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CNet: Google Ushers Web Surfers Into Its Labs
Paul Festa's article: "Popular search engine Google on Tuesday launched two sites for developing experimental search and browsing technologies."
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-919173.html
Google is Three Times Bigger Than the Experts Think
Article from Pressflex.com: "OK, guys, listen closely: Google processes at least three quarters of all Internet searches".
http://www.pressflex.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/44/Google_is_three_times_bigger_than_the_experts_think.html
Ogling Google - "Jesus" is Bigger Than "The Beatles"
Explains how AdWords can be used to determine the popularity of given keywords From Pressflex.com.
http://www.pressflex.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/42/Ogling_Google:__Jesus__is_bigger_than__The_Beatles_.html
Pandia: PageRank For Sale
SearchKing has started selling text ads on its network of independent portals, with prices based on Google PageRank. Jono Craig asks Robert Massa of SearchKing if he really believes he can get away with it.
http://www.pandia.com/features/pagerank.html
Salon.com: Meet Mr. Anti-Google
"A crusading webmaster says the popular search engine's page-ranking algorithm is 'undemocratic.'"
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/08/29/google_watch/
Google Tales: Peer-review Popularity vs. Dotcom Popularity
Eric Rumsey analyses Google's popularity.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/notes4.html
BBC News: China Blocking Google
Beijing bears down on Google, blocking access to the search engine.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2231101.stm
Internet Magazine: China Blocks Altavista
Following the decision by the Chinese authorities to block access to Google, AltaVista has now been given the same treatment.
http://www.internet-magazine.com/news/view.asp?id=2712
Google's Loss Spells Gain for Web Firms in China
The blocking of Google means increased traffic for Chinese based sites.
http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/generic.cgi?template=articleprint.tmplh&ArticleId=70091
Searching leads back to Google
A Henry Norr article on current issues facing Google.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/08/19/BU230843.DTL&type=tech
CNet: Google Protects Its Search Results
Gwendolyn Mariano's article: "Dimandja Emoungu got a surprise when he tried to search Google this month: Instead of a results list, he says, the company handed him a 'rude' note denying service."
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-883558.html
MediaGuardian.co.uk: How Google Got It So Right
David Teather's article: "The success of Google, the internet search engine, has come about through the old fashioned form of viral marketing: word of mouth."
http://media.guardian.co.uk/mediaguardian/story/0,7558,710539,00.html
The Korea Herald: Computer Artist Doodles Oodles of 'Google's
Interview with Dennis Hwang, Google's logo designer.
http://wk.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2002/03/22/200203220003.asp
BusinessWeek: Can Google's Prodigies Make a Search Tool Pay?
Neil Gross' article: "Sergey Brin and Larry Page insist that their math wizardry and magical search results can compete with the entertainment-heavy portals".
http://www.businessweek.com/cgi-bin/ebiz/ebiz_frame.pl?url=/ebiz/9909/em0929.htm
CNN.com: Going Ga-ga for Google
Liane Gouthro's article: "Fickle Web surfers often switch from one search engine to another as if they were brands of soap. But one that has drawn a loyal following is Google, a search engine launched last fall with a different twist."
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/04/24/google.idg/
E-Commerce Times: UK Shopping Guide Turns to Google
Andy Wang's article: "UK-based entertainment and shopping guide Virgin Net announced today that it has selected upstart search engine Google to provide search services for its Web site."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/1848.html
Sites Blocked by China
Research article documenting specific web pages blocked in China.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/china/google-replacements/
International Herald Tribune: Google News Site
Google's new programmed news site shows editorial judgment.
http://www.iht.com/articles/72944.htm
Mercury News: Google Launching Search Site for News
Article on the launch of Google's news aggregator.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/4132560.htm
News about Google
This news log from Coding the Web aims to record all references to Google on the Internet. Its content can be syndicated using the freely available XML feeds.
http://www.codingtheweb.com/projects/newslog/portal/5_1.htm
SEO Journal News: Google
News topics specific to Google's technology.
http://www.seojournal.com/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=1
Watching Google Like A Hawk
Google news and commentary. Links to Google resources and related Websites, blogs, forums. Also a directory of Google products and services.
http://www.watchinggooglelikeahawk.com/
SearchEngineWatch: Happy Birthday, Google!
Five years ago, Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated their fledgling startup, notes Chris Sherman.
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2160731
BBC: Google Celebrates Fifth Birthday
The hugely popular search engine, Google, is turning five years old this weekend.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3084442.stm
Midday: Spinning a Web
On the fifth anniversary of its foundation, Sachin Kalbag charts the rise and rise of Google.
http://web.mid-day.com/smd/play/2003/september/63263.htm
Science Friday: Google
Twenty-four minute NPR radio show segment interviewing Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google, and Rael Dornfest, coauthor of two new books about Google. [Realaudio]
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2003/Sep/hour1_090503.html
Localized Google Search Result Exclusions
Harvard Law School researchers document sites filtered by international versions of Google.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/filtering/google/
Google Innovations Withstand Downturn
Article and interview with Google's Eric Schmidt on Google's ability to shine while others are faltering.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/columnists/4293569.htm
BBC News: Google Is 'Feeling Lucky'
"Seek and ye will find ... two entrepreneurial students with a $100k cheque in their pockets did just that, and founded the internet search engine Google. Peter Day, of BBC Radio 4's In Business programme, checks out a dot.com business that's far from failing".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1978993.stm
BBC News: Google Hit By Link Bombers
"Popular search site Google is being exploited by some net users to mount protests and play jokes on their friends."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1868395.stm
NYTimes.com: Postcards From Planet Google
Discusses how Google organizes and analyses the collective searches of people worldwide. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/technology/circuits/28goog.html
NYTimes.com: Sites Become Dependent on Google
Many smaller merchants in specialized niches rely on their sites turning up in Google's free search results. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/09/technology/09NECO.html
NYTimes.com: Deal May Freshen Up Google's Links
Google's purchase of Pyra Labs was done without any real plan for how the two companies would work together. This article discusses some possibilities. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/24/technology/24BLOG.html
Slashdot: Craig Silverstein Answers Your Google Questions
11 questions answered covering technical, business model, and site ranking issues.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/interviews/02/07/03/1352239.shtml?tid=95
Financial Times: Google Considers Online Auction of IPO Shares
Google investigates holding an online auction of shares early next year in an initial public offering could value the company at more than $15bn.
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1066565323583&p=1057562182635
BBC: Google Changes Anger Web Businesses
Tweaks to the way the world's biggest search engine works mean many companies no longer show up on rankings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/3290277.stm
Bloomberg: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs to Manage Google IPO
Google Inc. hired Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to arrange its initial public offering.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=71000001&refer=top_world_news&sid=a1ZjkrBqhQrQ
Google, Inc. News - Topix.net
News on Google continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
http://www.topix.net/com/google
Google Introduces New Features
Press release about new services personalized Web search and Web alerts. Also explains the changes to the Google design and new search features.
http://www.google.com/press/pressrel/enhancements.html
Yahoo News: Google's Search Referral Market Share Reaches an All-Time High
WebSideStory announces that Google.com posted a U.S. search referral percentage of nearly 41 percent.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040330/latu018_1.html
Google IPO Central
Unofficial site about Google's IPO with news and discussion.
http://www.google-ipo.com/
Unofficial Google Fan Club
Weblog offering news and information about Google and Google-related technologies and services.
http://www.ugfc.org/
BBC: Google 'Nearly Ready' to Float
The internet search engine is reported to be close to finalising plans for a long-awaited share sale.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3209995.stm
Wharton School: What is Google Worth?
Long article covering most aspects of Google "going public" or remaining a privately held company.
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewArticle&id=888
Marketing Monitor: Google Florida Update
Rob Sullivan of Search Engine Positioning argues that the change of algorithm implemented on November 16 2003 uses technology from Applied Semantics and Kaltix.
http://www.searchengineposition.com/info/articles/GoogleForidaUpdate.asp
NetProfit: Google''s Florida Update: One Month Later
Gord Hotchkiss of Search Engine Positioning looks at Google's new algorithm and reactions to it. Includes the possible use of Applied Semantics.
http://www.searchengineposition.com/info/netprofit/florida2.asp
Google's Florida Shake Up: A View from the Beginning
Jim Hedger of the Internet Search Engines Database presents a compilation of his reactions and conclusions over weeks following Google change of 16 November.
http://www.isedb.com/news/index.php?t=reviews&id=600
Information Today: Google Buys Applied Semantics
Google announced that it has acquired Applied Semantics, a Santa Monica, California-based company known for its semantic text processing technology.
http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/nb030428-1.shtml
BBC Is Google Good for You?
The Google search engine has become the Coke of the web, argues technology analyst Bill Thompson.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3334531.stm
Can the Marcia Brady of Search Stay Sweet?
Article by Danny Sullivan on the growing dominance of Google and their ability to draw attention to themselves.
http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2164991
Who's Naughty, Who's Nice: Google Christmas 2003
Barry Welford's summary of what happened in the Google Florida Update and the likely reasons. Includes a discussion of stemming and Applied Semantics.
http://www.strategicmarketingmontreal.ca/newsletter-35.shtml
The Register: Google Labs Passes Borges Test
Andrew Orlowski's article: "Google has opened its kimono on some new labs work, soliciting feedback for four experimental features."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/05/23/google_labs_passes_borges_test/
USA Today: Thrill of Hunt Lures Google Competitors
Jefferson Graham's article: "Even as Google keeps growing, competitors are taking aim at the Internet's top search service."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2002/05/13/search.htm
USA Today: Google Hit With Patent Suit Over 'Paid Listings'
"Internet advertising company Overture Services said Friday it sued search-engine company Google, alleging that Google's system for featuring paid advertisements infringes an Overture patent".
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2002/04/05/google-suit.htm
The Search Engine Report: Google Goes Forward
"While I've considered Google a "major player" in the search space for some time, the deal with Netscape gives it a mass audience for the first time, along with its first business deal."
http://searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2167311
Let's Get This Straight - Yes, There Is a Better Search Engine
Scott Rosenberg's article: "While the portal sites fiddle, Google catches fire." From Salon Magazine.
http://archive.salon.com/21st/rose/1998/12/21straight.html
BBC: Google to Sell $2.7bn in Shares
The world's favourite internet search firm, Google, confirms its long-awaited flotation on the Nasdaq or New York stock exchange, which could value the firm at $20bn.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3670951.stm
Forbes.com: How Google Is That?
Om Malik's article: "The reason why all these Valley hotshots are going gaga over Google is because the company has a search technology that is far better than anything else out there."
http://www.forbes.com/1999/10/04/feat.html
How Weblogs Influence a Billion Google Searches a Week
John Hiler's article: "So even if you never visit a blog, you're being influenced by them. The collective votes of the weblog community are determining what sites you see on Google, the world's largest search engine." From Microcontent News.
http://www.microcontentnews.com/articles/googleblogs.htm
The Internet Newsroom: Getting BeGoogled
"Another new search engine has come out of the computer labs at Stanford University, underscoring the enormous influence the school has exerted on the evolution of the Internet search industry."
http://www.editors-service.com/articlearchive/google99.html
The IPO Report: Google
Tom Taulli's article: "Who knows -- perhaps Google.com will be the next Stanford start-up to get its Nasdaq ticker symbol and multibillion-dollar market cap."
http://www.hedge-hog.com/sub/ipo45.html
Linux Gazette: Sergey Brin
Transcript of an interview with Google's co-founder.
http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue59/correa.html
MSNBC: Can Google's Search Engine Find Profits?
"Google.com seems to have it all...But one thing Google doesn't seem to have -- or at least isn't answering questions about -- is a business plan."
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-514893.html
PCWorld.com: A Search Engine Worth Gambling On
"Developed by two Stanford Ph.D. candidates, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Google is lightning-quick. And, while it's not completely on target, it's close."
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=12974
PCWorld.com: War, Music, Magic Sought in 2001
"Inquiring minds searched the Internet on a virtual cornucopia of topics during 2001, stretching from war and terrorism to music, magic, and prophecy, according to a listing of top queries released by Google."
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,77328,00.asp
Salon: From Beta to Bona Fide
Janelle Brown's article: "Google, a favorite search engine of the plugged-in crowd, uses its $25 million in venture funding to launch a site almost unchanged from the from the "test" version."
http://www.salon.com/tech/log/1999/09/23/google/index.html
Sunday Herald: Billions Vote In World's Biggest Ever Poll
Stephen Naysmith's article: "As magazines and newspapers prepare annual end-of-year lists of the events and people who captured the public imagination in 2001, the internet has already provided definitive answers."
http://www.sundayherald.com/21099
TechTV: Google Image Search
Mick Lockey compares Google's offering with Altavista's competing service.
http://www.techtv.com/products/software/story/0,23008,3344643,00.html
Will Weblogs Blow Up the World's Favorite Search Engine?
John Hiler's article explores the concept, ethics, and possible effects of "Google bombing" -- a technique used to improve a site's ranking for a given search term. From Microcontent News.
http://www.microcontentnews.com/articles/googlebombs.htm
Wired 9.10: I'm Feeling Lucky
Chip Bayers' article: "Google's built a no-nonsense path to profitability by treating advertising just like search. The secret? Three words, ranked by relevance: Results. Results. Results."
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.10/google.html
Wired News: A Catalog to Catalog All Catalogs
"Google's catalog search combs the pages of more than 600 current catalogs -- 1,500 including back issues -- to help both consumers and corporations find everything from apple butter to zipper doodles."
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,49187,00.html
FastCompany.com: How Google Searches Itself
Fara Warner's article explains how Google's R&D process works.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/60/google.html
Slashdot: Craig Silverstein Answers Your Google Questions
Google's Director of Technology answers questions set by Slashdot readers.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=02/07/03/1352239
Google Likes Directory Sites
Describes how Google can be used as a gateway to high-quality, subject-specific search directory sites.
http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/google.html
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