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After Chrome Ads Flap, Google Puts Itself in the Penalty Box

Peter Kafka in News on January 3 at 2:47 pm PT

Google, which says it had no idea it was paying bloggers to promote its Chrome browser, is punishing itself for doing so. The search giant tells Danny Sullivan it will penalize the “pagerank” of www.google.com/chrome for “at least 60 days.” Google has blamed the pay-per-post campaign on ad network Unruly Media, but says “Google should be held to a higher standard, so we have taken stricter action than we would against a typical site.”

Google’s Ad Company (Which Isn’t Google) Explains What’s Up With Those Chrome Ads

Peter Kafka in Media on January 3 at 6:11 am PT

No big deal, says Unruly Media CEO Scott Button — we do this stuff all the time.

Nerd Out With Google’s Search Gurus (Video)

Liz Gannes in News on August 8, 2011 at 8:30 am PT

In a rare joint public appearance, Google’s Amit Singhal, Ben Gomes and Matt Cutts dove deeply into the big issues facing search.

A White-Knuckle Ride In Google-Driven Car (Video)

Peter Kafka in Media on March 4, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

What’s it like to be a passenger in one of Google’s self-driving cars? Pretty cool! Also, kinda scary! (Plus: Bonus Gene Hackman video!)

"Beyond the Search Box": The White Pleather Honeypot Smackdown

Kara Swisher in News on February 1, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

Perusing AOL’s leaked damn-the-journalism-full-speed-ahead business plan, BoomTown was a little late to the Microsoft Bing event this morning called “Farsight: Beyond the Search Box.” But things had certainly been cooking with gas when I walked into the meeting room at the University of San Francisco, including allegations of cheating, honeypot stings and a whole lot of insulting of the hosts. Schweeet!

Google Pushing Chrome So Hard It's Buying…Print Ads?

Peter Kafka in Media on November 22, 2010 at 9:00 am PT

Google has so much money and is so intent on pushing its Chrome browser that it’s willing to put marketing dollars into the weirdest places. Like a print newspaper.

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Promoted Tweets Graduate to Google

Voices in News on November 3, 2010 at 2:27 pm PT

Quite the week for the paid ads that Twitter calls Promoted Tweets. First they start showing up uninvited in some users’ timelines in a test ahead of a broader rollout. And over the next couple of days, they’ll start to appear along with certain query results in Google’s Realtime Search. This is the first time that ads from an outside network will appear on Google, reports Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land, and the revenue will be split 50-50.

No Nudes For You: Google Instant's Erratic Prudish Streak

Peter Kafka in Media on September 13, 2010 at 7:38 am PT

Google’s new “Instant” search feature can read your mind. But if you’re thinking about something dirty, it doesn’t want to know. Or, more accurately, it doesn’t want to tell you about it. What happens when you match it up against George Carlin and the infamous seven words?

How Did Twitter Pass Yahoo in Search? With Robots, of Course!

Peter Kafka in Media on April 14, 2010 at 1:12 pm PT

If you’re a regular person, you probably rarely search for something on Twitter. Because search on Twitter is a lousy experience. So how is Twitter generating more queries than Yahoo?

The GPhone Lives: Google Uncrates the Nexus One “Superphone”

John Paczkowski in News on January 5, 2010 at 10:17 am PT

During an Android demo in April 2008, Steve Horowitz, one of the original engineers working on Google’s Android platform, said, “I’m here to tell you there is actually no GPhone.” Now, not two years later, Google is telling us something different. There is a GPhone, its name is Nexus One and Google officially unveiled it this morning at an event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters.

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