Cade Metz / The Register:
Google Research head dubs holy PageRank ‘over-hyped’ — Norvig mum on ‘Caffeine’ search shot — Google research head Peter Norvig says that the search giant’s hallowed PageRank link analysis algorithm is overrated. And always has been. — “One thing that I think is still over-hyped is PageRank …
Virginia / Picnik Blog:
Picnik Acquired by Google — When Bitnik, Inc was created, our founders envisioned making great software for real people and giving users the power to edit digital photos in their browser, without having to purchase or download complicated software. While our first office in 2005 only had two desks …
Robert McMillan / Computerworld:
More than 100 companies targeted by Google hackers — IDG News Service – The hackers who broke into Google two months ago have gone after more than 100 companies, according to an estimate by security vendor Isec Partners. — Researchers have been closing in on the unidentified criminals responsible …
Scott M. Fulton, III / BetaNews:
EU denies Google is under investigation, early evidence appears weak — This morning, despite clearly and pointedly phrased headlines such as this one proclaiming that the European Commission had opened an antitrust investigation into Google, the Commission released a statement this morning saying no such investigation was launched.