According to Associated Press, Google is settling with the scam company that was taking money for work at home ‘kits’ that were useless but promoted under the Google name: Google filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 7 against Pacific WebWorks, claiming it is using its name to defraud consumers by encouraging them to sign up for [...]
Google Settles with Scammer
December 23rd, 2009Search Engine Holidays
December 23rd, 2009How are the major Search Engines handling the holidays? You might be surprised at the answer… Yahoo is reportedly forcing it’s employees to take mandatory leave over the weeklong gap between Christmas and New Years, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to company spokeswoman Dana Lengkeek, in the U.S., employees can either use vacation [...]
Google Yelp Deal Dead
December 23rd, 2009We reported that Google was in negotiations to acquire Yelp – apparently, negotiations have stalled. Previous assurances that the deal was all but done have dissolved, reports TechCrunch: The two companies had agreed on a price – around $550 million plus earnouts – and were working through the final details of the acquisition. Then something [...]
Google Execs Facing Jail Time in Italy?
December 20th, 2009The BBC ran a story back in October regarding Google and Italian privacy laws: [A] video, posted on Google Video in 2006 shortly before the firm acquired YouTube, showed a teenager with Down’s Syndrome being bullied by four students in front of more than a dozen others. Prosecutors argue that Google did not have adequate [...]
Google to Acquire Yelp?
December 20th, 2009According to TechCrunch, Google is attempting to acquire Yelp, a major review site founded in 2004 with an immense amount of traffic; ComScore attributes 9 million monthly worldwide visitors, but Yelp insists the numbers are closer to 25 million uniques each month. Tech Crunch says: “Google and Yelp are in advanced acquisition negotiations, we’ve confirmed [...]