alleyinsider.com - 1/8/2009
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Insiders credit Google CFO Patrick Pichette -- who when he joined the company said he intended to "feed the winners," and "starve the losers" -- with bringing new disicipline to company. One told us that Patrick has been "taking on a lot of the low-hanging fruit" and that "it's going to make a ...
googleblog.blogspot.com - 1/11/2009
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Not long ago, answering a query meant traveling
to the reference desk of your local library. Today,
search engines enable us to access immense quantities of useful information in an instant, without leaving home. Tools like email, online books and ...
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Official Google Blog: Powering a Google search
technology.timesonline.co.uk - 1/11/2009
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technology.timesonline.co.uk —
Click here for how to reduce the footprint
of the Web | Google's response to the story
Performing two Google searches from a desktop computer can generate about the same amount of carbon dioxide as boiling a kettle for a cup of tea, according to new ...
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Revealed: the environmental impact of Google searches
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/8/2009
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First Bytes: At CES, Ballmer Takes the Stage
Tech Observer —
At CES, Microsoft unveils new search deals and shows off Windows 7. [WSJ] Silicon Alley Insider tracks Google CFO's plan to "feed the winners" and "starve the losers" among Google's many brands. [SAI] Lenovo plans to cut 11 percent of its workforce; Dell is closing a 1,900-worker plant in Ireland. [Cnet] At the urging of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the U.S. Patent Office will reconsider a broad patent on digital music. [Ars Technica] Related Links IE8's New Privacy Features Banking Over IM? It's ...
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