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Google
News 2005
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And speaking of the world at large, our Keyhole
acquisition last fall led us to create Google Earth,
which was unveiled in late June. This technology
enables users to fly through space, zooming into
specific locations they choose, and seeing the real
world in sharp focus. It turns out that when we talk
about "the world's information," we mean geography
too. And since the earth includes the fast-moving
country of China, in July we announced the opening
of a new Chinese R&D center and hired the
distinguished Dr. Kai Fu-Lee. We're always busy
hiring, and one of the most important roles is
"executive chef." In August we announced that the
search is on for not one, but two chefs to lead our
growing Mountain View eateries in serving Googlers
and their guests at breakfast, lunch, dinner and
special events.
Although August is traditionally a time to slow
down, we didn't seem to. We released two significant
products during the month: Google Talk, a free way
to actually speak to people anytime, anywhere via
your computer, featuring crystal-clear voice
technology, plus an instant message service; and the
next generation of Google Desktop, now offering
at-a-glance access to your files, email, news,
photos, weather, RSS feeds, stocks and other
personalized web content.
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Google
Search Information
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Keeping true to our roots in search, in
mid-September we released Google Blog Search, a tool
to help people find lively content as soon as it's
live on blogs around the world. And in recognition
of our indebtedness to visionaries, we announced the
hiring of Internet pioneer Vint Cerf to continue his
global Internet thinking on our behalf.
Going local and global
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Google
Search Engine Marketing
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In October we merged our Local and Maps products
into a single Google Local service that (naturally)
features maps. Perhaps even better for those away
from their computer screens, we now offer Local
service via mobile phones – after all, you need
these way-finding tools even more when out in the
wilds of major cities. We also noted, in our third
quarter earnings announcement, the fact that we now
have 4,989 full time employees – that's up from
4,183 at the end of the previous quarter.
Responding to the continuing (if not relentless)
glut of digital information, we unveiled a new
web-based Google Reader in October that helps tame
the flow of blog, web page, and news subscriptions
we all seem to have. The Reader is a more friendly
way to gather all the data bits in one screen, and
is equipped to manage several flavors of "feeds." At
the same, we expanded our support of open source
software initiatives through a total of $350,000 in
grants to Oregon State and Portland State
Universities for open source development. These
follow our "Summer of Code," a 3-month $2 million
program for computer science students.
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