Google CEO Releases 'Mega Ambitious' Letter, Still Not Evil. Integration, integration and more integration. That's the theme of a lengthy state-of-Google blog post by CEO Larry Page, which was published on the company's Investor Relations blog on Thursday. "We have always believed that it’s possible to make money without being evil," Page writes, echoing the company's recent statements to Congress.
"In fact, healthy revenue is essential if we are to change the world through innovation, and hire (and retain) great people. " The update runs through Google's successes, as well as its plans for this year and beyond. Page wrote about Google's desire to focus on big ideas and take "uncomfortably exciting" risks. "It may sound nuts, but I’ve found that it’s easier to make progress on mega-ambitious goals than on less risky projects," he writes. "Few people are crazy enough to try, and the best people always want to work on the biggest challenges. Some key highlights: More than one million businesses now use Google’s advertising products, Page writes.
How Google keeps your secrets private - Jan. 26. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- How does a company that collects so much information from its users keep all that data private? Meet Alma Whitten, Google's director of privacy. At the end of a miserable 2010 filled with privacy blunders including the disastrous Google Buzz fiasco, Google appointed Whitten to the position of privacy director. Since then, Whitten has instituted what she calls a "culture of privacy" at the company. So far it has been paying off. Over the course of the past year, Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) has released new privacy tools, put in place a multifaceted structure to ensure users' privacy, and built in fail-safes to make sure nothing falls between the cracks. "We've made incredible progress on this over the past year," said Whitten in an interview with CNNMoney that took place last month.
As part of that tune-up, Google on Tuesday made the major announcement that it has streamlined its privacy policy. Google has begun notifying its users of the changes. Video: Your Google Information Is Worth up to $5,000 a Year to Marketers. Eric Schmidt: 'Google grew out of a system that rewarded innovation.
Google Partnerships. Google Services. New Google Tech. SEO. Good to Know – Google. If you’re the tablet owner, touch Settings → Users → Add user or profile. Touch Restricted profile → New profile, then name the profile. Use the ON/OFF switches and settings to manage access to features, settings, and apps. Press the Power button to return to the lock screen, then touch the new profile icon. Once it's all set up, the Home screen is empty.
More data, more transparency around government requests. DatenDialog - Big Tent goes to Berlin. In May, we held our first Big Tent conference near London, where we debated some of the hot issues relating to the Internet and society with policy-makers, academics and NGOs. The term "big tent” not only described the marquee venue but also our aim to include diverse points of view. After the U.K. success, we decided to export the concept. Yesterday we welcomed more than 200 guests in Berlin, Germany to the second Big Tent event, entitled DatenDialog.
This dialogue about data tackled the issue of online privacy from a variety of angles. It was appropriate to hold it in Germany, which is a pacesetter both in its concern about privacy and its ideas for safeguarding personal data. Speakers included the German State Secretary for the Interior Cornelia Rogall-Grothe and the Federal Data Protection Commissioner Peter Schaar, alongside international authors and bloggers Cory Doctorow and Jeff Jarvis who appeared via live video chat from the U.S. Making Public Data More Accessible on the Web. Last year, we launched the Google Public Data Explorer, an online tool that organizes public statistics and brings them to life with interactive exploration and visualizations. Since then, we’ve added dozens of new datasets and received enthusiastic feedback from users around the world. Several data providers, such as the UN Development Programme and Statistics Catalunya, have even integrated the tool into their web sites.
Today, we’re pleased to announce the next step in our public data effort- a completely revamped product featuring an updated look and feel, improved interaction modes, and a new visualization engine. Now you can: 1. 2. 3. Give the new Google Public Data a try, and let us know what you think by posting in our discussion forum.