Archive for the ‘Google’ tag
Small Business News Weekly Roundup: 7/29/11
In this week’s roundup, we’ve got tips for protecting your business from the economic effects of a US default, real-world stories from small business owners about their experiences with Facebook ads, and news from Google and the SBA that might benefit your business. What a US Default Might Mean for Small Business: Entrepreneur Magazine gives [...]
Small Business News Weekly Roundup: 7/15/11
It’s hard to escape mentions of Google+ around the Interwebs lately, so we’re going to talk about the service as it relates to small businesses in this week’s small business news roundup. We’ll also cover involving children in small business ventures, how to get the most out of your business website, LinkedIn specifically, and social [...]
Gmail User’s Email Criticizing Sandals Resort Protected by First Amendment
A New York appellate court will not force Google to release information about a user who sent an email critical of Sandals Resorts International Ltd. The user in question had sent an email to several people accusing Sandals in Jamaica of accepting state subsidies financed by Jamaicans but then hiring Jamaicans for only the lowest-paying [...]
California’s “Do Not Track” Bill Clears First Hurdle
California is currently weighing legislation that would require websites to gain user permission before collecting data through cookies in what is believed to be the country’s first “Do Not Track” bill. SB 761 was introduced by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D – 27th District) and is sponsored by Consumer Watchdog, a California-based advocacy group. It passed [...]
Google Loses Defamation Case in Italy
Once again Google is on the guilty end of the defamation stick in Europe — this time in Italy. An Italian court has upheld an earlier decision that held Google Instant’s autocomplete suggestions can be libelous. In this instance, an Italian businessman sued Google when a search for his name was completed with “truffa” and [...]
Google Sends Mass Email to Gmail Users Regarding Google Buzz Settlement
Millions of Gmail users recently got an email from Google letting them know about a settlement that has been reached in a class action lawsuit over Google Buzz. If you’re a Gmail user, you probably remember back in February when Google released the new feature — and signed everyone up without asking, making “Buzz” connections [...]
No Google Street View Photos Without Three Days’ Notice in Italy
We’ve talked about Google’s problems across the pond, including a French court’s ruling that the “suggest” feature pulled up defamatory words to an Italian court’s convicting three execs of a privacy violation. Well now Italy is at it again with a ruling from its Privacy Authority that will require Google Street View cars, which take [...]
Google Exec Convicted of Defamation for “Suggest” Feature
A French court has found Google and its CEO Eric Schmidt liable for defamation because the search engine’s new “suggest” feature brought up “rapist” and “satanist” when users typed in the plaintiff’s name. The plaintiff in the case had been convicted for corruption of a minor, although it was on appeal when he discovered that [...]
Zappa’s Widow Has No Trademark Rights in Germany
When Frank Zappa’s wife Gail found out about a music festival in Germany that honors her late husband, she wasn’t happy about the name that was chosen: Zappanale. So she sued, alleging European Union trademark infringement on behalf of Zappa’s estate. But the Higher Regional Court in Dusseldorf recently ruled that even though the Zappa [...]
USPTO and Google Make Online Patent Research Easier — and Free
Searching for patent and trademark information online just got a lot easier — and less expensive too. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has agreed to make available nearly 10 terabytes of data that had previously been off limits, restricted, or available only through paying fees, free online through a search feature at [...]
