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I’ve been reading over at Cnet that Google is testing their new product, Google Music. Apparently employees at the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters have been testing the service internally in preparation for its full release. Hat tip to Ian Cowley for this. Full story here

I read in the papers today that concern is mounting for Wael Ghonim, Google’s Marketing chief for the Middle East and North Africa. Mr Ghonim is seen on video being grabbed and taken away by secret police during the demonstrations in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Google issued the following statement: “The safety of our employees is [...]

Didn’t see this one coming – but I’m not surprised. Schmidt was always a cold fish that didn’t fit into Google’s image as far as I’m concerned, although he ran the company competently, he didn’t have the vitality that oozed from the ‘plex. As far as Larry Page goes, I have an open mind. Whilst [...]

Once again a country is trying to get Google to censor it’s results. This time it’s Spain, and according to the Inquirer website, “Spain’s data protection authority has ordered to remove almost 100 online articles from its search listings.” Google’s defence is that it only acts as an intermediary and is not responsible for content [...]

So what’s this all about? “The internet giants Google and Verizon are reportedly close to a deal that could bring an end to “net neutrality”, allowing the telecoms company to prioritise the order and speed in which it delivers content to users.” “Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in February this year, Eric Schmidt, Google [...]

Despite very strained relations, the Chinese government have renewed Google’s licence to operate in China. Although I support Google’s stance re censorship and human rights, I must admit to feeling glad that these two are still holding hands. Read the full story here

Never one to complain about Google in the past, I must admit to hating the new Google home page. The beauty of Google was always its simplicity – with the option to search sites from the UK when performing the initial search. Now one has to make a worldwide search just to get the option [...]

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I have nothing but admiration for Google when I read this morning that they have pulled out of China and will be online from Hong Kong. Too many western companies turn a blind eye to China’s human rights record so as not to jeopardise their profits – and that is a disgrace. It is a [...]

Ha ha ha ha ha Do it Rupert – go on, you know you want to…