http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Google_IncFind stories, videos, and photos about Google Inc. from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:04:05 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Google_Inc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Google Inc. from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/25/cashmore.news.corp.google/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/25/cashmore.news.corp.google/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf Rupert Murdoch gets his way -- and he's not simply bluffing -- you may one day need to "Bing it" rather than "Google it" to find news stories online.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.virtual.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/24/iraq.virtual.museum/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt houses some of ancient Mesopotamia's rarest artifacts, but what is even harder to find at Iraq's National Museum are visitors.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/20/google.os/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/20/google.os/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle today unveiled more details of Chrome OS, a lightweight, browser-based operating system for netbooks.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/13/google.phone.service/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/13/google.phone.service/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle is set to become your new phone company, perhaps reducing your phone bill to zilch in the process.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/technology/Google_free_wifi_airports/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/technology/Google_free_wifi_airports/index.htmGoogle is planning to foot the bill for WiFi at 47 of the nation's airports for the rest of the year, beginning Tuesday.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/09/technology/google_admob/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/09/technology/google_admob/index.htmGoogle said Monday that it plans to pay $750 million in stock for AdMob, a company that provides display advertising technology for mobile Internet sites.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/05/google.dashboard/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/05/google.dashboard/index.html#cnnSTCTextEver wonder what information Google knows about you? With a click or two, now you can find out.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/05/cnet.google.customer.service/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/05/cnet.google.customer.service/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you rely on a compelling service that happens to be free, what level of customer support are you entitled to receive?Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/28/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/28/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Internet's most popular search engine should get smarter about music, as Google updates the algorithms that power its searches this week, a company spokesman said.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/27/rasmussen.brothers.google.wave/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/27/rasmussen.brothers.google.wave/index.html#cnnSTCTextLars and Jens Rasmussen were broke and jobless -- with only $16 between them -- when they made it big in the Web world by selling their idea for Google Maps.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/technology/auletta_maxims.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/technology/auletta_maxims.fortune/index.htmIn researching his new book, Googled: the End of the World as We Know It, to be published next week by Penguin Press, author Ken Auletta had extensive access to the company's inner workings and reported widely on its impact on the media landscape.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.language.fb.google/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/tech.language.fb.google/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the Internet's great promises is that it's the ultimate democratizer. It's open to everyone and allows all people to communicate.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/22/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/22/google.music/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle plans to launch a music service, Wired.com has confirmed with sources familiar with the situation. Next to nothing is known about the service at this point, rumored to be called "Google Music," "Google Audio," or "One Box," although we have confirmed that it will be announced next Wednesday, and that it will link out to two music services: Lala and iLike.Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/technology/google_music/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/21/technology/google_music/index.htmGoogle will soon allow users to to listen to music and buy songs on its search results page, according to several news reports.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/08/cnet.google.android/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/08/cnet.google.android/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter two years of waiting, Google Android phones are finally hitting the market en masse.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/15/technology/google_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/15/technology/google_earnings/index.htmGoogle said Thursday the worst of the recession has passed, as it reported quarterly profit and sales that rose from year-earlier results and easily trounced Wall Street's forecasts.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/07/language.facebook.google/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/07/language.facebook.google/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the Internet's great promises is that it's the ultimate democratizer. It's open to everyone and allows all people to communicate.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/07/technology/google_schmidt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/07/technology/google_schmidt/index.htmGoogle Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said that the tech firm has ramped up hiring, citing an end to the advertising slump.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/29/google.wave.beta/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/29/google.wave.beta/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle Wave, a product that promises to revolutionize online communication, will go out to about 100,000 beta testers Wednesday.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/gmail.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/gmail.crash/index.html#cnnSTCTextGmail experienced problems on Thursday, with some users reporting slowdowns and service outages.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/markets/thebuzz/index.htmTechnology stocks have outperformed the broader market during the past six months -- and with good reason.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/19/google.books/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/19/google.books/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernment lawyers urged a federal court judge late Friday to reject a proposed settlement which would allow Google to digitally scan massive libraries of books and place them online.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/16/government.app.store/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/16/government.app.store/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration has unveiled a government "app store" designed to push the federal bureaucracy into the era of cloud computing.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/01/gmail.outage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/01/gmail.outage/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle said Tuesday's widespread Gmail outage occurred when the company took some servers offline to perform routine maintenance, causing its remaining routers to become overloaded with traffic.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/26/hawaiian.google/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/26/hawaiian.google/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany Google users probably didn't notice this month that they can now display their search tips in the Hawaiian language.Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/25/new.york.model.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/25/new.york.model.blogger/index.html#cnnSTCTextHer identity revealed, a blogger who posted rants about model Liskula Cohen said she was the real victim in the case and plans to sue Google for violating her privacy.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/smallbusiness/smartphones.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/smallbusiness/smartphones.fsb/index.htmWhenever I look at shiny new smartphones, I experience a "boys and their toys" moment and have to keep myself from drooling. But as the author of The Recession-Proof Business and founder of VictorCheng.com, a Website that provides business training to entrepreneurs, I feel obligated to take a more serious approach. Sleek handsets come and go, but what matters most is the operating system, the software that will run mobile devices now and in the future. Apple, Palm and Google have all recently launched new mobile operating systems: OS 3.0 for the iPhone, WebOS on the Palm Pre and Google's Android system, which comes preinstalled on the HTC G1 from T-Mobile.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/21/technology/google_books/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/21/technology/google_books/index.htmThree of Google's biggest online rivals have joined the fight against a court settlement that would give Google the rights to sell millions of books on the Internet.Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/19/markets/thebuzz/index.htmCan you believe that it's already been five years since Google went public?Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/smallbusiness/marketing_pay_for_what_works.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/smallbusiness/marketing_pay_for_what_works.fsb/index.htmIn May 2008 I nearly had a nervous breakdown -- and for good reason.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo_google_search/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/29/technology/microsoft_yahoo_google_search/index.htm"Microhoo" is finally a done deal, but will it really be able to make a dent in Google's enormous search market lead?Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmIt's funny how Wall Street works these days. News that should be considered bad is thought to be good because it's "less bad." But some companies that actually report good news get punished because it's not good enough.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/technology/google_killer_app_cost_cutting.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/technology/google_killer_app_cost_cutting.breakingviews/index.htmGoogle found a killer app in the second quarter: cost-cutting.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:05:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/technology/google_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/technology/google_earnings/index.htmGoogle said Thursday it was seeing signs of stabilization in what has been a very rough advertising environment.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/15/google.microsoft.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/15/google.microsoft.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn less than a week, Google announced an operating system to compete with Windows, while Microsoft announced that Office 10 will include free, online versions of its four most popular software programs -- a shot at Google's suite of web-based office applications.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/14/cnet.google.link.exchange/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/14/cnet.google.link.exchange/index.html#cnnSTCTextLarge Internet companies spend millions on consultants and technology trying to get their sites to rank among the highest results on Google. Everyone else has to rely on the poor man's search-engine optimization: the link exchange.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/google.chrome.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/google.chrome.challenges/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle's netbook-friendly Chrome OS takes direct aim at Microsoft, whose eight-year-old Windows XP leads the netbook market. But the odds are stacked against Google.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/google.chrome.os/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/google.chrome.os/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle is jumping into Microsoft Windows territory -- and threatening to change the way personal computers work -- with its own version of a computer operating system.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/08/technology/google_chrome_os.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/08/technology/google_chrome_os.fortune/index.htmIt's highly unlikely that the operating system Google announced yesterday -- dubbed Google Chrome OS -- will rocket to the heights of its chief competitor, Microsoft, right away. But it doesn't really matter. In a world obsessed with all things Google, the new OS will certainly get its fair share of attention, and the frontal assault on Microsoft that it represents will serve at least as a great distraction to the tech behemoth.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/06/technology/six_month_tech_stock_gut_check.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/06/technology/six_month_tech_stock_gut_check.fortune/index.htmHalf this miserable economic year is gone. That's the good news; we've got less of 2009 to go.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/19/iran.internet.google/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/19/iran.internet.google/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternet giant Google on Friday started translating Persian, also known as Farsi, in a move that could dramatically help spread information on the Iranian election crisis, but the service is far from perfect.Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/technology/google_23andMe/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/18/technology/google_23andMe/index.htmWhen it comes to raising capital in the current economic environment, being married to a Google co-founder has its advantages.Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/16/cnet.google.tiananmen.square/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/16/cnet.google.tiananmen.square/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle was going to help democratize data in China. Instead, about three years after entering the Middle Kingdom, the search company still finds itself in an uncomfortable working relationship with government censors.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/technology/google_market_insights.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/technology/google_market_insights.fortune/index.htmWhen the stock market goes up these days, your 401(k) isn't the only thing that will follow. So, too, does the volume of Google searches for economic terms.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/google.browser/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/google.browser/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle spent Wednesday morning trying to get developers excited about the next generation of Web technologies by showing off how future Web applications will mimic desktop apps.Thu, 28 May 2009 14:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/27/technology/search_engines/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/27/technology/search_engines/index.htmSearch engine wars are heating up.Wed, 27 May 2009 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/05/26/tf.names.on.invitations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/05/26/tf.names.on.invitations/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough I don't plan to change my name when I get hitched this summer, I respect and appreciate every woman's right to choose what's best for her. I reject the notion some have expressed that when a woman takes her husband's last name she's giving up her identity.Tue, 26 May 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/technology/search_engines_google_competition.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/technology/search_engines_google_competition.breakingviews/index.htmSuddenly, search engines seem to be multiplying.Thu, 21 May 2009 15:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/20/news/companies/top.mba.employers.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/20/news/companies/top.mba.employers.fortune/index.htmIn this job market, any offer is good, but MBA candidates still consider some employers better than others.Thu, 21 May 2009 14:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/20/google.doodle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/20/google.doodle/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne of the perks of using search engine Google's home page is checking out the frequently changing seasonal, current-event, and holiday-inspired "doodles" used for the logo.Thu, 21 May 2009 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/12/future.search.engine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/12/future.search.engine/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe may be coming upon a new era for the Internet search.Sat, 16 May 2009 11:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/google.site.failures/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/14/google.site.failures/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany people found Google's search site was extremely slow or inaccessible Thursday, and other reports pointed to troubles with other properties including YouTube, Gmail, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Google Docs, AdSense, and Blogger.Thu, 14 May 2009 18:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/07/technology/yang_google.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/07/technology/yang_google.fortune/index.htmFor the second week in a row, reports have surfaced that government regulators are closely eyeing Google.Sun, 10 May 2009 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/05/05/online.calendars/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/05/05/online.calendars/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs it safe and secure to keep my calendar online? What's the difference between a Google calendar, an Exchange calendar, and an intranet calendar?Tue, 05 May 2009 13:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/04/09/staying.in.touch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/traveltips/04/09/staying.in.touch/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith these handy tools, you can update the folks back home without ever having to slow down.Fri, 01 May 2009 15:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/technology/yang_search.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/21/technology/yang_search.fortune/index.htmThe online world has gone totally multimedia: Web video and images have proliferated in recent years. Yet the go-to method for finding stuff on the Internet remains text-based. Looking for a site? Type words into a search bar, and the text results offer a hint of the relevant pages. Even if you're looking for images or video, the results are notated with words.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/technology/google_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/technology/google_earnings/index.htmShares of Google Inc. rose in after-hours trading Thursday after the Internet search company said its first-quarter profit climbed 8.9% and topped Wall Street's forecast, amid a tough advertising environment.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/google.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/03/google.anger/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle's ambitious plan to offer a 3-D street level view of communities across three continents hit a snag when angry residents of a UK village blocked the search engine's camera car from photographing their homes.Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/technology/google_capital_fund/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/31/technology/google_capital_fund/index.htmGoogle is launching a $100 million venture capital fund to develop start-up companies in a range of industries, the company announced Monday night in a blog post.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/google_layoffs.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/google_layoffs.fortune/index.htmGoogle is getting serious about cutting costs. In a March 26 blog post, the Internet search behemoth announced it will lay off 200 people in its sales and marketing operations.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/google_layoffs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/technology/google_layoffs/index.htmGoogle said Thursday that it plans to cut "just under" 200 positions in its sales and marketing organizations around the globe, according to a posting on the company's official blog.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/12/technology/aol_ceo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/12/technology/aol_ceo/index.htmTim Armstrong, a former Google executive, was named the new chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL, according to a statement released Thursday.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/google.voice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/google.voice/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle plans to unveil a service called Google Voice on Thursday that indicates Google wants to do with your telephone communications what companies such as Yahoo have done with e-mail.Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/16/healthmag.google.flu.trends/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/16/healthmag.google.flu.trends/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe flu season got a late start this year, but it is finally picking up speed, according to activity on Google Flu Trends, which tracks search terms plugged into Google, not actual flu cases.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/02/17/cellphone.google.android.vodafone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/02/17/cellphone.google.android.vodafone/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoogle launched the latest salvo in the cellphone wars Tuesday with the unveiling of the newest handset to carry its Android platform.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/search.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/search.fortune/index.htmMost companies judge their success based on how high they can rank on a Google search. An entire industry of search engine optimizers has sprung up to help businesses rise to the top. But not every person or company wants their information to be found by search engines. Here are three sites that make a business out of helping its clients fly below Google's radar.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/google.latitude/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/google.latitude/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust because the Internet has broken down geographic barriers, don't assume that Google doesn't care about geography.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/google.earth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/02/04/google.earth/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fact that you now can explore the ocean through Google Earth isn't going to make Google much money directly. But the move is nonetheless smart.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/google.offline.gmail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/01/28/google.offline.gmail/index.html#cnnSTCTextSignificantly increasing the utility and competitiveness of its Web-based e-mail service, Google is enabling an experimental ability to read, write, and search Gmail messages even while not connected to the network.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/23/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks recovered from session lows Friday as Google's upbeat earnings and a rally in bank stocks helped offset the impact of GE's weaker profit report.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/technology/google_earns/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/22/technology/google_earns/index.htmInternet advertising behemoth Google continued to show strong sales and profit against a thorny economic backdrop.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:03:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/companies/Google_bestco_lashinsky.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/companies/Google_bestco_lashinsky.fortune/index.htmThe plight of workers everywhere is bleak. Witness the turn of events at Google, where this past Christmas no armored car pulled up to the Googleplex to dispense a thousand bucks in crisp hundred-dollar bills to each and every employee, as one did the year before.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/technology/microsoft_verizon.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/08/technology/microsoft_verizon.fortune/index.htmMicrosoft has beat out Google to become the default search provider on all phones on the Verizon Wireless network.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/technology/lashinsky_google.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/technology/lashinsky_google.fortune/index.htmMetaphorically speaking, Google is killing the newspaper industry. Online news is quickly hollowing out the traditional paper - the Christian Science Monitor eliminates its print edition, Tribune Co. declares bankruptcy, Detroit's two dailies slash home delivery to three days a week - while Google rakes in advertising profits.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/technology/yang_online_privacy.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/technology/yang_online_privacy.fortune/index.htmGoogle recently released its annual rundown of popular searches for 2008 - what they call the "zeitgeist" list - and it's a reminder, once again, of how much we reveal about ourselves every time we type into a search bar.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:27:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/technology/internet_neutrality_lashinsky.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/technology/internet_neutrality_lashinsky.fortune/index.htmThe Wall Street Journal unleashed a firestorm last week with a page-one article titled, "Google wants its own fast track on the Web." The Journal knew this headline and the words that ran below it would be incendiary.Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:49:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/technology/techjobs_copelandlashinsky.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/technology/techjobs_copelandlashinsky.fortune/index.htmNature abhors a vacuum, but apparently not in Silicon Valley, where it may not be easy to fill some very prominent vacancies. Right now you've got Jerry Yang abdicating at Yahoo, and Microsoft is looking for someone to run its online division. And there are persistent rumors that another huge job might be opening up at Google.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/11/google.flu.trends/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/11/11/google.flu.trends/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf you have a fever, headache and runny nose, you might go to Google and type the words "flu symptoms" to see whether you've come down with influenza.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:40:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1856712,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1856712,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle Inc. is abandoning a planned advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc. in the face of a looming antitrust challenge by the governmentWed, 05 Nov 2008 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854520,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1854520,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant's book search programTue, 28 Oct 2008 22:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/10/22/google.project.update/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/10/22/google.project.update/index.html#cnnSTCTextA $10 million call by Google Inc. for beneficial, world-changing ideas has generated more than 150,000 online submissions.Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1851286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1851286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAmid the global meltdown, Google posts robusts earnings and a hugely optimistic forecast for the long termThu, 16 Oct 2008 23:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/news/companies/google_earns/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/10/16/news/companies/google_earns/index.htmInternet advertising giant Google reported a strong increase in sales and a bigger profit than expected despite the current economic slump.Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1851242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1851242,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle says it shook off the slowing economy to boost its third-quarter profit by 26 percent to $1.35 billionThu, 16 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848216,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848216,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle Inc., the leader in online search and advertising, is muscling in on video game territory -- though it won't exactly be in the form of a shoot 'em up gameWed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/smallbusiness/tastes_of_google.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/smallbusiness/tastes_of_google.fsb/index.htmThe chef who made Google's cafeteria famous opened his own restaurant last month in Palo Alto. Charlie Ayers's inspiration for his Calafia Café & Market a Go Go was the healthy gourmet food he dished up for employees of the search-engine giant. He promises that all food will be sourced from within a 150-mile radius, and many menu items can be found in his new book, Food 2.0: Secrets From the Chef Who Fed Google.Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/technology/google_ge.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/technology/google_ge.fortune/index.htmWhen companies as savvy and as important as General Electric and Google join forces, it's worth a closer look. The companies say they will work together to drive two industries with big growth potential: geothermal energy and the upgrading of the nation's overburdened electricity grid.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/09/24/google.project/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/09/24/google.project/index.html#cnnSTCTextGot an idea that could change the world, or at least help a lot of people? Google wants to hear from you -- and it will pay as much as $10 million to make your idea a reality.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1843698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1843698,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle and T-Mobile unveiled the hotly anticipated G1 smartphone, the first handheld device to run Google's Android operating systemTue, 23 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/technology/siklos_google.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/12/technology/siklos_google.fortune/index.htmThe announcement from Google and NBC Universal hailing a joint venture to sell TV ads via Google's online service seemed like a nice bit of PR for both sides, signaling some thaw between the Web giant and the media establishment, and carrying the promise of new revenue streams for both sides.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840127,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1840127,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYahoo Inc.'s plans to boost its profits in an online advertising partnership with rival Google Inc. could be in crosshairs of the U.S. Justice Department, which has hired an antitrust litigator to review evidence for a possible legal challenge Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/03/smallbusiness/keep_web_traffic.smb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/03/smallbusiness/keep_web_traffic.smb/index.htmQuestion: I have contemplated selling my business, but hesitate because I assume that if I invest enough time and resources with the right people, I could make it more successful. We'd like to achieve higher search rankings - I feel certain visitors would find our site useful.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/technology/goog_anniversary.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/04/technology/goog_anniversary.fortune/index.htmSergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated Google on Sept. 7, 1998, and set out to organize the world's information on the Internet. Along the way, it turned Web search into an extremely lucrative business and became one of the world's most valuable brands.Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1837914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1837914,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the unveiling of Chrome, the search behemoth begins its march toward becoming Windows -- but freeWed, 03 Sep 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/19/technology/google_apps.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/19/technology/google_apps.fortune/index.htmSteve Skinner, the head of information technology for a big Bay Area real estate agency, recently got his umpteenth call from Google. Would Skinner be interested in buying a package of e-mail, word processing and other software known as Google Apps for his company's 1,300 employees?Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/22/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/22/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks surged Friday, at the end of a tough week, as investors welcomed lower oil prices, a stronger dollar, a rebound in bank shares and comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that cooled some inflationary worries.Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1830232,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1830232,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle Inc. said Wednesday that it has launched a music search service in China that allows users to access music legally online in a forum backed by some record labels and supported by advertising revenueThu, 07 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1830182,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1830182,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle "gadgets" -- little programs like calendars or daily photo feeds that users can implant onto their personalized Google home pages -- are increasingly juicy targets for hackersThu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe much-hyped, heavily funded new search engine developed by a former Google whiz leaves users unexcited Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827057,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827057,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPatterson instead intends to upstage Google, Ex-google employee intends to upstage Google, which she quit in 2006 to develop a more comprehensive and efficient way to scour the InternetMon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT