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Google Captive in Hawaii on Track

Jan 18 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...

Insurer Sues Google in Alabama Over Unflattering Search Results

Jan 5 2012 // An insurer is hoping to use an Alabama state law governing deceptive trade practices to stop Google from prominently displaying negative websites about the company.American Income Life Insurance Co. has filed suit in the...

Western Insurance Agents Roundtable: In Uncertain Economy, Change Is Certain

Jan 5 2012 // The economy, the promised-land of a hard insurance market and the need to master technologies dominated discussion at the first annual Insurance Industry Roundtable in Irvine, Calif.The daylong event was attended by 23...

Google Tells Congress Online Anti-Piracy Bill Goes Too Far

Nov 16 2011 // Google Inc. warned U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that proposed legislation to crack down on foreign websites selling pirated U.S. movies, music or other counterfeit goods goes too far and could depress investment.The...

Court May Revive Viacom Copyright Claim Against YouTube

Oct 19 2011 // In a copyright infringement case at the heart of media company battles to win Internet viewers, an appeals court grappled on Tuesday over whether to revive Viacom Inc.’s landmark $1 billion lawsuit against Google...

Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash

Oct 17 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a Prius.Being...

SEO Marketing is Sooooo 90s. Wait, What!?

Oct 7 2011 // If you haven’t heard of the term SEO yet and don’t know of its power in the marketing world: the 90’s called and they want their Game Boy back. It’s 2011 and the search engine optimization business...

Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash

Oct 3 2011 // In July, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. A Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an Accord, which hit a Prius.Being...

Google Urges Judge Reject Oracle’s $2.2B Patent Damages Claim

Sep 21 2011 // Google Inc. urged a federal judge to reject an Oracle Corp expert’s recommendation that it pay more than $2.2 billion for infringing on patents for Java technology used in the Android operating system.U.S. District...

Google Secretive About ‘Super Safe’ Robot Car Crash

Sep 13 2011 // Last month, an astute observer was driving in Mountain View, Calif., when he came across a multiple car fender-bender. According to later reports, a Toyota Prius had hit a Prius, and that Prius hit an Accord, which hit an...

Insurance Keywords Add Big to Google Profits

Aug 1 2011 // Insurance is adding big bucks to Google’s profitability, according to new research.After Google posted impressive profits for the second quarter 2011, almost $7 billion, Word Stream, a Boston, Mass.-based provider of...

Insurance Keywords Add Big to Google Profits

Jul 19 2011 // Insurance is adding big bucks to Google’s profitability, according to new research released today.After Google posted impressive profits for the second quarter 2011, almost $7 billion, Word Stream, a Boston,...

Risk of Cyber Attacks Escalation Rises as Technology Outpaces Policy

Jun 3 2011 // From the satellite pictures on Google Earth, Jinan looks like any other Chinese city — sprawling construction sites, massive factory blocks, apartment buildings, a university, dozens of railway lines and wide-open...

Apple, Google to Face Lawmakers on Privacy Issues

May 9 2011 // Tech companies such as Apple and Google are hoping the tracks of millions of mobile device users will lead to billions of dollars in revenue.But where they see dollar signs, lawmakers see red flags. The revelation last...

Age Bias Lawsuit Against Google Cleared for Trial in California

Aug 6 2010 // Google Inc., which runs the world’s most popular Internet search engine, was ordered to defend itself against a lawsuit by a former manager who said he was fired for being too old, clearing the way for a trial.The...

Google, YouTube Beat Copyright Challenge from Viacom

Jun 24 2010 // Google Inc. won a landmark victory over media companies as a Manhattan federal judge threw out Viacom Inc.’s $1 billion lawsuit accusing the Internet company of allowing copyrighted videos on its YouTube service...

Progressive Launches Car Insurance App for Google’s Android Smart Phone

Apr 22 2010 // Progressive Insurance has launched a car insurance app for smart phones using the Google Android operating system, one of the fastest growing smart phone platforms.“We’ve seen a 30 percent increase in visits to...

TimeWise: The Magic Time-Saving Box

Mar 17 2010 // A slender boy of 14 moves slowly across the room. His full head of long red hair bounces as he walks. His mind is racing. He sits at the oak table near the window of the vast room.On the table is a box; a box that glows...

Google, Facebook Face Heat from Cyber-Bullying Cases

Mar 9 2010 // The Internet was built on freedom of expression. Society wants someone held accountable when that freedom is abused. And major Internet companies like Google and Facebook are finding themselves caught between those...

Italian Court Convicts Google Executives for Italy Autism Video

Feb 25 2010 // A Milan court convicted three Google Inc executives on Wednesday for violating the privacy of an Italian boy with autism by letting a video of him being bullied be posted on the site in 2006.Google will appeal the...