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Google has decided not to comply with the Bush governments request to hand over search request information. This is a request that underscores the potential for online databases to become tools for government surveillance.

Google has refused to comply with a White House subpoena first issued last summer, prompting U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this week […]

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ABC World news will report live from the Google Headquarters tonight.
The Google story and video clips are located here

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The Google Milestones Corporate History page updates to include an overview of the 2005 year and 2006 and beyond…
Its a great informational tool to see where Google came from - where they have been - and where they are headed.

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Google is set to aquire dMarc Broadcasting, which will bring Radio Adverting to Google Adwords Advertisers in a deal that could be set at $1.136 billion over the next three years..

Google announced it has agreed to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, Inc., of Newport Beach, Calif. dMarc is a digital solutions provider for the radio broadcast industry.
dMarc […]

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Some really interesting pictures of the old Google setup and all the old Hardware. 300 MHz Dual Pentium II Servers with 512MB of RAM, Sun Ultra II with dual 200MHz processors, and 256MB of RAM. Wow, very high tech. Keep in mind they are from 1998, and some of the systems ran the old Backrub […]

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Update - looks like its back online - i wonder if anything has changed? New features coming soon?
Look like Gmail has been down for while now. Server issues? or updates?
Server Error
Gmail is temporarily unavailable. Cross your fingers and try again in a few minutes. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

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Google Mobile Personalized Home has dropped. Google has designed a view that shows your Gmail inbox to news headlines, weather, stock quotes, and feeds (Atom or RSS).

The Google Mobile Personalized Home interface is optimized for small screens.
Google has arranged things so you don’t have to click on a bunch of links to locate what you’re […]

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BlackBerry handheld devices will soon support the Google Talk instant-messaging and Google Local mapping programs, Research In Motion announced.

Mobati.net has dropped some nice news on the integration of Google Talk and Google Local maps onto the Blackberry devices.
Google Talk for BlackBerry, a version of the instant messaging application specifically designed for BlackBerry handsets, will allow […]

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