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Displaying all articles tagged:
Google
June 12, 2013
Frank Rich on the National Circus: Edward Snowden Won’t Undo the Patriot Act
America yawns while he hides.
By
Frank Rich
great moments in web browsers
June 10, 2013
Google Chrome Jokes (We Think?) About ‘Surveillance by Secret Agents’
Yeah … might want to remove that line.
By
Dan Amira
business
June 10, 2013
Waze May Soon Be Owned by Google
The next war over maps apps looms.
By
Margaret Hartmann
June 8, 2013
Tech Companies Made It Easier for the Government to Collect User Data
Twitter was maybe an exception.
By
Caroline Bankoff
online freedom
June 1, 2013
Google Ordered to Give Customer Data to FBI
Without a warrant.
By
Delia Paunescu
the internet
Mar. 14, 2013
Normal People Don’t Use Google Reader, So Get Over It
Dear Internet, you’re being annoying.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Mar. 14, 2013
So Long, Google Reader — We’ll Miss You
The beloved, maligned RSS reader will end in July.
By
Adam Martin
don’t be evil
Jan. 28, 2013
Google Is Sorry It Keeps Giving the Government Your E-mails
Happy Data Privacy Day from Google!
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
Jan. 18, 2013
A Brief History of John R. MacArthur Hating the Internet
The
Harper’s
publisher is still not a fan.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the future
Jan. 8, 2013
Google Flooding the Streets of Its NYC Neighborhood With Free Wi-Fi
Chelsea gets lucky.
By
Joe Coscarelli
international intrigue
Jan. 8, 2013
Google’s Eric Schmidt Feigns Interest in North Korean Computer Lab
Nobody knows why he’s there, still.
By
Dan Amira
sad things
Jan. 4, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Damage Now Starring in AllState Ad, Google Street View
One Staten Island family feels used.
By
Joe Coscarelli
search engines
Jan. 3, 2013
FTC Worked Hard on Google Investigation
Google is off the hook.
By
Delia Paunescu
dear leader
Jan. 2, 2013
Google Exec to Briefly Be the Second-Most Powerful Chairman in North Korea
He’s taking a little trip.
By
Joe Coscarelli
oops
Oct. 18, 2012
Google Suffers From Premature Release, Poor Earnings
Someone blew it.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the internet
Oct. 9, 2012
Old Bing Map Reveals CIA Replica of Bin Laden Compound
On Google Maps, it’s gone.
By
Joe Coscarelli
important things
Sept. 13, 2012
Google’s Flawed ‘Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon’ Search [Updated]
Why won’t it find Patrick Leahy?
By
Dan Amira
tech feuds
Sept. 7, 2012
Obama Makes Steve Jobs Ad Lib, Drops Google Reference
Someone’s really excited about the iPhone 5.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the internet
Aug. 10, 2012
Google Will Make an Effort to Steer Users Toward Non-Pirated Content
A consolation prize for backers of SOPA and PIPA.
By
Caroline Bankoff
rise of the machines
Aug. 7, 2012
Google’s Self-Driving Cars Will Keep Humans at Wheel, For Now
The vehicles have logged 300,000 miles.
By
Brett Smiley
bad education
July 10, 2012
NYC Principal Would Prefer Google Results Please Stop Calling Him a Pedophile
Employees of Norman Thomas High School are suing to identify who’s behind defamatory blogs.
By
Joe Coscarelli
mystery illness
June 23, 2012
Google CEO Larry Page Lost His Voice
He says there’s “nothing seriously wrong.”
By
Andre Tartar
technology
June 18, 2012
Google Not in the Business of Censoring People Who Pee on Their Passports
The company has updated its transparency report, including a special entry from Canada.
By
Joe Coscarelli
free rent
May 21, 2012
Google Gives Cornell’s New Tech Campus Free Room and Board
They have to pay for books and beer on their own, though.
By
Noreen Malone
this is how not to pay taxes
Apr. 29, 2012
Apple’s Tax Guys Are Better Than Yours
The company paid just 9.8 percent on its overall profits.
By
Andre Tartar
technology
Apr. 27, 2012
U.S. Not Screwing Around in Google Antitrust Investigation
The F.T.C. has hired a big-shot outside lawyer.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Apr. 22, 2012
Have Facebook and Google’s Employees Been Lulled Into Complacency?
Free food will do that.
By
Caroline Bankoff
frothy mixtures
Apr. 10, 2012
Santorum Beat His Google Problem, Sort Of
The “frothy mixture” lives on, but further down the page.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Apr. 1, 2012
April Fools’ Roundup: Conan Buys Mashable, Mitt Romney Gets Punked, and Google Has Its Fun
Also: Keith Olbermann gets a new job.
By
Andre Tartar
the great browser wars
Mar. 21, 2012
The Great Browser Wars: Google Chrome Momentarily Beats Out Microsoft IE
Only over the weekend; on Monday, IE perked back up.
By
Andre Tartar
stuck in the mittle
Mar. 20, 2012
The Humanesque Behavior of Mitt Romney, Part XCVII
“That’s a big lava lamp, congratulations.”
By
Dan Amira
mo’ money mo’ problems
Mar. 19, 2012
Apple to Decide How to Spend Extra $100 Billion
Apple will decide what to do with its $100 billion extra in cash.
By
Eliza Shapiro
the internet
Feb. 27, 2012
Nobody Cares About Google+
Despite what Larry Page might tell you.
By
Brett Smiley
technology
Feb. 23, 2012
Web Companies Will Scale Back Tracking a Bit, If You Insist
A new “do-not-track button” will be honored by Google and co. some of the time.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Feb. 15, 2012
Tech Companies Sort of Sorry for Stealing User Data
App developers have been downloading address books like it’s nothing.
By
Joe Coscarelli
daily lintel
Feb. 13, 2012
Jeremy Lin Is Now Bigger Than Jesus Christ
And Justin Bieber, combined.
By
Dan Amira
things that shouldn’t be spread but are
Feb. 13, 2012
Romney Means ‘To Defecate in Terror’
Like his Republican rival, Romney now has an offensive, Internet-sponsored alternate meaning.
By
Brett Smiley
technology
Feb. 10, 2012
Don’t Call It a Gchat
Google prefers the official terms.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Feb. 10, 2012
Google Knows Everything You’ve Ever Done, Ever
The digital overlord has too much information, according to one columnist.
By
Brett Smiley
technology
Jan. 18, 2012
What Did the Internet Blackout Against SOPA and PIPA Accomplish?
Some lawmakers actually changed their minds!
By
Joe Coscarelli
are you there google? it’s me margaret
Jan. 4, 2012
Google Grounded Itself for Cheating Its Own Search Engine
The company maintains most of its innocence, but is setting an example.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Dec. 15, 2011
All New Yorkers Want to Do Is Get Around and Bowl, According to Google
Half of the most searched terms of the year are about transportation.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Dec. 4, 2011
Is Google Gunning for Firefox?
May end Google toolbar deal with Mozilla.
By
Andre Tartar
the future is coming
Nov. 15, 2011
Central Park’s Joys Will Soon Be Available on the Internet
Why leave the house, ever?
By
Noreen Malone
technology
Nov. 10, 2011
Google Boss Prefers Not to E-mail
He’s all about saving time now.
By
Joe Coscarelli
internet
Nov. 4, 2011
Google Doesn’t Really Know What a Barrel Roll Is
Cool trick, bro.
By
Joe Coscarelli
a series of tubes
Nov. 3, 2011
Google Might Enter Cable TV Business
Maybe it was inevitable.
By
Alex Klein
the future is coming
Nov. 1, 2011
Hey, Commenters, Google Might Be Indexing What You Say
They’ve apparently just changed what they crawl for.
By
Noreen Malone
occupy everywhere
Oct. 27, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Is Bigger Than the Tea Party on Google
Charts don’t lie.
By
Joe Coscarelli
privacy
Oct. 25, 2011
Google Often Gives the Government What It Wants
The company almost always gives up user data when asked.
By
Joe Coscarelli
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