Googleholic for December 15th, 2006

In this issue of Googleholic we cover:

• Google's Solar Trees
• Google's new employee stock option auction plan
• Suing a Blogger over a ranking in Google
• Search page design patent granted to Google
• Google is on the hunt for voiceover specialists
• Another signup for Google's newspaper advertising program
• Google in acquisition talks with an online office software company
• Google the domain registrar

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Google's Solar Trees
Updates on Google's 1.6-megawatt solar system generating project at the Googleplex

Google's new employee stock option auction plan
Selling stock options through an auction system is a move by Google to attract and retain top talent.

Suing a blogger over a ranking in Google
An online business is threatening to sue a blog owner because his site ranks better.

Search page design patent granted to Google
The US Patent and Trademark office granted Google a Patent for an ornamental design for a graphical user interface.

Google is on the hunt for voiceover specialists
Google is on the hunt for voice talent for Google's new audio ads.

Another signup for Google's newspaper advertising program
A publisher of regional newspapers has been the latest addition to Google's offline endeavor.

Google in acquisition talks with an online office software company
Google might not be interested in developing an office productivity software, but they sure could be interested in buying a company that develops them.

Google the domain registrar
Google Apps for your Domain has partnered with GoDaddy and eNom so users can register domains for $10/yr.

The past week in Google news:

• Google unites Apps for Your Domain with domain registrars
• Google Finance updates
• Google Web Toolkit goes open source
• Google Earth's toy hunt - Today's Time Waster
• Search for US Patents on Google
• Google Toobar 3 Beta
• Google ripped off Yahoo!'s IE7 promo page?

Make sure to check in for Tuesday's Googleholic Google news report.

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