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The legs and feet are familiar. You may be wondering why Big Bird is on the Google homepage today. It’s a celebration. Sesame Street turns forty today:
“… Today marks the 40th anniversary of children’s TV show Sesame Street.
To celebrate, Sesame Street’s website has been running a contest, where visitors can vote [...]

For years Google Street View has raised privacy concerns. The images of people and locations were put online without expressed permission. In some countries, there has been a debate as to whether Google was contravening the privacy laws of existing legislation.
Now, in Canada, there is concern that the Street View service may be [...]

This may be a Google feature that is a blessing for the impulsive. It would prevent so much regret. That email that you sent hastily from Gmail can be retrieved:
“…An “undo” link now appears next to the confirmation that your email has been sent, Google announced on the Gmail blog Thursday [...]

A trial in Italy of four Google executives has implications on internet security and privacy. This is a criminal trial, due to the nature of the video posted:
“…Prosecutors in Milan charge that the Google officials violated Italian privacy laws by allowing the posting of a cellphone video in 2006 that showed four youths taunting [...]

The concept of net neutrality is that the internet service provider (ISP) does not interfere or regulate traffic. There is not a tier system nor does the ISP throttle service to one customer in favour of another. Google has undertaken a plan to allow internet users to check on their service:
“…Google will provide [...]

A quick check of the Gmail page will show that Google still considers its email offering to be in ‘beta’. Google will be adding a feature to this beta process. Gmail will have access offline:
“…Google ruled out the option of letting users replicate their entire Gmail inboxes to their PCs, which in many [...]

Google may not be usually associated with carbon dioxide issues. However, being at the top of the ‘technological food chain’, Google is being used as an example of how even an internet search item on your computer can contribute to global emissions:
“…Dr Wissner-Gross’s study claims that two Google searches on a desktop computer produces [...]

Over the years, Marissa Mayer has become the unofficial spokes-person of Google. Her official title is Vice President, Search Products & User Experience. And she is Google Employee Number Nineteen.
Being an early employee of a tech start-up means that there is the potential of considerable wealth if there is success or a buy-out [...]

In addition to the Santa tracking site, it is possible to call a Santa tracker for some direct information:
“…A toll free number is available, 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) for children to call and personally speak to a Santa tracker on Christmas Eve.”
link: Children Throughout the World Use NORAD to Track Santa
Google Maps and Google Earth will [...]

It used to be that Google employees received a cash bonus at this time of the year. This year, it was a bit different:
“Google on Tuesday began handing out mobile smartphones rather than cash as a year-end present to its staff, in a move that reflects an effort by the company to pare the [...]