Google ‘faces major US antitrust probe’
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to open a formal antitrust probe into whether internet search giant Google has abused its dominance on the web, The Wall Street Journal reports.The newspaper, citing ‘people familiar with the matter,’ said the FTC is preparing to serve Google with civil subpoenas ‘signalling the start of a [...]
Google search tracks down assault victim
A Google search has helped tracked down an Australian girl US police believe was one of many young victims of alleged child predator Stephen Vosilla.US Authorities recognised a logo on a video of one of Vosilla’s victims and logged on to the internet search engine, Google, tapped in the logo, and within seconds he was [...]
Google logo turns into dancing animation
Google has paid tribute to US dance pioneer Martha Graham by transforming the celebrated logo on its homepage into a dancing animation.Instead of the usual colourful logo, the internet search giant’s homepage features an animated dancer who spells out the word “Google” in a series of elegant dance moves made famous by Graham.Graham, founder of [...]
Janrain: Facebook Has Eclipsed Google As Most Popular Sign-In Choice
Janrain, a user management platform that enables third party sign-in with 18 different providers, including Facebook, Google, and Twitter; is releasing its Q1 2011 report today. Janrain’s report analyzes data from networks for social login and social sharing across the 350,000 websites worldwide that use Janrain sign-in product, Engage. For the first time in a [...]
Google, Facebook Users Skew Young, Affluent, and Educated
Both Google and Facebook attract young, affluent, and educated Americans in large numbers, according to results of a new USA Today/Gallup poll. Each counts more than half of those under 50, those with college degrees, and those making more than $90,000 a year among their users.Gallup data indicates men (42%) are about as likely as [...]
