2012年12月28日 星期五

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Type 'sell' into Google Finance and take a bite out of Apple
CNET
I can see Amazon's page on Google Finance also has "sell" in its description twice, that exact word, whereas Apple has the "sells" form. If usage of "sell" in the description is the trigger, then Amazon would trump Apple. Sullivan's investigation ...
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Type 'sell' on Google Finance and Apple pops up
Fortune
Saturday was a busy day for Google Finance memes. The "sell Apple" one was started, apparently, by Greedy Picks, who described it as "kicking someone in the face when they are already down." A reader at The Next Web reader noticed the "over sold ...
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Conquering Your Fears of Giving Feedback
New York Times
Q. You consulted for many companies before you joined Google full time. What are some common mistakes you've noticed in training programs for employees? A. One thing that doesn't make sense is to require a lot of training. People learn best when they ...
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Google spiked 50M searches in 2012
PCWorld
According to an analysis of Google's weekly "transparency reports" performed by TorrentFreak editor ErnestoVan Der Sar, 51.5 million links to web pages allegedly infringing on copyrighted material were removed from search results in 2012. "Nearly all ...
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Google Promotes iOS Apps After Maps Success
Mashable
Basking in the successful relaunch of Google Maps for iOS, the search company has debuted ads promoting its apps for Apple's mobile operating system. The ad, captured in the YouTube video above, aims to recruit developers by encouraging them to ...
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Apple And Google Race For Black Gold
Forbes
I thought this was a fun little piece about a putative race for “black gold” between Apple and Google. Although I will admit that there's one part that really puzzled me. The black gold though, no, it's not oil: rather, it's pig….manure I suppose we'd ...
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“Not Deliberate” Says Google, On Google Finance Showing Apple Stock Chart ...
Search Engine Land
Do a search on Google Finance for the word “sell,” and Google returns the stock chart for Apple. Why? Some thought Google had rigged this as an “Easter Egg” or joke. However, Google says this isn't so. In the first edition of this story, I could see no ...
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Search Engine Land
Here's something funny: Type 'sell' into Google Finance and you'll get Apple's ...
The Next Web
It turns out that when you search for the word “sell” on Google Finance, the site redirects you to the financial page for Apple Inc. The result is no different than when you search for Apple or aapl. Given the vicious rivalry between Apple and Google ...
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The Next Web
2012 Year in Review: Google
PC Magazine
It's been years since Google could be pigeon-holed as a mere search engine. This past year did nothing to change that—in fact, Google accelerated its positioning in a variety of established and cutting-edge markets that range far afield from its ...
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Fake YouTube Views Cut By 2 Billion As Google Audits Record Companies ...
Huffington Post
Google made good on its promise to weed out views inflated by artificial means last week, according to Daily Dot. Record company sites impacted included titans like Universal Music Group, which reportedly lost 1 billion of its 7 billion views, and Sony ...
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Meet Google's Top Android Apps of 2012

 

 

Chinese Court Hits Apple in Copyright Dispute

Pakistan Lifts YouTube Ban, for 3 Minutes
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A ban imposed after an anti-Islam video caused riots was reinstated when it was discovered that blasphemous material was still available on the site.


Tricky Android malware fools users with Google Play icon
NBCNews.com
A new form of Android malware can sneak onto your phone, show up as an icon resembling the Android app store known as Google Play — and send your phone number to criminals, who can then use it to send out text messages or launch a Distributed ...
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Meet Google's Top Android Apps of 2012
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Google has released a list of its top Android apps of 2012, which have been hand-picked by Googlers as being among the top apps on the Google Play app store. The apps on the list were selected because of their design and usability on both smartphones ...
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Wall Street Journal (blog)
Ask Matt: Why the rivalry between Apple, Google?
USA TODAY
Matt Krantz, USA TODAY11:33a.m. EST December 28, 2012. CommentsShare. google logo computer screen 2011 bleier. The relationship between Apple and Google has soured as Google's Android operating system grows. (Photo: Karen Bleier, AFP/Getty ...
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Anger as Google Music's scan-and-match feature swaps explicit songs with ...
Daily Mail
Users of a new Google Music feature have been left angry and disappointed after it replaced expletive-laden songs with the cleaner versions suitable for all ages. The scan-and-match technology which had been rolled out just in time for Christmas drew ...
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Daily Mail
This Spooky Google Car Is Driving Itself
Gizmodo
This Spooky Google Car Is Driving Itself Google's driverless car prototype has been around for a couple of years now—but have you ever spotted one in the wild? We just did, and it's equal parts insane, terrifying, and hugely cool. Our own Brent Rose ...
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Has Google finally taken a bite out of Apple? App developers switching ...
Daily Mail
Google and its Android operating system for smartphones and tablets is claiming a victory over rival Apple. Computer software designers responsible for the apps that helped make Apple's iPhone and iPad a global success are beginning to switch their ...
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Daily Mail
Google launches web ad promoting its iOS Dev team, encourages iOS ...
9 to 5 Mac
Since the removal of YouTube, and Maps as preloaded Google apps within iOS, Google has been especially adept at developing its own set of iOS apps. We previously detailed how Google wants to own the iOS ecosystem on the apps level, providing users ...
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Bill Ackman Steps Up His Attack With Google Ads For The Term 'Herbalife'
Business Insider
If you Google "Herbalife," you'll notice that in the "Ads related to herbalife" the No. 2 ad listed is factsaboutherbalife -- the website created by Ackman and Pershing Square that tears apart the multi-level marketing company that sells nutritional ...
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2012 According To Twitter, Facebook, & Google
MakeUseOf
Google reveals its most popular searches and trending topics, providing an in-depth look at searches by country, while Facebook reveals the trending topics discussed on the social network in the US. Twitter goes all out with the most popular tweets ...
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Google Removed 50 Million “Pirate” Search Results This Year
TorrentFreak
Over the past year copyright holders have asked Google to remove 51,395,353 links to infringing webpages, a dramatic surge compared to previous years. The search giant is currently processing half a million “infringing” links per day, and this number ...
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TorrentFreak

Microsoft to Google: You're not 'serious' about business apps
CNET (blog)
Google has increasingly beefed up its enterprise businesses, such as Google Apps and Google Cloud Services, which compete directly with Microsoft. Earlier this week, Google's head of enterprise Amit Singh announced to AllThingsD the company's goal of ...
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'Make Me Asian' Google App Blasted As Racist, Offensive (VIDEO)
Huffington Post
A Google app that allows users to change their eye shape and add stereotypical "Asian" accessories is drawing fire from the Asian-American community for being racist, CNN reports. The "Make Me Asian" app works by narrowing eyes, adding a Fu Manchu ...
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Google extends free calling through Gmail
CBS News
People who use Gmail to make free phone calls in North America will be able to keep doing so for another year, using a Google Voice plugin. Google said in a blog post Monday that it was extending free domestic calling through 2013. It also touted its ...
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Kerala beats Taj Mahal in Google Search Trends for 2012
NDTV
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, popularly known as 'God's own country', has edged out Taj Mahal to become India's topmost travel destination in the Google's search trends for this year. Kerala's famous hill station on the Western Ghats 'Munnar' also ...
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NDTV
Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which one is better?
Tulsa World
Apple's decision to ditch Google Maps for iOS 6 in favor of its own option was met with skepticism, and when Apple Maps arrived in a flawed, unpolished form, people flipped out. Now, any iPhone users who want to return Google Maps to their smartphones ...
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Microsoft: Google Isn't 'Truly Serious' About Enterprise Office Apps
Business Insider
Google “has not yet shown they are truly serious,” about the enterprise app business, Julia White, a general manager in Microsoft's business division, told Quentin Hardy at the New York Times. “From the outside, they are an advertising company.” ...
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Business Insider
Enable a Hidden Topographical Layer in Google Maps on Jailbroken iPhones
Lifehacker
Enable a Hidden Topographical Layer in Google Maps on Jailbroken iPhones iOS (jailbroken): Google's new Maps app for iOS is pretty great, but it has one hidden feature that makes it even better. Here's how to enable hidden topographical maps on your ...
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Even Google Hasn't Completely Ditched Microsoft Office For Google Apps
Business Insider
A search of Microsoft's job site turned up 53 jobs that include the word "Google" in them. But they tended to talk about Google in less flattering terms, like this posting for a SharePoint Software Development Engineer in Test II. The ad literally ...
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Business Insider
Google grants are part of growing trend in venture philanthropy
San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON -- Scott Harrison knows his charity has funded nearly 7,000 clean water projects in some of the poorest areas of the world in the past six years. How many of those wells are still flowing with drinking water months or years later, though ...
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