I can scarcely remember what the world was like before Google. Google is like a magic box that's full of everything I need. It's infinitely large, yet takes up no space. Full Article at Globe and Mail

'Searching and organizing all the world's information is an unusually important task that should be carried out by a company that is trustworthy and interested in the public good." --Larry & Sergey's statement to Wall Street in their 2004 IPO filing. Full Article at Huffington Post

SAN FRANCISCO - Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. Full Article at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services causing the delight and disruption? Full Article at The Seattle Times

It wasn't too long ago that if you called someone a "geek," it was grounds for a good pounding. Now it's cooler to be Larry Page than Brad Pitt (and even Mr. Pitt was on the cover of Wired a few months back). "Geek" is a term of endearment. Full Article at Twist Image: Six Pixels of Separation

Refer to a friend 2009-12-01 20:19:57 - Google Inc. Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Full Article at PR-Inside.com

“Stealing My Space” shows just how important social networking sites have become in our culture.AP SAN FRANCISCO — Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play... Full Article at Cape Cod Online

investors and employees greater control over the company. According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is designating all current shares as "Class B" stock, which have 10 times the voting power of future "Class A" shares. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

Can you pass this trivia test—without looking up the answers on you-know-what? Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. Full Article at MSNBC

The move could be seen as laying the groundwork for an initial public offering, though the social network said Tuesday it had no plans to go public "at this time". Full Article at The Telegraph

The social network said Tuesday that it had no plans to go public "at this time." But the move may well be seen as laying the groundwork for it. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

Ochs-Sulzberger family even though its members own only one-fifth of the newspaper company. Full Article at Bennington Banner

Nov. 24, 2009 Google co-founder Sergey Brin says that Chrome OS and Android are likely to merge at some point, say reports. Full Article at LXer

NEW YORK — Facebook has created a dual-class stock structure designed to give founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. Full Article at Simple Thoughts

Facebook switches to dual-class stock structure, giving founder Mark Zuckerberg and other existing shareholders control over the company. Full Article at The San Jose Mercury News

Historians writing about events that have faded into a distant memory are challenged by the need to accurately portray these events and to provide analysis and commentary that sheds light on what happened and why. Full Article at ETF Investor

All the recent debate about the Google index and newspapers, and Google's interest (and problems) in indexing out-of-print books, would all be a much different discussion if the Google index were run as a non-profit. Full Article at SiliconValleyWatcher.com

In Googled (Penguin, $27.95), New Yorker reporter Ken Auletta explores media old and new, arguing that something sinister is afoot in the rise of the search engine king. Google, he asserts, is taking over the world, and that scares him. Full Article at Chicago Sun-Times

Your holiday shopping list probably includes gadgets, games and gizmos that illustrate how technology is changing the way we work, play and communicate. So why not throw in a few books about the people and services causing the delight and disruption? Full Article at AZ starnet.com