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Facebook set to make record pop in IPO on Friday
Facebook on Friday makes the richest-ever share offering for a technology firm, raking in billions of dollars it could wield to dethrone Google as king of the Internet. Facebook stock priced at $38 per share was to begin trading under the symbol “FB” on the Nasdaq, giving the world’s leading…
Google searches get smarter
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday began making its search engine smarter in a major upgrade that looks beyond query words to figure out what people are actually seeking online. “Knowledge Graph” technology built to recognize people, places or things signified by keywords took its fledgling steps in the United…
GM to pull ads from Facebook
General Motors has confirmed that it is pulling its advertising fromFacebook after determining that paid ads had little impact on consumers. GM has been spending about $10 million on paid advertising and $30 million on unpaid marketing on Facebook. “We are reassessing our Facebook advertising, but we remain committed to very aggressive social media…
Church sues woman for $500,000 after negative Google review
A church in Beaverton, Oregon is suing a woman after she posted a negative Google review calling them a “cult.” Julie Anne Smith revealed on her blog in March that Pastor Chuck O’Neal and Beaverton Grace Bible Church had sued her for $500,000 over negative reviews on Google and DEX…
Google’s self-driving car licensed in Nevada
The state of Nevada has issued a license plate giving Google’s self-driving car the green light to travel along public roads. The modified Toyota Prius was issued a license bearing an infinity sign next to the left of number “001″ after demonstrating its auto-pilot capabilities on highways, neighborhood streets and…
Google+ rolls out ‘Hangouts On Air’ worldwide
Google began letting members of its social network worldwide broadcast “hangouts” live to Internet titan’s growing online community. Hangouts On Air were introduced last year at Google+ with select high-profile members testing the service that lets as many as ten people at a time take part in virtual roundtable style video chats broadcast for…
Google violated Oracle copyright, but no damages: jury
SAN FRANCISCO — A jury in a high-profile technology case ruled Monday that Google violated copyrights owned by Oracle Corp. for the Android mobile platform, but failed to agree on whether damages should be awarded. In a partial verdict, jurors were unable to decide on a key point of whether…
Google ahead of Facebook in mobile space: Study
Google is leading Facebook in the race for smartphone users, a US survey showed Monday. The report by comScore, a study of mobile behavior, found Google sites attracted 93 million of the 97 million Americans using their smartphones for the Internet. Next was Facebook with 78 million, followed by Yahoo!…
Android expenses questioned at Oracle copyright trial
SAN FRANCISCO — Jurors on Thursday continued to weigh whether Android infringed on Java copyrights as the trial judge ordered Google to clarify how much money has been made or lost on the mobile gadget software. The order in the case pitting Internet titan Google against business software giant Oracle…
Hackers pick Google’s pocket with Mac virus
SAN FRANCISCO — A virus infecting Macintosh computers is picking Google’s pocket by hijacking advertising “clicks,” tallying as much as $10,000 daily, according to Internet security firm Symantec. A component of the widespread Flashback virus targets Google search queries made using Chrome, Safari, or Firefox browsers and directs people to…
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