A Victory, 慈善事業...... the Libertyville

Europe Likely to Be Harder on Google Over Search New York Times The Federal Trade Commission ruled on Thursday that Google had not broken antitrust laws, after a 19-month inquiry into how it operated its search engine. But the European Commission, which is pursuing claims that the company rigs results to favor its ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Maps is not blocking Windows Phone, Google says Los Angeles Times Google is denying reports online Friday that say the company started blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps amid tension in its relationship with Microsoft. Nothing has changed with the Google Maps service, the company told The ... See all stories on this topic »

Request refunds for Google Play apps after grace period ends CNET Request refunds for Google Play apps after grace period ends. The Google Play Store does allow users to return apps, but only within a 15-minute window. For many apps, this is plenty of time for you to decide if you want to keep it, but that's not ... See all stories on this topic »

New search engine sets out to prove Google isn't the best option for finding ... Washington Post SAN FRANCISCO — The makers of Blekko believe they've built a great alternative to Google, but they're also realistic. They know their two-year-old Internet search engine won't ever supplant Googleas the most popular place to search on laptop and ... See all stories on this topic »

Windows Phone loses access to Google Maps PCWorld Earlier today it was discovered that you can no longer access the Google Maps website via devices running Windows Phone 7 or 8. While some may believe this is Google deliberately crippling its own services on a competing mobile platform, there's much ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's Federal Antitrust Deal Cheered by Some, Jeered by Others TIME The U.S. government's decision not to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google is a major victory for the search giant, which has been under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for nearly two years. After what FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz ... See all stories on this topic » TIME

Google's Win Comes With a Catch Wall Street Journal But on Thursday the Federal Trade Commission shot a hole through Google's legal strategy. While most observers focused on the fact that the FTC wouldn't bring an antitrust case against Google over the way it uses its dominant search engine—and, make ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Finding a Line Between 'Aggressive' and 'Evil' New York Times “Don't Be Evil,” the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, proclaimed in their 2004 “Owner's Manual” for prospective investors in the company. Despite widespread cynicism, criticism and even mockery, the company has never backed down on this ... See all stories on this topic »

Why You Should Be On Google Plus (Even Though No One Else Is) Forbes Do you ever get the impression no one is on Google Plus? That it's utterly devoid of the vast audience that makes Facebook so powerful? That's exactly why you should get involved now, says consultant Linda Sherman, who is also the past CEO of ClubMed ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

Study Says Yahoo, Google Help Fund Pirate Sites Wired “The complexity of online advertising has led some to conclude, incorrectly, that the mere presence of any Google code on a site means financial support from Google,” the company said. Still,Google is removing millions of URLs from its search that ... See all stories on this topic »

美國聯邦貿易委員會週四完成了對谷歌耗時已久的反壟斷調查﹐但並沒有提出重要指控。該委員會表示﹐已經接受谷歌對搜索業務進行自願更改的提議。



2012年﹐Facebook﹑eBay和谷歌的創始人都在慈善事業上花了不少錢﹐扎克伯格捐出了1,800萬股Facebook股票﹐總值4.988億美元﹐成為硅谷最慷慨富豪。

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U.S. Clears Google of 'Search Bias'

Google Requires People to Use the Google+ Social Network, Gains Ground Against Facebook

What Google's Antitrust Ruling Means for Search Users

Google+ Makes Gains Worldwide But Struggles on Mobile

Is Google+ Really That Controversial?

A Victory for Google as FTC Takes No Formal Steps New York Times WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday handed Google a major victory by declaring, after an investigation of nearly two years, that the company had not violated antitrust or anticompetition statutes in the way it arranges its Web search ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times
Google Dodges Antitrust Hit Wall Street Journal "Although some evidence suggested that Google was trying to eliminate competition, Google's primary reason for changing the look and feel of its search results to highlight its own products was to improve the user experience," said FTC Chairman Jon ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to head to North Korea over objections ... New York Daily News SEOUL, South Korea — When he lands in North Korea, even Google's executive chairman will likely have to relinquish his smartphone, leaving him disconnected from the global information network he helped build. Eric Schmidt is a staunch advocate of ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News
FTC: Google does not violate anti-trust laws CBS News The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it would end its 19-month investigation of search giant Google over questions of the firm's business practices. The FTC's investigation focused on allegations that Google has been abusing its ... See all stories on this topic »
Yelp calls FTC deal with Google a 'missed opportunity' CNET Yelp, the local listing service that has long been critical of Google's ways, is understandably disappointed with the FTC's settlement with the search giant. Other than a few minor concessions -- which you can read about here -- the government ... See all stories on this topic »
Apple Not Buying Waze for iPhone5 But Google Should Buy It Forbes FAIRFAX, CA - DECEMBER 13: The Google Maps app is seen on an Apple iPhone 4S on December 13, 2012 in Fairfax, California. Three months after Apple removed the popular Google Maps from its operating system to replace it with its own mapping ... See all stories on this topic »
FTC ends long Google probe with mild reprimand NBCNews.com U.S. regulators on Thursday closed a long-running investigation of Google with a relatively mild agreement that is likely to disappoint rivals and critics of the Web search giant. Advertise | AdChoices. Under the agreement, Google agreed to end the ... See all stories on this topic »
In Major Victory, Google Dodges Federal Antitrust Lawsuit with FTC Deal TIME Internet search giant Google has agreed to make voluntary changes to its search business in order to avoid a major federal antitrust lawsuit after a nearly two-year government investigation. The agreement, which was expected, wraps up the Federal Trade ... See all stories on this topic » TIME
Google settles with FTC over competition concerns USA TODAY (blog) Competitors alleged Google used its Internet search dominance to unfairly favor its own services over rivals in search results. The agency agreed, however, that Google was attempting to improve search results rather than demote competitors in search ranks. See all stories on this topic »
Google puts Motorola Libertyville site on market Chicago Sun-Times The Philadelphia-based real estate firm Binswanger Management Corp. said Thursday that Google has hired it to market the property, which consists of 1.1 million square feet at 600 N. U.S. 45, near Route 137. Binswanger declined to state an asking price. See all stories on this topic »

Binswanger declined to state an asking price.

Google bought Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in late 2011 and last July announced it will move the Libertyville employees to the Merchandise Mart downtown. Motorola Mobility had 3,000 workers in Libertyville, but Google is cutting 750.

The property has four connected buildings with a day care center, cafeteria, gym and parking for 3,400 cars.

Libertyville

Illinois

Libertyville is an affluent northern suburb of Chicago in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It is located 5 miles west of Lake Michigan on the Des Plaines River. The 2010 census population was 20,315. Wikipedia

Weather: -9°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 81% Humidity

Population: 20,395 (2011) United States Census Bureau

Local time: Friday 2:06 AM

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北京中華書局《三生有幸》中( 僅在若干地方作了必要的處理.......)有作者於2007年春節在伊州自由村的沐手敬記:
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《三生有幸》中的胡適 (至少):
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