It's not related to the content of this site, but I am so damn mad about the financial bailout, mainly because the folks who profited the most from this mess are getting bailed out. So when I saw this post from Fred, summarizing Tom, I had to pass it…
Rule #1: Cut salaries now
Part of the bailout bill ought to be that any organization which proffers securities for government purchase must agree not to pay any employee or contactor more than $1 million per year for the next four years. No cheating with trips to events on the corporate jet or other perks with draconian penalties TO THE RECIPIENT for violations.
Read MoreStill ill, but I can't help but read my email. This sounds very interesting: GOOGLE AND GE EXECUTIVES TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO ENERGY CHALLENGES WHAT: Eric Schmidt and Jeff Immelt will discuss America's energy challenge and announce ways Google and GE will be working together to contribute to solutions….
GOOGLE AND GE EXECUTIVES TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS TO ENERGY CHALLENGES
WHAT: Eric Schmidt and Jeff Immelt will discuss America’s energy challenge and announce ways Google and GE will be working together to contribute to solutions. A fact sheet with additional details will be emailed following the call at 3pm.
Read MoreAnd it's getting very serious about addressing the issue. New terms for Chrome, new terms for IP addresses, new terms for Google Suggest. But there's more to do……
….that what it knows is scary. Hence, this move. From the post on the Google Blog: Today, we're announcing a new logs retention policy: we'll anonymize IP addresses on our server logs after 9 months. We're significantly shortening our previous 18-month retention policy to address regulatory concerns and to…
If you don't think this is keeping the folks up late at night over at Google, you're wrong. And if they are NOT up late at night, sell your shares. From the Journal piece: The Justice Department has quietly hired one of the nation's best-known litigators, former Walt Disney…
The Justice Department has quietly hired one of the nation’s best-known litigators, former Walt Disney Co. vice chairman Sanford Litvack, for a possible antitrust challenge to Google Inc.’s growing power in advertising.
Mr. Litvack’s hiring is the strongest signal yet that the U.S. is preparing to take court action against Google and its search-advertising deal with Yahoo Inc. The two companies combined would account for more than 80% of U.S. online-search ads.
Read MoreI was wondering what data was sent to Google from Chrome users. Matt has the answers, and so far, seems innocuous….
Google launches Ad Manager to the public and Google Suggest. Meanwhile, Street View keeps pushing the big question in our society: Where do we end and the public begins?…
Tim brings up a very good point here. In short, he's worried about the second click issue, write large (yep, I just linked to myself). I'd like to put out two guidelines for anyone adopting this "link to myself" strategy: 1. Ensure that no more than 50% of the…
I’d like to put out two guidelines for anyone adopting this “link to myself” strategy:
1. Ensure that no more than 50% of the links on any page are to yourself. (Even this number may be too high.)
Read MoreThis article strikes me as another slow drumbeat on an issue that has to be both frustrating and impossible to own for Google. The headline: "Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent" implies ulterior motives and wrongdoing. In fact, it's standard operating procedure for companies who…
Several Internet and broadband companies have acknowledged using targeted-advertising technology without explicitly informing customers, according to letters released yesterday by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
The kicker:
Read MorePotential regulation and new industry attempts at providing privacy controls. For background, read my "Data Bill of Rights."…
