RedNova News - Technology - Google Morphs Into Multifaceted Juggernaut
In just seven years Google Inc has morphed from a barebones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week
The Mountain View Califbased company with 71 billion to spend thanks to zealous shareholder support is now positioned to head down a variety of different paths And thats spurring an almostdaily guessing game about where Googles flurry of innovation might lead
Internet and software rivals like Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp arent the only ones tracking Google...
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Internet powerhouse Yahoo Inc is setting out to build a vast online library of copyrighted books that pleases publishers something rival Google Inc hasnt been able to achieve
The Open Content Alliance a project that Yahoo is backing with several other partners plans to provide digital versions of books academic papers video and audio Much of the material will consist of copyrighted material voluntarily submitted by publishers and authors said David Mandelbrot Yahoos vice president of search content
Other participants in the alliance announced Monday include Adobe Systems Inc HewlettPackard Co...
Google Wants Free of Charge WiFi for San Francisco
Google has some serious plans with the WiFi projects What was initially designed as a pilot project could extend to cover the entire city of San Francisco and its hard to believe that Google doesnt aim higher
Google submitted to the citys officials a project for free WiFi Internet access its financing coming from online ads For now the coverage area will be limited but its obvious that if the project is successful
Google will extend it
And so the search engine enters a competition which will prove to be one of the toughest so far...
Google bids to 'wire' San Francisco
Google wants to connect all of San Francisco to the internet with a free wireless service creating a springboard for the online search engine leader to leap into the telecommunications industry
The company filed an application late on Friday to provide wireless or WiFi service that would enable anyone in San Francisco to connect to the internet
Google submitted its 100page bid in response to a request from Mayor Gavin Newsom who is looking for a company to finance a free wireless network to lower the financial barriers to internet access in his city
More than a dozen other bidders are competing with Google...
Google watchers wonder what next
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In just seven years Google Inc has morphed from a barebones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week
The Mountain View Califbased company with 71 billion to spend thanks to zealous shareholder support is now positioned to head down a variety of different paths And thats spurring an almost daily guessing game about where Googles flurry of innovation might lead
Internet and software rivals such as Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc arent the only ones tracking Google...