It was a little over a year ago when a European court decided Google had to grant its citizens the right to be forgotten. As a refresher this is what the court said: In an advisory judgment stemming from a Spanish case, The Court of Justice of the European Union said Google and other search engines do have control of individuals’ private information, given that they sometimes compile and … [Read more...]
Canadian Court Rules It Can Order Google To Block A Website Globally
TechDirt.com published an article this morning that deals with what has been a growing trend around the world. Countries wanting to dictate terms to Google. A Canadian court has ruled that it can order Google to block websites globally. This all started with one company accusing another of selling counterfeit goods. From the article: Almost exactly a year ago we wrote about a troubling lawsuit … [Read more...]
Gmeil.com 11 Year old Typo For Gmail.com Sells At Auction For $3,255
The domain name Gmeil.com, which is a pretty clear typo for gmail.com, just sold in a domain drop auction for $3,255 The domain name dropped on June 7th and was caught by the domain catcher dropcatch.com The domain name has an original registration date of 2004, so Google had over a decade to go and get the domain through a UDRP. According to Screenshots.com the domain has been parked … [Read more...]
Google Launching InstaWeb Or Beat To The Punch?
Is Google Inc. launching a website builder called "InstaWeb" or did they get beat to the punch is the question. Here are somethings that I found: Google Inc. became the owners of the domain name InstaWeb.net from a Joshua Marantz according to whois records. The domain has been registered since September 6, 2004 and according to whois records, Google secured the domain on March 23, … [Read more...]
Google to add Buy Buttons to Mobile Search
Google is planning on launching buy buttons in mobile search only, there will not be buttons when someone searches on desktop. One has to wonder how all the advertisers who spend big money on Adwords will feel about this. Engadget stated there are several reasons why this will be mobile only. The biggest reason ? Mobile searches outpacing desktop searches. The Wall Street Journal is responsible … [Read more...]
After 11 Years Google Finally Gains Control Over The Domain GoogleTranslate.com
Google has won control over the domain name Googletranslate.com 11 years after it was registered, in a one member UDRP panel decision. The domain name undoubtedly got a lot of traffic over the years making its owners a lot of money. The domain GoogleTranslate.com has an Alexa ranking in the US of 226,000 Why Google waited 11 years to go after a direct match .com of one of its popular … [Read more...]
Google April Fool’s Prank Actually Backfires
ArsTechnica.com published an article that a Google April Fools prank actually pranked their own security. The error allowed a click - jacking exploit that tricks users into changing things they don't want changed. Apparently hackers would be able to incorporate Google into their own site and embed code that would change functionality. From the article: An April Fool's prank Google pulled two … [Read more...]