To deliver useful search returns from the so-called Real-Time Web -- such as seconds-old Twitter "tweets" reporting traffic jams -- Google has adapted its page-ranking technology and developed new algorithmic tricks and filters to keep returns relevant, according to a leading Google engineer. Google rolled out real-time search technology last month, to offer searchers access to brand-new blog posts and news items far faster than the five to 15

Google has already monopolized the world wide web, leading in several markets such as search, email (Gmail), mapping (Google Maps/Earth/Street View) and video (YouTube). If Sergey Brin and Larry Page are ’sick and tired’ of the online business, maybe they would consider venturing out to other non-tech-related businesses, and grab a slice of the pie in the the auto, airline, or even the entertainment industry. Below are some pictures of what w

Google has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay Formula One racing driver Rubens Barrichello $500,000 in damages for the presence of fake online profiles of the driver on its social network Orkut, which is hugely popular in the man’s home country. The civil case, which was filed in July 2006, related to hundreds of fake profiles for Barrichello that were created on Orkut, some of which depicted him as a toy turtle – I kid you not. E

A quick look back at the Google Story over the last 11 years. From Stanford to Mountain View and around the world, featuring many different products, starting with BackRub (Search) up to Google Wave, StreetView and Chrome.