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Google As Corporate Cop Creates Enemies

One, among many, things can be said about Google: The company has taken punches from some pretty powerful hitters and has not gone away. The drama that has played out over the years has lived up to its hype and shows no sign of falling curtains. The drama will just get grander actually, as Google encroaches on the territories of more empires.

Schmidt Says Google Founders Are Adults

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt says the Google founders have grown up."The boys have grown up," Schmidt said at a news conference before the company's annual meeting referring to founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

Say Goodbye To Google's Hello

When Google bought Picasa, a photo-sharing division called Hello went along for the ride.  Unfortunately for Hello and its users, a sort of fatal crash is scheduled to take place on May 15th.

Google, News Corp Might Be Bidding On Blinkx

A word here, a number there . . . nothing remotely solid has been established, but rumors that Google and/or News Corp bid on video search engine Blinkx were enough to send the company's stock up 53 percent today.

Google Resources Help With Myanmar Cyclone Relief

The company organized some of its resources to assist the humanitarian efforts going on in Myanmar, where thousands have died or are missing after a cyclone tore through the country.

Capital Idea: Google Looking At Letters

Google could be making distinctions in keywords based on whether or not the first letter is capitalized.

Fresh Google Analytics Seminars Added To Schedule

Google has announced a few new Analytics seminars through which it plans to continue spreading important knowledge.  Also, although people living in Boston, Chicago, and Orlando won't be able to make a direct profit by going, there'll be a little bit of wealth-sharing, too.

Google Responds To Staff Departures

Since Google has won all sorts of "best workplace" awards, it at first seemed unusual when high-level employees would leave.  The trend turned weird, then worrisome, as it continued.  But Google's maintaining that its operations haven't been hurt in the least.

Google Web Security For Enterprise Launches

Employees can't work well when their computers are infected with various sorts of malware.  Employees won't work well when they're looking at naked people or other not-really-work-related content.  And so the new Google Web Security for Enterprise service aims to fix both issues.

Google Says Goodbye To "Hello"

Google is shutting down Hello, Picasa’s photo sharing service which was part of the Picasa acquisition back in 2004. On the program, Wikipedia writes: