Search and Technology News
• Hack writers take on Google
• Want to drive traffic? Take the Free way
• How do you say "Google" in...
• Donate your brain to science
• Logo genius
News About the Industry
• New Google partners
• Amazon
• Disney
• Daum (Korea)
• 100,000 advertisers can't be wrong
• Up and at it Down Under
• Making web publishing pay
• Adding Applied Semantics
Interesting Finds
• Choice opportunity to support Google
• Gearing up for the Google US Puzzle Championship
• Books on our shelf
• Coming Up: Q&A with Krishna Bharat
A New Approach
Google's commitment to providing useful information in an easy to use
format doesn't stop with our search service. That's why this month's
newsletter includes some changes we hope will make it more valuable
to you. We've abbreviated the stories and linked to more information
on Google.com. And we've organized the information by category, so
you can get right to the news that's most relevant to you.
As with all things Google, you are the ultimate judge of how useful
information we provide is to you. Please take a moment to share your
thoughts on the newsletter's new format and content, as well as your
suggestions for additions or changes. We look forward to your
feedback at newsletter@g...
The Google Team
Search and Technology News
Hack writers take on Google
Google Hacks, a new O'Reilly book for
Google power users offers 100 industrial-strength tips on
how to use Google to maximum effect.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#hack
Want to drive traffic?
Take the Free way
Adding search to your site is a great
way to increase user satisfaction, which is why Google offers
a number of search options to webmasters. And the good news
is that some of them are free.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#good_as
How do you say "Google"
in...
Want your Google homepage to reflect a
particular country? We offer 67 versions to choose from,
as well as 86 language interfaces, the latest of which are
The latest languages in which Google's interface is available
are Xhosa and Zulu, bringing the total number to 86. You
can help make Google available in your favorite language,
whether it's Urdu or Elmer Fudd, and also set your homepage
to that of you any one of 67 different national versions
of Google.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#say_Google
Donate your brain to
science
Google Compute, a Google Toolbar feature
fresh from Google Labs, makes it easy to donate your computer's
unused processing cycles to worthy scientific causes, such
as medical research and global climate modeling.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#donate
Logo genius
The Google logo celebrated two notable
birthdays in the month of March, paying tribute to Michelangelo
(March 6) and Albert Einstein (March 14).
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#logo
News About the Industry
New Google partners
100,000 advertisers
can't be wrong
Google has become the world's largest
and fastest- growing advertising network in record time.
And the number of searches conducted per day on Google and
its partner sites is up quite a bit as well -- now topping
200 million.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#100K
Up and at it Down Under
Google's new sales office in Sydney brings
Google's performance-based ad programs to advertisers and
agencies throughout Australia and New Zealand.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#down_under
Making web publishing
pay
Google's new content-targeted ad service
automatically serves relevant ads into content pages across
the web, enabling web publishers to make additional revenue
from unsold pages.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#web
Adding Applied Semantics
Google announced the acquisition of Applied
Semantics, a producer of software applications for the online
advertising, domain name and enterprise information management
markets. Applied Semantics' technical expertise in analyzing
page content will help Google to improve search and ad targeting.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#adding
Interesting Finds
Choice opportunity to support Google
Google has been nominated for two Webby People's Voice
awards and your vote can help us bring them home. To support
Google in the Technical Achievement or News categories,
register to vote at:
http://www.webbyawards.com/peoplesvoice/index.html
Gearing up for the
Google US Puzzle Championship
Google is proud to be the name sponsor
of the Google US Puzzle Championship, open to anyone with
a logical mind and an inclination to solve numeric and visual
puzzles.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#puzzle
Books on our shelf
Books we've seen lying around on Googlers
desks and why they're reading them.
http://www.google.com/googlefriends/moreapr03.html#wait
Coming Up: Q&A
with Krishna Bharat
With events making it more vital than
ever to grasp diverse points of view, it seems like a good
time to check in with Google senior research scientist Krishna
Bharat, original creator of Google News. Have a question
you've been dying to ask? Send your comments and Queries
to newsletter@g...
We'll take a representative selection and provide Krishna's
replies in the next Google Friends newsletter.
These are exciting times at Google. Thanks
for your interest and support as we continue to work on providing
better access to information. We look forward to sharing news
with you in the coming months and wish you the very best.
The Google Team
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