News from Google
U.K. news announcements
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A Year in UK Search: Google’s Top Searches
of 2011
15 December 2011
Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist, offering a unique perspective on this
year’s major events and hottest trends based on internet searches conducted in
the …
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Google UK now has a Google+
Page
7 November 2011
Over on the Official Google Blog we just announced Google+ Pages, to help businesses
and brands connect with customers. Google UK already has its own …
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Google News redesigned: publishers have new
options to highlight stories, users have more personalised features
30 September 2011
Google today launched its revamp of the Google News UK site. The new site includes
Editors’ Picks, a feature enabling publishers to highlight special content …
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Google takes seven-floor building in Tech
City to support East London’s start-up community
28 September 2011
Google has signed a lease for a seven-floor building in East London, the first step in
its commitment to support the Tech City start-up community. …
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The British Library and Google to make
250,000 books available to all
20 June 2011
The British Library and Google today announced a partnership to digitise 250,000
out-of-copyright books from the Library’s collections. Opening up access to one of
the …
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Deletion of WiFi payload data from the UK
20 December 2010
We are profoundly sorry for mistakenly collecting payload data in the UK from
unencrypted wireless networks. Since we announced our mistake in May we have …
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Stars of YouTube in 2010 Revealed
13 December 2010
‘Gap Yah’ – a satirical sketch which parodies the student gap year has been named as
the biggest homegrown comedy hit of 2010 on YouTube …
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UK Year End Zeitgeist lists
9 December 2010
Today, Google announced its annual Zeitgeist top search lists for the UK, a look at
2010 through the collective eyes of the United Kingdom on …
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Google reveals ‘Nexus S’ Android mobile phone
with Gingerbread
6 December 2010
Google™ today announced the latest release of the Android™ platform, Android 2.3 (known
as Gingerbread) and unveiled the next Android device from the ‘Nexus’ line …
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Bletchley Park and Alan Turing’s papers
23 November 2010
As you may have seen, this afternoon some key papers from British computer scientist
and wartime codebreaker Alan Turing are up for auction at Christie’s …
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Help for those searching for information
about suicide
11 November 2010
Today Google is making available a new search feature in the UK which triggers
Samaritans’ 24 hour helpline for certain relevant search queries relating to …
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U.K. Internet Economy Worth £100 Billion a
Year, Finds Landmark Report
28 October 2010
A report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has identified for the first time the
value of the Internet economy in the United Kingdom. The …
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YouTube Launches New Mobile Website
Globally
24 August 2010
The mobile Internet is huge and growing fast. According to a 2009 report, within five
years more users will connect to the Internet via mobile …
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New Google Maps feature helps home buyers and
renters in UK
16 June 2010
Google today announced that UK Google Maps users will now be able to search for
listings from estate agents and property websites directly on the …
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Google announces Google Maps Navigation
(Beta) for Android mobile phone users in UK and Ireland
21 April 2010
Today Google announced the next step for Google Maps for mobile in UK and Ireland – the
availability of Google Maps Navigation (Beta) for phones …
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Google Street View imagery set to go
nationwide
10 March 2010
Google will increase availability of its Street View service in Google Maps, by adding
new imagery covering almost all of the UK’s roads, both rural …
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Announcing Winners of Google Street View
Awards
8 March 2010
Google have today announced the winners of the , a celebration of Britain’s best-loved
streets as voted for by the public in a nationwide poll …
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Exploring Vancouver & Whistler:
Google unveils Street View, up-to-date medal & event info, website for
users
9 February 2010
To help make information about the Games accessible and useful, Google released a new
website and tools for sport fans around the world. The tools …
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UK streets battle it out to be crowned
Britain’s Best Street in the Google Street View Awards
8 February 2010
Google have today announced the launch of the Google Street View Awards, a celebration
of Britain’s best-loved streets as voted for by the public in …
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Historical WWII imagery now available in Google
Earth
4 February 2010
Google has announced a new set of historical aerial images, taken over European cities
during World War II, which have been made available via Google …
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Iconic National Trust castles and
landscapes now available on Google Street View
21 January 2010
A collection of iconic castles, country houses and outstanding landscapes from the UK
have been added to Google Street View, available through Google Maps. Twenty …
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Google and UNESCO team up to put World
Heritage sites in Street View, Google Earth and Google Maps
3 December 2009
Today, Google and UNESCO they will team up to put imagery of World Heritage sites into
Street View. New imagery for 19 UNESCO sites has …
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Long-form content deal between YouTube and
Five to expand reach of broadcaster’s programmes
3 December 2009
YouTube and Five have signed a major content deal which will make the broadcaster’s
original full-length programmes available on-demand and free-of-charge via YouTube in
the …
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Top UK landmarks now available on Google
Street View
2 December 2009
Specially collected imagery of iconic British locations has been made available for
people to explore in Google Street View, for the first time. Now you …
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Google reveals hottest trends of
2009
30 November 2009
Google today released its annual “Zeitgeist” lists, which reveal the UK’s most searched
terms of 2009, along with a look back at the hottest topics …
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YouTube brings full length Shows to the
UK
19 November 2009
YouTube today announced a new “Shows” section of its site for UK users, bringing
together in one place full length programming and clips from its …
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YouTube, Channel 4 sign pioneering long-form
content deal
15 October 2009
YouTube and Channel 4 have signed a pioneering content deal which will make the
broadcaster’s original programmes available on demand, in full and free-of-charge
via …
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Hundreds of thousands of UK students move to
Google Apps
8 October 2009
Google today announced that several more UK universities have signed up to Google Apps™
Education Edition. This provides hundreds of thousands more students with access …
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Leading UK and European Universities join
YouTube EDU: the dedicated education resource channel
1 October 2009
YouTube today announced that 45 university YouTube channels from six countries in
Europe* and Israel, including the UK, will now be accessible through YouTube EDU …
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Explore the Moon in Google Earth
20 July 2009
Forty years ago today, on July 20, 1969, the world watched as the crew of Apollo 11
took the first human steps on the surface …
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Google takes a trip down Coronation
Street
16 July 2009
To celebrate the re-launch of its website producers of the popular series have thrown
open doors for the Google Street View car, making it the …
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Winners of Street View public poll
announced – Stonehenge comes first
13 July 2009
Google and VisitBritain today announced the winners of the online poll in which Brits
voted for the first tourist attractions to be photographed by the …
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Final stage of voting opens for
British public to choose first tourist treasures to get the Google Street View Trike
this summer
15 June 2009
Last month Google & VisitBritain asked the British public to name their top tourist
treasures to bring to Google Street View via a new, groundbreaking …
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Trike with a view
18 May 2009
We’ve heard from people around the UK that they’d like us to include even more images
of our national tourist treasures in Street View and …
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Google Street View Launches in 25 UK
Cities
19 March 2009
Google today announced the launch of Street View for 25 cities in the UK, allowing
users to view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery for …
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Musicians From Thirty Countries and
Territories To Comprise YouTube Symphony Orchestra
3 March 2009
YouTube™ announced today the members of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the world’s
first orchestra selected entirely through auditions on-line: including 2 winners based
in UK. …
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YouTube users are invited to nominate
participants for the online collaborative orchestra’s April 2009 summit at Carnegie
Hall
19 February 2009
It’s Election Time! YouTube™ announced today that the public is invited to vote for the
musicians who they think should perform in the world’s first …
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The Guardian transforms working practices
with Google Apps
11 February 2009
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Guardian News & Media, the leading
UK-based media group, has introduced Google Apps™ Premier Edition in order to …
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Google UK – the online retail market
2009
16 January 2009
Matt Brittin, director, Google UK: “Despite the tough trading climate, there is no
slowdown in consumers’ adoption of the Internet to research and purchase goods …
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Google Launches Reseller
Program for Google Apps
14 January 2009
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced a program enabling technology solution
providers to sell Google Apps™ to businesses around the world. Authorized resellers
will be …
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Explore the Masterpieces of the Prado Museum up
close with Google Earth
13 January 2009
Today Google launches the Prado layer in Google Earth allowing you to explore highly
detailed photographic images of fourteen of the Prado Museum’s masterpieces. The …
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Google launches Picasa for Mac
9 January 2009
We’ve launched Picasa for Mac (in beta) – free software that helps Mac users easily
organize their photos in one place, edit pictures, and share …
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A Year in Search
10 December 2008
Global website shows top terms from 36 countries Today, Google announced its annual
Zeitgeist, a look at 2008 through the collective eyes of the world …
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Take control of your search results
20 November 2008
Now you can customize your search results by re-ranking, deleting, adding, and
commenting on search results. You can also see how other other searchers have …
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Travel back to Ancient Rome with Google
Earth
12 November 2008
Today Google launches Ancient Rome in 3D on Google Earth, making it easy and fun to
explore the historic city as it stood centuries ago. …
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Google Mail launches voice
and video chat
11 November 2008
Google today launched Google Mail voice and video chat, making it simple for
people around the world to chat in high-quality video for free right within …
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Google Chrome: A New Take on the
Browser
2 September 2008
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today launched Google Chrome™, a new open source browser
intended to create a better web experience for users around the world. …
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Taylor Woodrow Migrates 1,800 Users to
Google Apps
1 July 2008
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Taylor Woodrow, the construction,
facilities management and engineering services subsidiary of Taylor Wimpey plc, has
transferred all its …
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UK charities to benefit from new Google
Earth programme
10 April 2008
A powerful new programme to help charities reach tens of millions of people around the
world was unveiled today by Google. Sir David Attenborough was …
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Google Sets Its Sites on Google Apps
28 February 2008
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today introduced Google Sites™, an application that makes
creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. With Google Sites, …
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Google simplifies the business of email
security and message discovery
5 February 2008
Google Inc. today announced a series of security products Powered by Postini™ that
deliver message filtering, encryption and archiving for any business environment.
Google’s new …
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Google launches new, more powerful mobile
search
30 January 2008
Google today launched its new search service for mobile phones, which makes searching
on a phone faster and more intuitive than ever before. By offering …
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YouTube launches UK Politics
Channel
21 January 2008
YouTube today announces the launch of the UK Politics Channel
www.youtube.com/ukpolitics. The new channel draws together content from political
parties’ own YouTube channels to create …
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Google announces new resource for teachers to
help bring the web into the classroom
10 December 2007
Google today announced a new website for schools, full of resources to help teachers
more effectively use the web and Google tools in the classroom. …
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Google Checkout announces holiday promotions in
the UK
5 December 2007
Google and its partners are working to make the holidays even merrier by helping
shoppers save time and money and stay organized. Millions have already …
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Google Hosted Site Search Now Available
Internationally
20 November 2007
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the international availability of the Google
Custom Search™ platform, a simple and inexpensive way for small businesses and
organisations …
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Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for
Mobile Devices
5 November 2007
A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to
announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive
platform …
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Keep track of your carbon footprint
online
31 October 2007
Google launches the UK Carbon Footprint Project to help people calculate, track and
compare their carbon emissions. Are you keen to reduce your carbon footprint …
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Google Search Appliance Takes Five
10 October 2007
Google today announced the fifth generation of the iconic yellow Google Search
Appliance™ hardware, version 5.0, which provides universal search capabilities for
secure access to …
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Google Adds Postini’s Security and Compliance
Capabilities to Google Apps™
3 October 2007
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Postini’s email security and compliance
services have been added to Google Apps Premier Edition. Google acquired Postini
last …
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Collaboration in the Cloud Gets Richer with
Presentations Added to Google Docs
17 September 2007
As part of its ongoing efforts to enable users to take advantage of the web for sharing
and collaborating, Google today added features for presentations …
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Introducing Sky in Google Earth
22 August 2007
Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the launch of Sky, a new feature that enables
users of Google Earth to view the sky as seen from …
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Google to Acquire Postini
9 July 2007
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire Postini, a global leader in on-demand communications security and
compliance …
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A New Way to Pay – Google Expands
Pay-Per-Action for Google AdWords™
21 June 2007
Google announced today the worldwide expansion of its pay-per-action advertising beta.
Pay-per-action is a new pricing model that allows advertisers to pay only when a …
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Google Announces Investments in Clean
Energy and Green Technology
19 June 2007
Google Inc. today set out its strategy to help build a cleaner energy future. This plan
will enable the company to go carbon neutral by …
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New Version of Google Analytics Now
Available Worldwide: More Features, Even Easier to Use, and Best of All, Still
Free
9 May 2007
Google Inc. today announced a new version of its web analytics solution, Google
Analytics™. Google Analytics, a free enterprise-class solution, enables executives,
marketers and website …
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No more waiting online to buy your
item
13 April 2007
Online shopping will now be faster, easier and more secure with Google Checkout™, the
simple way for people to buy online. The Google Checkout service …
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Google to Hold Worldwide Developer Event
– Google Developer Day
11 April 2007
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that on May 31, 2007, Google offices in ten
countries will host Google Developer Day™, a global event featuring …
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Google pedal power
22 March 2007
Spring is here, the daffodils are out in the park and Googlers have decided to get on
their bikes. Every employee in Europe, the Middle …
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Sky and Google unveil broadband alliance
6 December 2006
British Sky Broadcasting (Sky), the UK’s leading entertainment company, and Google
today announced plans to work together in bringing ground-breaking web-based services
to Sky’s community …
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New Google Apps for Your Domain Now Available in
Seventeen Languages
1 November 2006
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today launched Google Apps for Your Domain
(http://www.google.com/a) in sixteen additional languages: French, Italian, German,
Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, …
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The Literacy Project – a resource for literacy
organisations, educators, and anyone interested in reading
10 October 2006
Each year at the beginning of October, thousands of publishers, authors, and book
lovers gather in Frankfurt, Germany for the world’s largest book fair. What …
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ITN Source Extends Reach as Google Video Goes
International
17 July 2006
ITN Source (formerly ITN Archive) is continuing to partner Google in the international
roll-out of its innovative Google Video, with the launch last week of …
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Google Video goes International
11 July 2006
Google will today launch Google Video in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands,
Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Canada making it easier for millions more …
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Google Unwraps the Google Pack for co.uk domain
6 July 2006
Today Google is announcing the availability in the UK of Google Pack beta, a free
collection of safe, useful software from Google and other companies …
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Google Invites Britain’s School Children to Design
Homepage Doodle
11 April 2006
Google today launched a nation-wide design competition for Britain’s 10 million* school
children. Youngsters taking part in the ‘Doodle 4 Google – My Britain’
competition …
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Google Announces Launch of the Google Mini in the
UK
11 May 2005
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that the Google Mini, an integrated
hardware/software search appliance that delivers search across a company’s intranet or
public website, …
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Thomson Directories Ltd. Forms Alliance with Google to
Connect Thomson Advertisers to Local Consumers
3 May 2005
Thomson Directories Ltd., one of the UK’s leading directory companies, and Google Inc.
(Nasdaq: GOOG), developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced
an …
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Google Brings Local Search, Maps to UK
19 April 2005
Google Inc. today announced two new search services for users in the United Kingdom,
with the introduction of Google Local U.K. and Google Maps U.K. …
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Google Launches Desktop Search 1.0
7 March 2005
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced the formal launch of Google Desktop Search,
a free downloadable application which enables users to search for information on …
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Google Checks Out Library Books
14 December 2004
As part of its effort to make offline information searchable online, Google Inc.
(NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that it is working with the libraries of …
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Google Names Nikesh Arora Vice President of European
Operations
22 November 2004
Google Inc., developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced that
the company named Nikesh Arora as its new vice president of European Operations. …
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Google Launches Search Appliance in Europe
20 October 2004
Google Inc. today announced the availability of its Google Search Appliance in the U.K
and across Europe. The Google Search Appliance is an integrated hardware …
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AOL Europe Announces Expanded Alliance With Online
Search Leader Google
19 October 2004
AOL Europe, Europe’s leading Internet, online and e-commerce services provider, and
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today
announced a …
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Google Launches Froogle UK
12 October 2004
Google today released Froogle UK, a product search service that enables users to easily
find products for sale online. Froogle UK, available in beta at …
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Kelkoo Selects Google for Pan-European
Partnership
21 January 2004
Google Inc. and Kelkoo today announced an agreement that will make Google’s website
monetisation programme for publishers, Google AdSense™, available on the search and
content …
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Google Expands Advertising Monetisation Programme for
Websites
18 June 2003
Google, developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced a new
self-service option for Google AdSense, a programme that enables website publishers to
serve …
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Google and Lycos Europe Announce Strategic
Alliance
5 June 2003
Google and Lycos Europe announced an agreement whereby Google will provide relevant
content-targeted ads to the member pages of Europe’s largest homepage building
community, Lycos …
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Ask Jeeves UK Selects Google as Sponsored Links
Provider
16 May 2003
Ask Jeeves UK, a property of Ask Jeeves®, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASKJ), today announced it has
selected Google as the exclusive third-party provider of its sponsored …
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Google Announces UK News Service
12 May 2003
Google, developer of the award-winning web search engine, today launched a new version
of Google News for the UK. Google News UK provides access to …
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Google Builds World’s Largest Advertising and
Search Monetisation Programme
4 March 2003
Google today announced its online advertising programme – comprising more than 100,000
advertisers worldwide – is the largest and fastest growing in the industry. The …
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Google Launches Cost-Per-Click Advertising Programme
In The UK
30 September 2002
Google Inc., developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced the
availability of AdWords, a self-service online advertising programme with
cost-per-click (CPC) pricing. AdWords …
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Lloyds TSB Insurance Selects Google for Major
Advertising Campaign
1 August 2002
Lloyds TSB Insurance has begun a seven-figure advertising campaign that secures its
position as one of the most prominent insurance brands on Google’s award-winning
search …
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Google Opens Sales Office in the UK
27 September 2001
Google Inc., developer of the award-winning Google search engine, today announced that
it has opened an office in London, England, to meet the online advertising …
