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February 28, 2012 by Gary Price

A Roundup of News About Google (Google+, Privacy, New Features)

February 28, 2012 by Gary Price

A roundup of some recent reports. Of course, this only roundup only scratches the surface of recent Google press.

Google +

  • Google+ Users Are Spending Just 3.3 Minutes a Month on Site, ComScore Says
    (via Bloomberg)
  • Google’s arrogance exposed in Google+ (via Marketwatch)
    Note: This article includes a link to a WSJ with more statistics.

Privacy

  • UK: Google users ignore major privacy shakeup (via The Telegraph)
    The primary document discussed in this report is available here. 
  • Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate EU Rules (via AP)
    An English language version of the letter discussed in the article is available here.
  • Cookiegate Another Privacy Black Eye For Google (via SEL)
  • Tutorial: How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google’s New Privacy Policy Takes Effect (via EFF)
  • Tutorial: How to Remove Your YouTube Viewing and Search History Before Google’s New Privacy Policy Takes Effect (via EFF)

Personalization

  • Eric Schmidt: Google search will continue to become more personalized (via The Next Web)

New/Enhanced Features

  • Google Images Related Searches Now More Visual (via SEL)
  • Google Adds Concert Listings to Search Results (via PC World)
  • Back to the Black Bar (via Google Operating System)

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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