Googleholic for August 11th 2006

In this issue we cover:

• Google Maps games
• Google book scanning
• A conversation with Eric Schmidt
• Safe searching with Google
• Server farm in India
• Canadian Google research center
• Google and Fox Interactive deal
• Google jet case settlement

Step inside for today's Googleholic edition...


Driving around Google Maps
This site is all in Japanese characters, but nonetheless, it's a pretty wild javascript-based driving-around-in-Google-Maps thing.

Find the landmark Google Maps game.

For some Friday fun, try out some more Google Maps Games.

Google is working with the University of California to scan a few more million books from 100 libraries across their 10 campuses

Search Engine Strategies in San Jose saw a nice little conversation between Danny Sullivan and Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Among other things, they spoke about destroying search data.

Your searches are safe with Google

Google is planning to set up a server farm in India. Not many details have been released about this secretive operation as of yet.

Google is looking at developing a larger Canadian Research and Development office holding close to 200 staff in total. The facility would be based in southern Ontario, and would hold marketing and sales staff as well. Currently Google rents out office space in the downtown core.

Google has issued a Press Release on the MySpace deal. Everything is covered here, including the other properties it is working with in the Fox Interactive deal, like IGN, Rotten Tomatoes, TeamXbox, CheatsCodesGuides.com and more.

Google jet disclosure case settled
Brin and Page sued the designer of their wild jet over a breach of contract over the release of design details over the refurbishing of their Boeing 767. Both parties in the case have decided to settle the dispute.

The Week in Review:

• Google Video's secret new look
• Google has opened Gmail to all of Australia
• OSNews writer reviews Flickr and Picasa Web Albums
• Google MTV video ads
• Google, MySpace and $900 million

Stay tuned for Tuesday's Googleholic!
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