn't Exactly Humming Along. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Gives to Wikipedia. Also here, here, here.
• MySpace Real Time Search Goes Live on Google. Also here.
• Did Google Reader Just Turn on the Firehose?
• Is Google’s Position Towards Default Privacy a Good Thing?
• Google Has Large Company Syndrome.
• EBay's Stephanie Tilenius Joins Google. Also here, here, here.
• Two Chinese schools implicated in Google Aurora attacks. Also here, here, here.
• Sony Ericsson CEO: Google asked us to build the Nexus One, we refused. Also here.
• Google CEO Has No Plans to Compete With Mobile Operators. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Is Google gaining a monopoly on the world's information?
• Google Buys reMail. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Judgment Day For Google Book Search. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Broadband Plan Touted as Exemplary by FCC. Also here, here, here.
• Google Hires Barry Salzman to Preside Over Display Ad Units.
• SK Telecom shoves Android onto a SIM, we check it out.
• On2 Shareholders Finally Agree to Google Merger: Now What? Also here, here.
• Twitter enjoys traffic boost from Google real-time search deal. Also here, here.
• Poll: 60% of Google AdSense Publishers Say Earnings Down.
• Google's Living Stories to become open source. Also here.
• AT&T To Offer Android Smartphone. Also here.
• What It Means That Google Is Shipping 60,000 Android Phones A Day. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.
• YouTube Still Can't Put Ads On Most Of Its Videos.
• Google Earns $500M in Typo-Squatting Ads. Also here, here, here.
• Google Tightens FT.com's Free-Article Loophole. Also here, here.
• Microsoft Man To Publishers: Google Punches Holes In Your Paywall, But Bing Won't.
• Google predicts ad revenue shift from web to mobiles. Also here, here.
• Google's Billions In Internet Subsidies.
• Is Google preparing to challenge iTunes in the cloud?
• Mountain View Mulls A Googletopia. Also here.
• Google Maps get to Ghana, others.
• Someone Said It, Facebook Is a Problem for Google.
• Google To Translate Text With Camera Phones. Also here.
• The Irony of Microsoft's Anti-Google Apps Campaign on YouTube.

Google news stories: February 17, 2010

• YouTube Turns Five Years Old, But Without Google, It Would Be Bankrupt. Also here.
• Live from Eric Schmidt's keynote at MWC 2010. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Vodafone chief: mobile groups should be able to bypass Google. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• SK Telecom Crams Android, Processor Inside a SIM Card.
• Will Google Buzz Change the Social Media Game? Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Sebastian ve posible que Google tenga que pagar a las operadoras. Also here, here, here.
• The Astonishing Tribe’s ‘TAT Home’ Pours Flavor All Over Vanilla Android Experience. Also here.
• Unfinished mansion near Google exec sold.
• Google takes Kayak by surprise, named as key competitor.
• Google the 21st Century Conglomerate? Bad Idea.
• Google's New Approach to Courting Small Businesses.
• HP announces Android-powered netbook.
• How Often Is Google Earth Updated?
• Wait, So Is Google Evil Now?
• Google, Don't Be Hypocritical.
• The Trouble With Google's Yellow Pages Experiment.
• Sergey Surprise on China. Also here, here.
• Googler Alfred Spector Grants Interview.
• The Android Who Cried Wolf.
• You’re a Bossy-Pants, Google.
• Why Google and Other Humans Don't Read Your Book Reviews.
• Google Hires eBay Veteran for New Commerce Position. Also here.
• What's Behind Google's Broadband Strategy. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Record $3.5 billion spent on lobbying in 2009 and Google expands ad targeting methods.
• Is Google Gunning for E-Commerce Giants Amazon, EBay? Also here.
• Is Google Ahead of the Curve or Losing Its Way?
• Don't Count Out Facebook as a Competitor to Google.
• Intel joins Nokia in Android attack. Also here.
• If Advertising Is a Bubble, Then So Is Google.
• Apple-Google and $100 Million between Pals. Also here.
• Google and Yahoo! join Oz protests. Also here, here.
• NC appeals court rebuffs challenge to Google tax breaks.
• How Google Book Search Will Serve Users if Approved. Also here.
• Google Dumps Aardvark in Google Labs, but to What End? Also here.
• Google Again Linked To Australian Data Center Plans.

Key Official Google Blog Posts: February 15, 2010

• 2010 AI Challenge.
• Google Buzz and the Social Web. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• A quick note about music blog removals.
• América Latina y la penetración de Internet.
• Applications now open for the 2010-2011 Global Heath Corps.
• Experimenting with new ways to make broadband better, faster, and more available.
• Finding new ways to engage with the developer community in Africa.
• Five questions for Jamie Grenney, Senior Director of Social Media Strategy, Salesforce.com.
• Google acquires Aardvark.
• Google-inspired designer collections.
• Introducing Google Maps Labs, your passport to a world of new features.
• Lincoln Property Company finds a new home with Google Apps.
• Presenting the Meraki WiFi Stumbler, a new free tool for troubleshooting, optimizing and planning wireless.
• Sharing Latin American works from the University of Texas.
• Simple wedding planning with Google Docs.
• Speed Matters: Introducing the YouTube Video Speed Dashboard.
• Street View hits the slopes at Whistler.
• Testing in the Data Center (Manufacturing No More).
• The AdSense for Mobile Apps Team goes to Barcelona.
• Think big with a gig: Our experimental fiber network.
• YouTube Calls on IPv6.

Google employees in the news: February 8-15, 2010

• Ahmed Akhtar, Meraki
• Alberto Arebalos, Director, Global Communications & Public Affairs, Latin America
• Alex Barza, Ad Sales, Mobile
• Allison Floyd, Software Engineer, SketchUp
• Allyson McDuffie, SketchUp
• Andre Pecini, AdSense, Brazil
• Andrew Bangs, Sports Manager, YouTube
• Andrew Chang, Product Marketing Manager, GIS Products
• Anil Sabharwal, Docs
• Anna Bishop, Enterprise Search
• Anna De Paula Hanika, Android
• Annie Baxter, Australia
• Ben Gomes, Distinguished Engineer, Search
• Brian Glick, Product Manager, YouTube
• Brian Stoler, Tech Lead, Buzz
• Bruce Polderman, Product Manager, SketchUp
• Chris Ramsdale, Web Toolkit
• Christiaan Adams, Crisis Response
• Corrie Scalisi, Software Engineer, News
• Dan Ratner, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Street View
• Daniel Chu, Product Manager, Enterprise, GIS Products
• David Glazer, Director, Engineering
• David O'Donovan, AdWords
• Deeksha Hebbar, Product Marketing Manager, TV Ads
• DeWitt Clinton, Developers
• Dylan Lorimer, Product Manager, GIS Products
• Edward Ho, Tech Lead, Buzz
• Elizabeth Ferdon, AdSense Payments
• Eric Bidelman, Docs
• Eric Hysen, Public Sector
• Eric Koleda, AdWords API
• Garry Boyer, Software Engineer, Docs
• Gavin Doolan, Analytics
• Henry Lau, Script Engineer, Apps
• Igor Tsvetkov, Software Engineer, Mobile
• Ishtar Vij, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Australia
• Jack Hebert, Software Engineer, News
• James Kelly, Product Manager, Broadband
• Jamie Davidson, Associate Product Manager, YouTube
• Jamie Dolling, Community Manager, YouTube UK
• Jana Myslanova, AdWords, Czech Republic
• Jason Shafton, Product Marketing Manager, AdWords API
• Jeff Posnick, YouTube API
• Jeffrey Oldham, Software Engineer, Search
• Jenifer Austin Foulkes, Product Manager, Ocean, GIS Products
• Jennifer Mazzon, Community Organizer, Maps
• Jeremy Milo, Marketing Manager, Apps
• Jessica Pfund, Map Maker
• Jez Fletcher, Labs Engineer, GIS Products
• Jodi Healy Pritchett, Partner Manager, Books
• Johanna Wright, Director of Product Management, Search
• John Bacus, Product Manager, SketchUp
• John Eric Hoffman, Software Engineer, Mobile
• John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst, Switzerland
• Jonathan Lister, Managing Director, Canada
• Joseph Wain, User Experience Designer, Docs
• Joyce Sohn, Developers
• Jussi Myllymaki, Software Engineer, Mobile
• Justin Zaren, Software Engineer, Photos
• Kamil Tavas, AdSense, Turkey
• Karolina Slipko, Account Associate, Poland
• Kartik Singh, Software Engineer, Translator Toolkit
• Kataneh Sarvian, Google.org
• Katrina Kurnit, AdWords
• Kevin Carle, Engineer, YouTube
• Laura Granka, Search User Experience
• Lorenzo Colitti, Network Engineer, IPv6
• Lucie Pokorna, AdWords, Czech Republic
• Lydia Mazzie, Program Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa
• Mandy Albanese, Policy Communications
• Margaret Gould Stewart, User Experience Manager, YouTube
• Marie Williams, Meraki
• Mark Day, Senior Associate, Ad Programs, YouTube
• Mark Mentovai, Software Engineer, Chrome
• Matt Manolides, Senior Data Strategist, GIS Products
• Matt Mohebbi, Software Engineer, Flu Trends
• Matt Simpson, UX Designer, Sketchup, Australia
• Matthew Watson, Software Engineer, News
• Michael Fink, Chart Tools
• Michael Rubinstein, Crisis Response
• Michaela Prescott, Group Product Marketing Manager
• Michal Dziewonski, Consumer Operations Strategist, Poland
• Mihai Parparita, Reader
• Mike Marchak, Developers
• Mike Pegg, Director of Product Marketing, GIS Products
• Mike Schipper, AdSense, Mobile Apps
• Mike Steib, Director, TV Ads and Emerging Platforms
• Minnie Ingersoll, Product Manager, Broadband
• Mistique Cano, Manager, Public Policy Communications
• Naomi Bilodeau, Captions, YouTube
• Nick Fey, User Experience Designer, Mobile
• Nitsan Oz, Software Engineer, Mobile
• Paola Ambrogio, AdSense
• Pedro Less Andrade, Policy and Communications Manager, Latin America
• Pete Giencke, Data Engineer, GIS Products
• Peter Harbison, Product Marketing Manager, Docs
• Ping Chen, Software Engineer, Picasa
• Piotr Zalewski, Associate Account Strategist, Poland
• Punit Singh Soni, Product Manager, Mobile
• Rachel Whetstone, VP, Global Communications and Public Affairs
• Ramsey Allington, Partner Manager, Books
• Randy Heath, AdSense for Domains
• Rebecca Illowsky, Associate Product Manager, AdSense
• Ryan Hayward, Product Marketing Manager, GIS Products
• Sam Schillace, Engineering Director, Gmail
• Serena Satyasai, Apps
• Siobhan McCormack, AdSense Optimisation
• Tammy Stern, Maps
• Vijay Bangaru, Product Manager, Docs
• Vishwajith Krishnamurthy, Software Engineer, Map Maker

Google news stories: February 15, 2010

• YouTube's Video Speed History. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Stands Up to Australia. Also here, here.
• Google Acquires Aardvark For $50 million. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Optimistic It Can Remain in China. Also here, here.
• Skyfire Browser Coming to Android? Also here.
• Wrong kind of buzz around Google Buzz. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google Fights Back Against Book Settlement Critics. Also here, here, here, here.
• Google Maps VP Explains New Nearby Places Feature. Also here, here, here, here, here.
• Without Warning, Google Closes Music Blogs; Years Of Archives Gone. Also here, here, here.
• Those At TED Get A Free Nexus One! Also here, here.
• Would Google Buy T-Mobile? Unlikely. Also here.
• Why Eric Schmidt Needs to Have Lunch With Warren Buffett.
• Google pays Apple $100M/year for search on iPhone. Also here, here, here.
• Google Has Large Company Syndrome.
• Google Grant Brings Free Wi-Fi To The Dalles. Also here.
• Will Google’s Broadband Experiment Help or Haunt the Company? Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• 11 Apple Execs Hellbent On Destroying Google.
• SEO Industry Cries Foul Over Google SEO ‘Services’. Also here, here.
• El iPad de Apple y Google Wave son candidatos a los premios Fiasco 2010.
• Google's Approach To Advertising.
• Google Considered Too Big To Fail.
• Google asks the NSA for help: Smart decision. Also here.
• FTC, DOJ Use Schoolyard Rules to Divide Google Deals.
• Google Energy LLC files at FERC.
• Google: The Who's Who of Corporate Investment in Clean Energy.
• Google: Government bureaucrats need a tech shakeup.
• El «tirón de orejas» de Alierta a Google llega hasta la Unión Europea.
• Are You A Web Developer? Head Over To Google D3VF3ST!

Google news stories: February 12, 2010

• YouTube Ad Coverage Improved Sharply Over '09.
• WSJ.com traffic shows that Facebook is the new threat to Google.
• How to Run Meetings Google-style.
• Sergey Brin On His Six Months Using Google Buzz, The China Situation, And More.
• Withings Wi-Fi Scale Partners With Google Health.
• With Buzz, Google Plunges Into Social Networking. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Why Google’s Super Bowl Ad Mattered. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google’s Secret Weather API.
• HTC Incredible Pictures Leak! Also here.
• Google's Schmidt Outlines Ways To Fix America. Also here.
• Why Gmail is killing Exchange in Australia.
• Where are the savings in using GoogleApps?
• What Scott Hagedorn Learned From Google.
• The Filter Reboots As Recommendation Engine For Hire, Ex-Googler Doug Merrill Joins Board.
• Russia's Quintura Says Google Infringing Visual Search Patent. Also here.
• Rumor: Disney, Google to Invest in Bus Online.
• Personalization of Google Results Creates a Huge Advertising Opportunity.
• People In Scuba Gear Chase Google Street View Car With Pitchforks. Also here, here, here.
• Iran To Permanently Shut Down Gmail.
• Google Lowers Nexus Termination Fee. Also here.
• Google's Phone Support Line for Nexus One is Live.
• Was China An Excuse For GOOG + NSA Collaboration? Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google to Offer 1Gbps Broadband Internet Speed. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Google funds local wi-fi.
• Google and AP Together Again. Also here, here.
• UK's Department Of Health Reveals $4.25m AdWords Tab.
• Resist Google's siren calls on book deal.
• Publishers Tell Google and Their Ebook Plans to Get Bent. Also here.
• McClatchy CEO Pruitt: We've Got No Beef With Google.
• Google's Chief of Fabulous Opens a Disco - In His Penthouse. Also here.
• Microsoft, Google Team With MediaTek in Smartphone Push.
• Google's Mysterious 1e100.net Ruling the Web. Also here.
• 1 Month Nexus One Sales 80,000 Units, Analyst Says.
• Google's Display-Ad Sales Should Top $1 Billion. Also here.
• Google to Add Real-Time Language Translation Phones. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.

Google news stories: February 8, 2010

• YAB Interview: Laura Granka, Search User Experience, Google.
• Hell Freezes Over As Google Runs Its First Super Bowl Ad. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Spanish Telefónica to charge Google, Yahoo, Bing. Also here.
• Online Pricing: Disruption Is the Game.
• Online Information: The View of a Real Author.
• How the Nexus One Was Created.
• Linux creator says, ‘Nexus One is a winner’. Also here.
• Mike Arrington's High Noon Standoff With A Googler. Also here.
• Late Last Year, Google Overtook Apple In WebKit Code Commits.
• Is Google A Major Tesla Shareholder?
• Innovators Use Bing.
• How Google collects data about you and the Internet.
• Google's Nexus One sales still sluggish.
• Google's Display-Ad Sales Should Top $1 Billion.
• Google wouldn't have run their ad if it wasn't for statistics.
• Google translation dream is pie in the sky. Also here.
• Google seeks to patent new Web app tech.
• Google Now Selling Designer Clothes. Also here, here.
• Five Things That Scare Google.
• EPIC Sues for Details of Google-NSA Arrangement.
• AOL Just Hired The Guy Who Couldn't Get CBS On YouTube.
• Google and AdSense.
• Google and the Lazarus Myth for Books.
• We at Google will bring books back to life. Also here.
• The Best Google Commercial You're Never Going to See Air.

Recently published Google patents: February 8, 2010

• Systems And Methods For Generating A User Interface.
• Systems and methods for imprving the ranking of news articles.
• Variably Controlling Access to Content.
• Technique for regulating link traffic.
• Automatic Discovery of Popular Landmarks.
• Fast Visual Degrading of Images.
• Method for safely executing an untrusted native code module on a computing device.
• Method for validating an untrusted native code module.
• Determination of a desired repository.
• Agent rank.
• Artificial anchor for a document.
• Generating, Storing, and Displaying Graphics Using Sub-Pixel Bitmaps.
• Multi-process browser architecture.
• Automatic installation of a software product on a device.
• Separate Plug-In Processes In Browsers and Applications Thereof.
• Systems and Methods for Glare Removal Using Polarized Filtering in Document Scanning.
• Web-based system for generation of interactive games based on digital videos.
• Search Tool Advertising.
• Product recommendations based on collaborative filtering of user data.
• Web-based system for collaborative generation of interactive videos.
• Annotating images.
• Displaying Compact and Expanded Data Items.
• Forwarding Data Unit Associated With Limit Value.
• Goal-Based Front End Buying of Radio Advertisements.
• Item reservation.
• Query identification and association.
• Method and system for displaying information based on user actions.
• Updating answers with references in forums.
• Presenting references with answers in forums.
• Methods and systems for improving a search ranking using location awareness.
• Annotating webpage content.
• Embedding Macros in Web Pages with Advertisements.

Google employees in the news: January 25-February 7, 2010

• Aaron Karp, AdWords API
• Allison Floyd, 3D Warehouse Engineer
• Andrew Foster, Product Manager, GIS Products, Australia
• Bozhena Bidyuk, TV Ads
• Brad Chen, Technical Lead, Native Client
• Brandon Badger, Product Manager, Book Search
• Cedric Dupont, Product Manager, Knol
• Chao Yang, Software Engineer, Picasa
• Charlene Perez, Search Quality
• Chris Talbot, Elections and Issue Advocacy
• Daniel Chu, Product Manager, Enterprise GIS Products
• Dylan Lorimer, Strategic Partner Manager, GIS Products
• Eric Koleda, AdWords API
• Evelyn O'Keeffe, Analytics
• Gabriel Stricker, Director, Global Communications & Public Affairs
• Gina Del Vecchio, Specialist, Checkout
• Greg Robbins, Software Engineer, Mac
• Igor Kofman, Software Engineer, YouTube
• Jamie Adams, Data Strategist, GIS Products
• Jeremy Milo, Marketing Manager, Apps
• Joelle Fornengo, User Operations, Docs
• Johanna Wright, Director of Product Management, Search
• John Bacus, Product Manager, SketchUp
• Jonathan Rochelle, Product Manager, Docs
• Joyce Sohn, Developer Programs
• Jude Britto, Software Engineer, News
• Julian Frumar, User Experience Designer, YouTube
• Kavi Goel, Product Manager, Search
• Laura Scott, Europe
• Luca Zanolin, Software Engineer, Mobile
• Mark Davis, Senior International Software Architect, Search
• Marta Jozwiak, Communications Manager, Poland
• Maureen Heymans, Technical Lead, Social Search
• Michael Siliski, GIS Products
• Mistique Cano, Communications Manager, Public Policy
• Neha Mandal, Product Marketing Manager, TV Ads
• Nitin Mangtani, Product Manager, Apps
• Noah Weiss, Product Manager, Search
• Pete Giencke, Data Engineer, GIS Products
• Peter Harbison, Product Marketing Manager, Docs
• Petra Brodilova, Account Strategist, Czech Republic
• Rajen Sheth, Senior Product Manager, Apps
• Robert Murray, TV Ads
• Sean Carlson, Global Communications & Public Affairs
• Shanna Preve, Strategic Partnerships, YouTube
• Shannon Deegan, Director, People Operations
• Shyam Govardhan, Customer Solutions Engineer, Australia
• Steve Crossan, Product Manager, Gmail
• Taj Campbell, GIS Products
• Tamar Fruchtman, Senior Corporate Counsel
• Terran Melconian, Technical Lead, Social Image Search
• Ulrike Jung, AdSense
• Zuzana Stierankova, AdWords, Czech Republic
• Obi Felten, Head of Consumer Marketing, EMEA
• Hugo Barra, Group Product Manager and Global Product Lead, Mobile

Google news stories: February 7, 2010

• YouTube's Eun latest Google exec to join AOL. Also here, here.
• Google Exec Sumit Agarwal Joins Obama Administration.
• Bing Is 'Outmanned And Outgunned' By Google, But It Will 'Grow' Into Profitability, Says Yusuf. Also here.
• Apple's Giant Pile Of Cash In Context.
• Google Working With NSA to Investigate Cyber Attack. Also here, here, here, here, here, here.
• YouTube: the channel of choice for C-level execs.
• YouTube Could Get Hit With Italian Broadcaster Rules. Also here.
• Why Google Doe$n’t Care.
• Why YouTube’s dismal returns from Sundance movie rentals aren’t a complete failure.
• This Is What Firefox on Android Looks Like Right Now.
• Sequential Order Numbers Give Hints On Nexus One Sales.
• Pre-IPO Googler Says The DoubleClick Integration Was "A Total Sh$% Show".
• Planet Google: From Philosophies to Market Shares.
• No Fear of Failure at Google.
• Will Google Run the Nation?
• Will Aol Renew Its Search Deal with Google?
• Google News to Publishers: Let's Make Love Not War. Also here.
• Is Google Planning to Take Street View into Stores?
• Is Google Bad at Social Media or Really, Really Good at it?
• Is Google a Monster?
• Is Facebook, Not Google, the Real Global Newspaper?
• Huntsman Walks Fine Line on Google.
• Google Q4 Earnings Point To Changes in its Marketing Focus.
• Google Proposes to Extend DNS Protocol, Optimize Speed of Browsing.
• Google mystery server rooted in Apache.
• Google moves into mortgages with US lenders.
• Google Might Be Investing in Electric Cars.
• Google invests $1 million in energy efficient data centre research.
• Google Exec to Outline Mobile Marketing Strategies.
• Google España pide que la ley deje escanear títulos literarios.
• Google CEO Eric Schmidt Discusses Technology’s Impact on Younger Generation.
• Google AI Challenge is all about Tron.
• Ex-Microsoft Evangelist Goes Google And Mac.
• Android and the Linux kernel community. Also here.
• Cambridge benefits as Google starts funding university research.
• US DoJ dissatisfied with Google book deal. Also here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here.
• Why Google Is Bad for the Newspaper Business. Also here.
• Is Google’s One Trick Pony About To Be Euthanized by Microsoft.
• Is Google Eyeing the Mobile Enterprise with New Management Tools?
• Google, Microsoft Meet in The Lobby on Capitol Hill.
• Google to Compete Against Apple Again?
• Google sees travel searches surge 21%.
• Google Seeking Customer Support Professionals for Nexus One.
• Google Content Engine Adds Functions.
• Tough Calls Ahead for Google's Nexus One Plans.
• Toyota breaks silence with YouTube mea culpa.
• Google to Air "Search Stories" Ad During Super Bowl... Also here.
• Google Street View to Add Store Interiors?
• Symbian Goes Open Source, Takes On Android. Also here.
• Steve Ballmer, did you ‘fucking kill Google’ yet?
• Some Online Advice from Google's Travel Industry Director.
• Shifting Paradigms with YouTube Press Conferences.
• Sen. Durbin Prods Tech Giants to Back Google's China Stance.
• Now Google Will Phase Out IE6 For Gmail & Calendar.
• Most AdSense Publishers Want Google To Disclose Revenue Split.

Key Official Google Blog Posts: February 6, 2010

• Search is getting more social.
• Skupina Unicorn College GUG.cz vás zve na dvě přednášky.
• Stanford expands Google Books agreement.
• Supporting students from under-represented backgrounds in the pursuit of a technical education.
• The Trike has landed! Nominate your favourite Aussie location for a Google Street View Trike visit.
• Third Annual LLVM Developers' Meeting.
• Use your extra storage to store any file online.
• Wander the seafloor like never before.
• Who's @ Google I/O: spotlight on Enterprise sessions.
• Wrapping up our Free Holiday WiFi program.
• YouTube joins John King on TV series, "The Future of News".

Recently published Google patents: February 4, 2010

• Exception Processing of Character Entry Sequences.
• Optimizing parameters for machine translation.
• Claiming Real Estate in Panoramic or 3D Mapping Environments for Advertising.
• Resource locator suggestions from input character sequence.
• Method and System for Automated Annotation of Persons in Video Content.
• Video overlay advertisement creator.
• Content item selection.
• Web-bases graphics rendering system.
• Advertising inventory allocation.
• Transliteration for query expansion.
• Method and system for executing applications using native code modules.
• Generating and serving tiles in a digital mapping system.
• Wireless network-based location approximation.
• Method of Delivery of Targeting, and Measuring Advertising Over Networks.
• Providing Posts to Discussion Threads in Response to a Search Query.
• Multiple inde based information retrieval system.
• Zero-Minute Virus and Spam Detection.

Key Official Google Blog Posts: February 3, 2010

• A proposal to extend the DNS protocol.
• African NGOs are now on the map!
• Android at Mobile World Congress.
• Android at the 2010 Game Developers Conference.
• Android Developer Labs World Tour.
• Announcing G-Nigeria Day 2010.
• Announcing Google's Focused Research Awards.
• App Engine at a Conference Near You this Winter!
• Bringing Project CARE to veterans in Washington, D.C.
• Calling All SaaS ISVs: Don't forget to sign up for Google I/O!
• Celebrating Data Privacy Day.
• Change the way you see your site with Browser Size.
• Citizentube @ Davos: Your questions at the Al Arabiya Debate.
• Citizentube in Switzerland: Social Media Panel @ Davos.
• Cloud computing in the President's 2011 budget.
• Doodle 4 Google — Tell us what you would do if you could do anything...
• Enterprise developers: See you at Google I/O!
• FCC broadband plan to call for access to real-time energy info.
• Finance clean energy, Mr. President.
• Forum di Assistenza Google: il primo Summit italiano.
• Free e-commerce catalogs managed with Google Docs.
• Google Analytics hovoria už aj po slovensky.
• Google Apps adds enterprise admin policies for iPhone, Nokia, and Windows Mobile devices.
• Google Apps highlights – 1/22/2010.
• Google Cluster Data.
• Google D.C. Talk Feb. 8 - Democracy Online: Can the Internet Bring Change?
• Google Docs guy talks cloud computing at Brookings.
• Google NSBE Conference Travel Scholarship.
• Google's Privacy Principles.
• Helping computers understand language.
• Hey FCC, keep the Internet open -- and awesome!
• How much power do you use in the middle of the night?
• How search can add real ROI to eCommerce websites.
• Launched: Google Apps Script for Google Apps Standard Edition.
• Linux.conf.au: We're in Wellington!
• Love for LuaJIT.
• Meraki Wins PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice Award.
• Migrating 6,000 users in 40+ countries from Lotus Notes/Domino to Google Apps.
• MomDotCom Webinar.
• Our common ground on the open Internet.
• Project: Report 2010 – Sharing Your Stories With the World.
• Research Areas of Interest:  Building scalable, robust cluster applications.

Google employees in the news: January 12-24, 2010

• Adam Kovacevich, Senior Manager, Public Policy Communications
• Aidan Chopra, Evangelist, SketchUp
• Alan Davidson, Director, Americas’ Public Policy
• Albert Cheng, AdWords API
• Alfredo Pulvirenti, Search Quality, Italy
• Andy Golding, Software Engineer, News
• Anna Bishop, Enterprise Search
• Anna Jansson, AdWords
• Ashley Gorringe, Enterprise Search
• Barry Janzen, QA Engineer
• Carlo Contavalli, Public DNS
• Carol Smith, Open Source, Australia
• Charlene Perez, Search Quality
• Chiara Micca, Associate, Consumer Operations, Italy
• Chris Cronin, SketchUp
• Chris Zacharias, Engineer, YouTube
• Christos Apartoglou, Product Marketing Manager, Chrome
• Dan Holevoet, Developer Programs
• Dave Kim, Marketing, GIS Products
• David Singleton, Engineering Manager, Mobile
• Deeksha Hebbar, Product Marketing Manager, TV Ads
• Dima Broyde, Software Engineer, YouTube
• Ed Lu, Program Manager, Advanced Projects
• Elizabeth Ferdon, AdSense Payments
• Eric Bidelman, Sites API
• Evin Levey, Product Manager, Apps
• Gopal Shah, Postini
• Ian Fette, Product Manager, Chrome
• Jacquelline Fuller, Crisis Response
• James Therrien, GIS Products
• Jana Urban, GIS Products
• Jason Shafton, Product Marketing Manager, AdWords API
• Jed Lau, Meraki
• Jeff Posnick, YouTube API
• Jignashu Parikh, Engineer, Mobile
• Joseph L. Hellerstein, Manager, Performance Analytics
• Joseph Schorr, Data Protocol
• Joshua Haberman, Software Engineering
• Joyce Sohn, Developer
• Karolina Slipko, Account Associate, Poland
• Kate Hurowitz, GIS Products
• Katharina Friedrich, Product Marketing Manager, Australia
• Katrina Kurnit, AdWords
• Kelvin Ho, Product Manager, Nexus One
• Kevin Carle, Engineer, YouTube
• Kiran Gunda, Software Engineer, News
• Laura Allen, Sales Operations Coordinator, SketchUp
• Laura Scott, GIS Products, UK
• Laurent Tu, Sites API
• Lior Ron, Product Manager, GIS Products
• Lori Meiskey, GIS Products
• Lucinda Barlow, Head of Corporate Communications, Australia
• Maile Ohye, Tech Lead, Developer Programs
• Marcus Foster, Product Manager, Mobile
• Marek Blizco, AdWords
• Masanori Goto, GIS Products
• Matt Manolides, Specialist, GIS Products
• Michael Terrell, Policy Counsel, Energy
• Michael Wyszomierski, Search Quality
• Michał Kramarz, Senior Account Manager, Retail & Travel, Poland
• Mike Danylchuk, Webmaster Tools
• Mistique Cano, Manager, Public Policy
• Mohamed Elhawary, Software Engineer, Search Quality
• Moustafa Hammad, Software Engineer, Search Quality
• Naren Manappa, Software Engineer, Search, India
• Natalia Marmasse, Engineer, Mobile
• Nick Baum, Product Manager, Chrome
• Nick Dower, GIS Products
• Nitin Shetti, Webmaster Tools
• Nyimbi Odero, Lead, English Speaking West Africa
• Olivia Ma, News & Politics Manager, YouTube
• Omar Khan, Software Engineer, PowerMeter
• Peter Fitzgerald, Industry Leader, Retail, UK
• Prem Ramaswami, Crisis Response
• Prunthaban Kanthakumar, Software Engineer, Search, India
• Rajen Sheth, Senior Product Manager, Apps
• Rick Klau, Product Manager, Blogger
• Ryan Hall, Head of Business Development, Australia and NZ
• Ryan Hayward, Marketing, GIS Products
• Ryo Takahashi, GIS Products
• Sanjit Biswas, Meraki
• Scott Huffman, Engineer, Mobile
• Scott McMullan, Lead, Apps Partners
• Sean McCullough, Software Engineer, Blogger
• Slave Jovanovski, Software Engineer, YouTube
• Stefano Bezze, Search Quality, Italy
• Steve Crossan, Product Manager, Gmail
• Steven Baker, Software Engineer, Search
• Surojit Chatterjee, Product Manager, Mobile Ads
• Takahito Hirano, GIS Products
• Varun Sharma, Engineer, Mobile
• Vijay Bangaru, Product Manager, Docs
• Vincent Paquet, Senior Product Manager, Voice
• Wiktor Gworek, Software Engineer, Blogger, Poland
• Wilmer van der Gaast, Public DNS
• Zach Maier, Data Protocol
• Zuzana Stierankova, AdWords, Czech Republic