The likelihood of the United States government investigating Google for anti-trust violations increased today as senators Herb Kohl and Mike Lee called on the Federal Trade Commission to look into certain alleged practices. Specifically, they believe that Google favors its own services in its search results.
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Google Buys YouTube. Now What?
The media had been buzzing with rumors for at least a week when Google finally announced on October 9 that it was purchasing online video sharing site YouTube. Analysts’ observations about the deal have ranged from “it’s brilliant” to “it’s the worst thing Google could possibly do.” Keep reading to find out what all of the buzz is about.
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Evil Google? Can the Search Engine Be Moral?
Google has one guiding principle: “don’t be evil.” It’s a simple motto, even though we could easily get wrapped into the semantics of it. But over the past months, Google has been exerting its power in ways that draw their adherence to this singular policy into question.
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