Steve Bryant

Google’s search share dropped a full percentage point in July to 43.7% from 44.7%, according to comScore. This drop marks the first time in a full calendar year that Google’s share of all search engine queries has fallen. According to comScore, Google’s competitors picked up the slack, splitting the percentage point evenly. Yahoo’s share was […]

Google plans to open an office in Cairo, Egypt, in November to concentrate on its Arabic services, according to Arabian Computer News. The office will be Google’s first in the Middle East and will be directed by Sherif Iskander, regional head of Google Middle East and North Africa. Google’s Cairo office marks another phase in […]

Just noticed that Hitwise posted data showing that Google Video, the link to which was recently added to the Google home page, has now surpassed Yahoo Video in terms of page views. What’s even more interesting is that the Google audience tends to be older than that of reigning video champ YouTube, meaning that Google’s […]

Today we’re running the first in a continuing series of conversations about everybody’s favorite tech brouhaha, Google vs. Microsoft. Every Friday, I’ll pit my wits against veteran Microsoft journalist Mary Jo Foley as we discuss competition between the two companies. The friendly fights begin Friday mornings, when one of us posts a note, and then […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — Fisticuffs erupted at the 5th Annual Official Star Trek Convention when Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page could not settle a dispute over who got “the rad Star Trek booth” in their bedroom on the company’s private jet. The argument is the latest in a series of tiffs between the […]

Google, fresh from its $90 million settlement, is being sued for click fraud in another class action lawsuit, this one filed in Pennsylvania federal district court, Google Watch has learned. The proposed class action — the third this year — was filed on behalf of several hundred Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents, and accuses Google […]

Users viewing AdSense ads in Internet Explorer 6 or 7 over the last few days were prompted to install third-party software, according to forum posts on WebmasterWorld. The applications included QuickTime, Acrobat, Flash and Windows Media Player. The problem was first brought to Google’s attention on August 11 and was addressed August 15. According to […]

China.com recently announced that it’s partnering with Google on search engine technology, branding and advertising. China.com is an online gaming and Internet service with about 30 million registered users. China.com’s parent company, CDC, operates in software, business services, mobile services and applications, Internet, and media. It’s possible, given Google’s emphasis on the mobile marketplace and […]

Call me a mullet-coifed curmudgeon (and you have), but even the most forgiving soul should cringe upon reading the San Jose Merc’s florid coverage of Google’s Wi-Fi launch in Mountain View. To wit, the lede: “Google’s benevolence becomes reality today.“ Benevolence? Benevolence? Benevolence is an unbiased kindness doled out by nuns, Indian spiritual leaders and […]

Google will announce later today (update: has announced) several upgrades to Google Talk. The upgrades, which come on near the product’s one-year anniversary, include: File transfer – The “top requested” feature of GTalk users. You can share any type of file, several at a time if you want, including photos, of course. According to a […]