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Could Google be this election's true crystal ball?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 23, 2012
One researcher uses Google to track which voters are likely to go to the polls and the candidate they'll choose.
The trouble with mobile
by
Queena Kim
Oct 22, 2012
More people than ever can go online from their phones and tablets, but advertising hasn't caught up.
Weak ad revenue pulls Google down
by
Jeff Horwich
Oct 19, 2012
Yesterday Google accidentally fired off its earnings announcement three hours ahead of schedule and profits fell quite short of expectations.
Google shares drop as declining ad prices hit profits
by
Eve Troeh
Oct 18, 2012
Google's quarterly earnings report was mistakenly released while markets were open, instead of after. A 20 percent drop in profits, as prices of online and mobile ads decline, sent shares down immediately.
Social search gets bigger, and Instapaper's founder Marco Arment starts 'The Magazine'
by
Molly Wood
Oct 17, 2012
Google has broadened the data it's pulling into its version of what's being called "social search," and famous developer Marco Arment starts his own magazine.
A new new strategy for Yahoo coming soon
Sep 24, 2012
New CEO Marissa Meyer is expected to use her Google experience to jump-start growth at Yahoo
Google Projected to Beat Facebook in Display Ads, and Why the Tech Giant is in New York
by
Molly Wood
Sep 21, 2012
You know those online display ads that seem to know where you've shopped on the web recently? Facebook had been making the most money on them, but new forecasts suggest Google will earn the most revenue from display ads this year.
For public good, not for profit.
Kansas City gets hooked up with Google Fiber
by
Jeff Horwich
Sep 13, 2012
Today, Google unveils the neighborhoods in Kansas City, Mo., that will get a fiber-optic Internet hook-up the rest of us can only dream of.
In Kansas City, competition for faster Internet service
Sep 6, 2012
Google picked Kansas City to be the test market for its super fast Internet service. Now neighborhoods are competing with one another to see who will get the service first.
Why are police scanning millions of license plates?
by
Molly Wood
Aug 17, 2012
The ACLU is asking questions about the use of License Plate Reader cameras.