Let‚Äôs start from the premise that Search is ‚Äúgame-over‚Ä?. Google has won. The best explanation of Google‚Äôs dominance is in this Read/WriteWeb post. But if there is a Google-killer out Continue reading »

In a previous article, we explained that the pivot of the internet is shifting from search to social interactions. But this doesn't necessarily mean that search is losing its value. Continue reading »

Just a week after acquiring online telephony service GrandCentral, Google has announced the $625M purchase of Postini - a company that offers "on-demand communications security and compliance solutions serving more Continue reading »

I've mentioned Openads, a free open source ad server, twice in the last few months here on Read/WriteWeb. I continue to be very interested in their business model; but also Continue reading »

German courts have confirmed that Google's fight for the G-mail trademark has been lost. 33-year old German businessman Daniel Giersch has won a case against Google, meaning that Google is Continue reading »

Google's 2007 acquisition spree has continued, with the acquisition of GrandCentral - a service that lets users integrate all of their existing phone numbers and voice mailboxes into one account, Continue reading »

Written by Nitin Karandikar; all photos by Jeremiah Owyang The highlight of the Searchnomics 2007 conference today was a keynote, at the very end, by Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Search Continue reading »

Google has created a site called Google Gadget Ventures. Marissa Mayer will announce it this evening at the Searchonomics Conference in Santa Clara. It's a pilot program, with the aim Continue reading »

On Thursday at the Supernova conference, Udi Manber Google's VP of Engineering talked about what a difficult problem search is. This was followed up by Sheryl Sandberg, Google's Global VP Continue reading »

Udi Manber, Google's VP of Engineering, gave a brief 15 minute presentation at Supernova today entitled Search is a Hard Problem. He explained that with an audience like Supernova, he Continue reading »