It’s been coming for quite some time but now it’s official: Google has opened an online video store which will allow owners of premium video, movie and TV content to sell their libraries via a Google search interface. The beta Google Video program has been live for around 18 months now and by my reckoning,

The Google rumour mill is almost mirroring the paparazzi. Today’s latest bit of speculation? That Google is upping the ante in online classifieds with a potential takeover of giant US employment website Monster.com. Personally, I don’t see it happening soon - but I’ve been wrong before.

Since the calendar rolled into 2006 there has been a tidal wave of speculation about Google’s plans for the upcoming 12 months.
Considering Google’s value (US $140 billion) is still based almost entirely on the Google Adwords system, Wall Street analysts and business/technology journalists are postulation what new paid products and services will be rolled out

“It is the best of times; it is the worst of times. In the year 2014, people have access to a breadth and depth of information unimaginable in an earlier age. Everyone contributes in some way, everyone participates to create a living, breathing mediascape. However the press, as you know it, has ceased to exist,

Despite building a reputation on its clean and uncluttered user interface, the Google search results may soon be augmented by graphic image ads.
Although common practice to have banner ads or other promotional images on most commercial websites, Google has always prided itself on easy to read, exclusively text based pages. This may

If you’ve ever wondered how the hell Google’s products and systems work so quickly and reliably, then let me tell you something: you’re not alone. For anyone with even basic software or computer network knowledge, it’s truly an inspiration to witness Google’s ability to deliver fast, solid products.
Despite their great track record so far however,

The pressure on search engines to provide data about click fraud has risen further with a large US-based web host joining on the class action lawsuit currently against Google in the United States District Court.
As posted on Web Guerilla’s blog a few days ago, there is currently so little data on real click fraud rates,

When a company’s value goes from $1 million to $70 billion in just five years, then it’s probably fair to say they’re doing a few things right.
Here’s an article from Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt, outlining the Ten Golden Rules that drive the search engine megalith’s work ethos.

It’s official. With almost no hullabaloo, Google’s content ad network has begun allowing the use of rich-media Flash ads. Given that Flash ads are the ‘holy grail’ according to most major online marketers, this is potentially a big shake-up to online publishers and advertisers.
In the world of brand marketers, who focus on building brands rather

Yes, this is apparently true. A Lebanese search engine marketer has just named his son “Google”. You can check it on the official Swedish Registry if you’re keen.