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Internet search results: Increased brain activity

Wed Oct 15 03:13:09 UTC 2008

Time spent Googling the latest campaign news or searching for choice eBay buys may help stimulate and improve the minds of middle-aged and older Americans.

Massive Online Spam Operation Busted | iNPLACENEWS

Tue Oct 14 19:20:01 UTC 2008

Federal authorities in Chicago say they’ve shut down one of the largest spam e-mail operations in the world. The Federal Trade Commission says the group generated e-mails promoting sales of prescription drugs and “male enhancement” pills.

Google to appeal thumbnail copyright defeats in Germany

Tue Oct 14 14:48:24 UTC 2008

Google has lost two German court cases over copyright in images displayed as thumbnails in search results. The search giant will lodge one appeal covering both cases.

Google in secret talks to stop Yahoo! probe

Tue Oct 14 13:13:39 UTC 2008

Google is holding secret negotiations with the US Department of Justice to head off a full investigation into its ad-sharing deal with Yahoo!.

Court: Google Image thumbnails infringe on copyright

Tue Oct 14 11:53:19 UTC 2008

A German court has ruled that Google's image searches aren't allowed to display thumbnails of copyrighted images, and says that it's Google's job to figure out what's copyrighted.

Google dad bids to net baby's name online

Tue Oct 14 06:18:54 UTC 2008

Jason and Ann Morrison are expecting their first child next month and, as one would expect from a Google engineer, they've asked the internet to name the baby.

Washington latest to drop Microsoft for web apps

Mon Oct 13 13:11:30 UTC 2008

Washington has joined 500,000+ businesses and organizations in moving its communication and productivity tools into the cloud. Vivek Kundra, CTO for the District, signed an agreement with Google to migrate the organization's 38,000 employees to Google App

YouTube adds full-length television shows

Mon Oct 13 12:57:04 UTC 2008

YouTube has moved to put full-length television shows on its site for the first time.

Singapore You're on Google

Mon Oct 13 06:09:18 UTC 2008

A Google car with roof-top cameras, one of several such vehicles roaming the city, was spotted beside the Bishan Institute of Technical Education campus.

Singapore is 5th nation to be featured on Street View offering ground-level 3-D views

Mon Oct 13 06:38:10 UTC 2008

A Google car with roof-top cameras, one of several such vehicles roaming the city, was spotted beside the Bishan Institute of Technical Education campus.