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Report: Google China Will Unveil MP3 Search Function

As long as Baidu's Chinese and Google's American, it seems like that first company will have an advantage in a certain part of the world.  There's a sign that Google China is trying to catch up, however, by offering something to compete with Baidu's much-loved MP3 search.

Google China Making Progress

CEOCIO China Magazine, a Chinese business magazine, recently reported on Google's effort to obtain a stronger position in the China market.

Google AdSense May Get "Allowed Sites" Option

Taken together, “Google” and “China” occasionally relate to censorship.  If Baidu enters the conversation, “losing” might also come up.  But in this case, it appears that a positive development occurred: Google China has introduced an “allow certain sites” feature for AdSense.

Google China VP Poised To Jump Ship

Only last week, the president of Yahoo China resigned. Now Johnny Chou, the vice president of Google China, is making a similar move. Chou has arranged to leave the company on December 31st.

What Not To Search For In China

It is widely known that Google's Chinese search service is censored by the requirements of the Chinese government, blocking out results for phrases like "democracy" and "Tiananmen." After an informal investigation of search results on Google.cn, a blogger has compiled a list of other blocked results, which reveals some curious terms.

Google Leaves China, Returns As Gu Ge"

As Google expands its reach into China, the search engine whose name was powerful enough to become a verb in the English language has officially changed its name Gu Ge (pronounced goo guh), based on Chinese characters.