Steve Bryant

YouTube has offered to help Thai officials block specific videos on the video-sharing site in order to prevent the country from blocking the site altogether, reports the AP. Thailand blocked YouTube on Wednesday after YouTube owner Google refused to remove a slide show that superimposed offensive images over photos of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. “While we […]

Not sure what’s going on here. I was, admittedly, wasting time a few minutes ago and decided to look for videos about Google on Google Video. The top 10 results (with personalized search turned off): Colbert roasts President Bush “All Marketers are Liars” — Seth Godin speaks at Google russian climbing American Freedom to Fascism […]

Google released a version of Desktop for Macs today. Some Mac users (not including this one), despite already having the use of the excellent Spotlight app, asked for a Mac version of the popular PC app. Google Desktop for Mac is only available for Intel-powered Macs. PowerPC users need not apply. Or they need to […]

A group of Google stockholders has proposed that Google adopt an anti-censorship policy but Google’s board is against the idea, according to a statement filed with the SEC.The Office of the Comptroller of New York City, custodian for several city pensions, including police, firefighter and teacher funds, will ask Google’s board to consider the proposal […]

NPR’s “To the Point” program is airing right now on WYNC, NPR’s public radio station in New York, and the subject is Viacom v. Google. A very lopsided argument, since there are no reps from Google, and actual producers of YouTube content. Guests: Jordan Levin, former WB Network CEO and one of the brains behind […]

I’m not a big Google fanboy. I don’t tend to prosyletize their apps. That’s not my job. But from time to time I’m struck by just how good some of Google’s products are. And so today, looking at a new online office suite called Peepel, I’m reminded of why Google Docs and Spreadsheets are so […]

After months of speculation over its entry into the television advertising market, Google announced Monday evening that it would sell ads on the 125 channels of Echostar’s satellite DISH Network. Under the agreement, advertisers will bid on ad spots using Google’s AdWords automated auction system. Google will analyze the anonymous data culled from the Dish […]

Google has entered the bidding for online advertising company DoubleClick, according to the Wall Street Journal. Google’s entry comes as the bidding price exceeds $2 billion, a price point which may force Microsoft to reconsider how badly it wants to acquire the company. Yahoo and AOL are both reported to be interested in acquiring DoubleClick, […]

Google has requested a 30-day extension to reply to Viacom’s complaint because Google has yet to retain counsel, Google Watch has learned. Viacom agreed to the extension in a letter addressed to Judge Louis L. Stanton from an attorney representing Viacom. Google is now required to respond by May 2, 2007. Google representatives did not […]

Last night I moderated a panel for the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) called “Traditional media meets the digital challenge.” Among the panelists was Michael Steib, who recently left NBCU — where he founded NBBC — for Google, where he is the director of television advertising. Steib, having only been at Google for two […]