Provides a wide range of internet services, primarily a search engine. Google was founded by the "Google guys" Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 when they were both Ph.D students at Stanford. The company employs 22,000 people and profited $6.5 billion in 2009. Google generates most of its profit from advertising.
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# google - Sunday 19 May, 2013
500 million searches a day are for things Google has never heard of
Google crawls 20 billion websites every single day and processes 100 billion searches a month.
# google - Friday 17 May, 2013
Column: How practising mindfulness can help your work life
Some of the world’s most successful companies are investing in mindfulness training for their employees to help them deal better with stress and workplace challenges, writes Joanne O’Malley
# google - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Court says YouTube video of taxi evasion may be taken down from the internet
A High Court judge said today he was surprised that Google and Facebook had not done more to help take down the video.
Google exec grilled in UK over ‘devious’ use of Ireland to reduce tax
MPs suggested that more sales activities are taking place in the UK than the company is willing to admit to.
Want to send (and receive) money by email?
Google has rolled Google Wallet into Gmail, so you can send money over email – but would you be interested in such a service?
# google - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Court says Google’s auto-complete ‘can be defamatory’
An entrepreneur said the words ‘Scientology’ and ‘fraud’ came up when he typed his name into the search box of the German version of Google.
Google gets us hooked on classic Atari game
Search engine ‘Easter Egg’ lets users play Atari Breakout to celebrate the game’s 37th birthday.
France wants to tax iPads and iPhones to fund the arts
A report commissioned by the French government has suggested that a four per cent tax could be imposed on the sale of smartphones and tablets to fund artistic and creative ventures.
# google - Sunday 12 May, 2013
This is what the new Google Maps is set to look like
Changes could be afoot as early as next week…
# google - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Will you have to pay to watch YouTube videos soon?
The pay to channels are set to be launched in the coming months.
# google - Friday 3 May, 2013
Google Palestine now exists
The search engine replaced its Palestine Territories products and named them Google Palestine.
YouTube has won its battle with TV… according to YouTube
No doubt aided by cat videos, YouTube is displacing television watching according to its parent company.
# google - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
Pregnant at 10, a virgin at 60… Google searches based on age
“I’m 13 and still beastfeed”.
# google - Friday 26 April, 2013
New scheme launched to help get more businesses trading online
Currently only 23 per cent of Irish SMEs trade online, with three of the four billion that Irish consumers spend online leaving the country.
# google - Thursday 25 April, 2013
Google to change how it displays search results in Europe
The company announced the move in a bid to appease concerns it might be abusing its dominant market position.
From Budapest to Everest, Google Street View reaches 50 countries
Google is celebrating the 50th country on Street View, and Ireland is among the places where you can see everything from cemeteries to giraffes.
# google - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Getting paid to daydream and doodle
What’s it like being paid to doodle every day? TheJournal.ie finds out…
# google - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Google submits list of remedies in bid to clear EU antitrust case
The EU Commission is probing whether Google unfairly favors its own services in its internet search results.
# google - Friday 12 April, 2013
12 social media mishaps we want to bury forever
We just want to forget these things. Honestly.
Google lets users decide what happens to their email after they die
Google is the first major company to let people decide what happens to emails, photographs, blogs and social networks if their account becomes inactive.
# google - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
Google Play brings music to Irish ears
The service is available in an additional seven countries from today.
# google - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Facebook unveils Android software suite
The software will be available for download from 12 April.
# google - Saturday 23 March, 2013
11 Google products and services you never knew existed
You can explore Mars, for starters.
# google - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Digital Rights Ireland defend existing online laws before oireachtas committee
Representatives from Digital Rights Ireland and Google appeared before the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications earlier today.
# google - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Google launches Chromebooks in Ireland
Both the Samsung and Acer versions of the laptop will be available, ranging in price from €247 to €379.
# google - Thursday 14 March, 2013
Google Reader to close following ‘spring clean’
Google acknowledged there was “a loyal following” for the service but said “over the years usage has declined”.
# google - Tuesday 12 March, 2013
Google wants to replace your passwords with jewellery
Replacing all your passwords with one small chip in a ring? Don’t lose it.
# google - Friday 8 March, 2013
VIDEO: How Google’s offices looked back in 1999
Through the eyes of an 11-year-old boy.
# google - Thursday 7 March, 2013
EU criticised over enforcement of Microsoft’s promise of web browser choice
The EU has been criticised for failing to enforce a commitment made by Microsoft to offer users a choice of internet browser for which the US tech giant was fined €561 million yesterday.
# google - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Contempt action to be taken over photos of ‘James Bulger’s killers’
Individuals who posted material purporting to show the notorious Jon Venables and Robert Thompson face prosecution by the British government.
# google - Saturday 23 February, 2013
Meet the company which will only accept Twitter CVs
And it’s for applications for a six-figure job.
# google - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
VIDEO: Google’s new ad for its ‘Glass’ glasses
Google’s put out a video showing what life will be like if you’re wearing their new augmented reality specs.
# google - Monday 18 February, 2013
75 finalists compete to have drawing displayed on Google homepage
The public vote is now open to choose a winner from doodles by school students around the country.
# google - Sunday 10 February, 2013
Indoor trees and a slide: the perfect office?
Google offices never fail to impress but the ‘wild design’ is a new one on us…
# google - Friday 1 February, 2013
Google and French news websites reach agreement over the news
Google will set up a €60 million fund to help French newspapers develop online projects – but won’t stop indexing content from French news sites.
# google - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Google releases more detailed maps of North Korea
The maps were created thanks to citizen cartographers using Google Map Maker.
# google - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Rouen, Robin Hood and Real Madrid: The week in numbers
Also, how many of Kerry’s councillors actually favour relaxed drink-driving rules? And just how rich is Apple?
# google - Tuesday 22 January, 2013
Google’s revenue hits $50 billion for the first time
It’s good news for Google: the internet titan has reported rising profits and its highest revenue ever for 2012.
Putting the favelas of Rio de Janeiro on the map
After a 1937 city ordinance didn’t map them due to their ‘temporary’ nature, the shanty towns have finally been recognised.
Updated: Iona Institute YouTube account restored, Google denies censorship
The account, which included a video promoting traditional marriage between a man and a woman, had been taken down earlier today prompting the Iona Institute’s David Quinn to say it was “censorship” but Google said it was a verification issue.
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