The Google Books Library Project has gotten approval from the University of California to scan millions of their books. So far, Google has been scanning books from Oxford, Harvard, Stanford, the University of Michigan, the New York Public Library, and the Library of Congress. Scanning will begin as soon as possible. In response to controversy, […]

Not well-known Google specialized search. Google Music Search. Try it and let us know what you think.

Google is now displaying a warning page when a user clicks on a result in an SERP that contains malware. An example of this behavior can be seen by searching for list keygen mirc and clicking on the first result. This change is part of Google’s contribution to anti-spyware project StopBadware. One […]

According to CEO Eric Schmidt, budget dollars won’t be pulled away from Google when competition improves monetization. Here’s why:
there’s a net positive effect of the increasing competition. That will be true until the targetability model that we are all pioneering here hits some natural limit. We’re not anywhere near that limit. I’m sure there is […]

Two media industry associations announced yesterday that they’re forming an industry-wide group to standardize how click fraud is measured and reported. Member companies so far include Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and LookSmart. The announcement indicates the Interactive Advertising Bureau and nonprofit Media Rating Council are forming the Click Measurement Working Group to create a set […]

The Inside AdSense Team released a special JavaScript code today that you can use to do A/B testing without requiring server-side scripting. This means that anyone can use this code and do testing, no matter what your server configuration. Previously, to ensure that the ad code isn’t modified, publishers were forced to use a scripting […]

Reported by GigaOM.
Microsoft’s Live Spaces initiative is getting a lot of buzz today, and rightfully so. The mass-market offering marries instant messaging, social networking (sort-of), Microsoft gadgets and blogging into what could be Cup-a-noodles of social apps. Techcrunch notes that Microsoft is phasing out the MSN brand, in favor of the “Live.”
This is a very […]

iTWire is reporting that Google has launched a site for developers to host open source projects. The new Google site is a competitor to open source project hosting sites like SourceForge.net. Reports say that Google’s new site offers software storage and debugging facilities. The site is Google Code, and it has several things going for […]

There’s a new upgrade for Google Talk. It supports:

file transfers
a “now playing” feature that changes your status to show what music you’re playingv
voice mail

The voicemail feature is really slick. They’re stored in your Gmail inbox, and you can download them as MP3s.

Google, of all companies! They’re offering a “Custom Button” feature for the Google Toolbar, but guess what?
It doesn’t work in Firefox!
Custom Buttons Not Available for Your Browser
Unfortunately, we don’t currently have a version of the Google Toolbar for your browser that supports custom buttons.
You can install the Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer 6 or later, […]