Google Public Policy Blog: February 2010

This stuff is tough

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Posted by Amit Singhal, Google Fellow(Cross-posted from the Google European Public Policy Blog)Yesterday's news that the European Commission has opened a preliminary inquiry into competition complaints from three companies has generated a lot of questions about how Google's ranking works. Here, Amit Singhal, a Google Fellow responsible for ranking, who has worked in search for almost 20 years, explains the principles behind our algorithm.I’ve been readingour initial results

Serious threat to the web in Italy

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Posted by Matt Sucherman, VP and Deputy General Counsel - Europe, Middle East and Africa

(cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)

Committed to competing fairly

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Posted by Julia Holtz, Senior Competition Counsel(Cross-posted from the European Public Policy Blog)approach to competitionusersadvertisersFoundemejustice.frCiao! from BingICOMParguesvertical search enginewebmastersadvertisersreportacquiredCiao! from Bingtook their case

YouTube on Fox News - Power Player of the Week

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Wallace himself is no stranger to YouTube. Before the interview, we chatted about Chris' first big YouTube moment - which was his interview with President Clinton in which Clinton became irked when Wallace pressed him on what more he could have done to go after Osama Bin Laden.

Fox now has a YouTube channel at youtube.com/foxnews.

Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News and Politics(cross-posted from the CitizenTube blog)

Chris Wallace at Fox News Sunday came to our DC office last week to do a piece for his Sunday show. Every week, FNS does a feature called "Power Player of the Week" - this week, Chris chose YouTube. We had a great conversation with him about politics on the site and how our interview with President Obama came together earlier this month.

Fox now has a YouTube channel at youtube.com/foxnews.

Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselnotedBuzz settings easier to manageGoogle DashboardseeCheck it out

Using your feedback to improve Buzz

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselGoogle Buzzmade some improvementsannounced further changes

Experimenting with new ways to make broadband better, faster, and more available

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counselwe suggestedwe announcedrequest for informationfree municipal Wi-Fi network700 MHz spectrum auctionTV "white spaces"who you ask

Safety Mode: giving you more control on YouTube

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

It's easy to opt in to Safety Mode: Just click on the link at the bottom of any video page. You can even lock your choice on that browser with your YouTube password. To learn more, check out the video below.

And remember, ALL content must still comply with our Community Guidelines. Safety Mode isn't fool proof, but it provides a greater degree of control over your YouTube experience. Safety Mode is rolling out to all users through out the day, watch for the new link at the bottom of any YouTube page.

Posted by Jamie Davidson, Associate Product Manager(cross-posted from the Official You-Tube Blog)

Diversity of content is one of the great things about YouTube. But we know that some of you want a more controlled experience. That's why we're announcing Safety Mode, an opt-in setting that helps screen out potentially objectionable content that you may prefer not to see or don't want others in your family to stumble across while enjoying YouTube. An example of this type of content might be a newsworthy video that contains graphic violence such as a political protest or war coverage. While no filter is 100% perfect, Safety Mode is another step in our ongoing desire to give you greater control over the content you see on the site.

Postponed: Today's D.C. Talk on Democracy Online

Monday, February 8, 2010

Posted by Mistique Cano, Manager, Public Policy Communications

Democracy Online: Can the Internet Bring Change?

Stanford expands Google Books agreement

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Posted by Tamar Fruchtman, Senior Corporate Counselpartnershipsettlement agreementUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonUniversity of Texaspartnershipshere

Your Questions for President Obama

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube's Head of News & Politics(cross-posted from the Official YouTube Blog)ModeratorCitizenTube

"Why are the health care meetings, procedures, etc not on CSPAN as promised?" - Mr. Anderson, Texas"How do you expect the people of this country to trust you when you have repeatedly broken promises that were made on the campaign trail. Most recently, the promise to have a transparent healthcare debate..." - Warren Hunter, Brooklyn

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Cloud computing in the President's 2011 budget

Monday, February 1, 2010

Posted by Harry Wingo, Policy Counsel

cloud computingcould eventually savebudget overview"Under the leadership of the Federal Chief Information Officer, the Administration is continuing its efforts to close the gap in effective technology use between the private and public sectors. Specifically, the Administration will continue to roll out less intensive and less expensive cloud-computing technologies; reduce the number and cost of Federal data centers; and work with agencies to reduce the time and effort required to acquire IT, improve the alignment of technology acquisitions with agency needs, and hold providers of IT goods and services accountable for their performance."Analytical Perspectives sectionAdoption of a cloud computing model is a major part of the strategy to achieve efficient and effective IT. After evaluation in 2010, agencies will deploy cloud computing solutions across the Government to improve the delivery of IT services.[...] initiate pilot projects in cloud computing to transform how the Government provides computing services while taking steps to improve the security of Federal information and systems.Vivek Kundra

Public Policy Blog

This stuff is tough

Serious threat to the web in Italy

Committed to competing fairly

YouTube on Fox News - Power Player of the Week

Control your Buzz settings in Google Dashboard

Using your feedback to improve Buzz

Experimenting with new ways to make broadband better, faster, and more available

Safety Mode: giving you more control on YouTube

Postponed: Today's D.C. Talk on Democracy Online

Stanford expands Google Books agreement

Your Questions for President Obama

Cloud computing in the President's 2011 budget

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