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Google loses exec to Groupon, preps rival service Reuters By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online coupon service Groupon has hired a Google executive to be its new chief operating officer, as Google began rolling out a new service aimed directly at Groupon's thriving business. ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

MapQuest Nabs Former Google Docs Product Manager As Its New VP Of Product TechCrunch Bangaru joins the AOL subsidiary from Google, where he was most recently responsible for all aspects of product development of Google Docs and Google Apps. Previously, Bangaru worked as a program manager at Microsoft, where he worked on the WinFS ... See all stories on this topic »

Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day Geek.com Today is Good Friday, a religious holiday commemorating the crucifiction of Jesus, but Google has decided not to celebrate that in its Google Doodle this year. Instead, Earth Day is the focus. If you visit the Google search homepage today you will be ... See all stories on this topic » Geek.com

Belgium probes Google Street View data sweep BusinessWeek Belgian prosecutors have opened an investigation into Google Inc.'s collection of data from private wireless network when building up its Street View application. The probe was launched after the country's Privacy Commission lodged a complaint with ... See all stories on this topic »

Google fined $5m over Linux patent row BBC News By Maggie Shiels Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley A judgement by a Texas jury against Google could have major implications for the search giant and the open source world said experts. The internet titan was found guilty of infringing a ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

More privacy fears raised about Apple, Google tracking your smartphone Appolicious Could the Massachusetts Democrat may be sending a similar note Larry Page over at Google (GOOG)? The Wall Street Journal now is reporting that Android smartphones are tracking smartphone users' locations and sending the data to Google. ... See all stories on this topic »

Google's daily-deal Groupon clone live CNN International By Ryan Singel, WIRED (WIRED) -- Spurned by daily-deal site Groupon, Google is now testing Google Offers, its own service for sending users deeply discounted offers for local businesses, starting with Portland, Oregon. Yes, it's YADDS (Yet Another ... See all stories on this topic »

Google buys Oklahoma wind power NewsOK.com Electricity from NextEra Energy Resources' Minco II Wind Energy Center will help power Google's data center near Pryor, which is expected to be operational later this year. BY JAY F. MARKS Leave a comment Google is blowing into Oklahoma on the strength ... See all stories on this topic »

Google to progress EV charging station search capabilities Siliconrepublic.com Google is teaming up with the US Department of Energy to help consumers find charging stations in the US, while DOE also pumps an extra US$5m in new funding to help accelerate electric vehicle take-up. With the Obama Administration aiming to reduce US ... See all stories on this topic »

Woman sneaks into Google, leaves 'angry' letter San Jose Mercury News By Diana Samuels A woman who is already accused of stalking one tech CEO apparently walked into Google's offices last month and left a letter and book for company co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Mountain View police spokeswoman Liz Wylie ... See all stories on this topic »

Blogs 5 new results for Google

Google ordered to pay $5 million in Linux patent infringement suit ... By Christopher Trout An East Texas jury recently awarded a relatively small computer firm patent troll a pretty hefty settlement (in you and me dollars) in a patent. Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/

Google Allows You To Subscribe To Offers In Portland, New York ... By Leena Rao It appears that Google's coupon service Offers, is live, starting in in Portland , Oregon. You also have the ability to subscribe to deals in areas within New York City, Oakland and San Francisco. On the landing page of the Offers site, ... TechCrunch - http://techcrunch.com/

Apple May Beat Google to Market With Cloud Music Service [REPORT] By Jolie O'Dell According to reports, Apple is almost ready to release an cloud-based music storage service compatible with iTunes. Mashable! - http://mashable.com/

Apple, Google Receive Phone Users' Locations | Julia Angwin and ... By Julia Angwin and Jennifer Valentino-Devries... Apple Inc.'s iPhones and Google Inc.'s Android smartphones regularly transmit their locations back to Apple and Google, respectively, according to data and documents analyzed by The Wall Street Journal—intensifying concerns over privacy ... Voices on All Things Digital - http://voices.allthingsd.com/

Sprint + Google Voice early invites still going out -- first ... By Joshua Munoz If you're like me and want to use your Sprint number as your Google Voice number , simply click the top link. Google will call your phone and ask for a two-digit verification number (which will be displayed on your browser's screen). ... Android Central - Android Forums,... - http://www.androidcentral.com/

Web 2 new results for Google

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Testing Google's Panda algorithm: CNET analysis | Privacy Inc ... CNET evaluates nearly 100000 search results to learn which Web sites are the winners and losers after Google's latest changes to its algorithm. news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20054797-281.html