5 posts and columns on google.com

Early Nexus One Sales Just 865,000 Short of iPhone Sales

in Mobile on March 16, 2010 at 6:30 am PT

Google may be a formidable search company, but as a mobile device distributor, it’s a piker. After 74 days at market, Google’s new Nexus One “super-smartphone” has sold just 135,000 units, according to a new estimate from analytics outfit Flurry.

Google: We Prioritize the End User Over the Advertiser, Unless We’re the Advertiser

in News on January 7, 2010 at 8:21 am PT

How’s this for product placement? Google is promoting its new Nexus One “superphone” from the front pages of two of its most highly trafficked properties–Google.com and YouTube.
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Droid Has Landed All Right–Right on Google’s Homepage

in News on November 6, 2009 at 1:09 pm PT

Well, this is a first, I think: Google is promoting a consumer electronics device on its front page. Surf over to Google.com right now and you’ll find this pitch plugging Droid, Motorola’s new Android phone: “The Droid is on sale now. Learn more.”
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New Chinese Version of Google SafeSearch Eliminates Google Entirely

in News on June 25, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

Google’s mission, to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible, has once again run afoul of the Chinese government, which has a similar goal, but would much prefer that certain information stay inaccessible. And so, on Wednesday evening, Chinese citizens found themselves once again unable to use Google, Gmail, and YouTube as their government condemned Google as a purveyor of porn.

Google Makes Its First Real Stab at Mobile Marketing: AdWords on iPhones

in Media on December 8, 2008 at 9:08 am PT

Google is letting advertisers who buy AdWords–its main revenue engine–automatically buy mobile advertising, too. The company says AdWords buyers can choose to have their AdWords automatically show up on phones that support “real” Internet browsers like T-Mobile’s G1 phone and Apple’s iPhone. That’s a relatively small market, but one that’s growing fast, and Google’s first real opportunity to show that it can make money on mobile.