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June 5, 2008
Google to Build New Offices at NASANASA has agreed to Google's plans to build a 1.2 million square foot office complex at the Ames Research Center near its Mountain View, California headquarters. Google will rent 42.2 acres of land for $3.6 million per year. Construction begins in 2013 and the final phase of the project, which is expected to include employee housing, will start in 2022.
The initial lease is set for 40 years, but could be renewed for as much as 50 years. This isn't the only agreement Google has with the government space program. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin park their private planes at Moffett Federal Airfield for a mere $1.3 million per year and an agreement to fly NASA's equipment on research missions.
via AP
Posted by Nathania Johnson at 1:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
January 10, 2008
Google Entertains Real Estate Industry At NYC OfficesThe Real Estate Connect conference is in New York this week and participants were invited to hang out at Google HQ East last night, Their invitation says it all:
Google would like to invite you to an evening at our New York office. While you are in town for the 2008 Inman Real Estate Connect, we want to make you feel at home. So we're turning our Caf into a sports bar where everyone will feel like a local. Stop by after the conference and join us for fun, food, and drinks.
Fun - We'll keep you entertained with music and sports highlights. There will be foosball, shuffleboard, hoops, and classic video games. In addition we will be raffling off Flip video cameras, the simple way to shoot and share videos, so you will never have to say "you should have been there" again. Food - We'll be serving a variety of bar friendly fare including wings, mini hamburgers, nachos, and more. Drinks - A sports bar would not be complete without a full bar, wine, and beers on tap. We'll also have soda, juice, and water if you don't want to indulge.
The event was fun. Google put aside their 8th floor cafeteria and balcony area for their visitors.
I have been to a bunch of Google offices and I like the new NYC space. It is spacious - so much so that they have razors scooters that you use and leave for the next person.- and the facilities reflect that youthful aspect of many of its employees. Industrial space gives it a retro feel, while the foosball and other games reinforce it.
Though there was a Wii that proved popular, the older games seemed to be popular. Drinks, snacks and good company made for a cool event. Thanks for the invite Google.
Posted by Frank Watson at 1:51 PM | Permalink
March 26, 2007
Is Google Planning to Expand in Beantown?It looks like Google's shopping around for space in Boston or nearby Cambridge, according to WebProNews, which spotted some want ads for account reps for its ad sales team.
In addition, rumors among Boston-area real estate agents has Google reportedly looking for 100,000 to 200,000 square feet of space, which would replace the smaller office for sales and engineering groups it currently keeps in Cambridge, according to a Boston Herald story, "Google on search of a Hub: Tech co. fetching multiple results in bid for office space." The Herald story cautions that Google conducted a similar search about a year ago, which ended with no action being taken. A Google spokesperson, of course, declined to comment on rumor or speculation.
The Boston or Cambridge space would give Google a presence close to several universities -- and so tech talent, including Harvard and MIT.
Posted by Kevin Newcomb at 3:57 PM | Permalink
January 10, 2007
Google Number One Place To WorkFortune Magazine has Google at the top of the 100 best companies to work for in 2007.
Hey I have been to a few of their offices and just the surroundings make it tempting. The free food, massages, doctors and dentists on the property in Mountain View.... you have to love it.
Well obviously the employees do.
Posted by Frank Watson at 10:27 AM | Permalink
November 15, 2006
Google To Add 500 Jobs In Dublin, IrelandReuters reports that Google is going to be adding 500 new jobs in the Dublin, Ireland office. This will make the Dublin office fairly large with 1,300 people, after first opening in 2004. If you are looking for a job in that area, you can check out the job openings page here.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 10:36 AM | Permalink
October 19, 2006
Google To Set Up 2nd R&D Office In IsraelReuters reports that Google is going to open a second research and development office in Israel. This office will be located in Tel Aviv, the current office is based in Haifa. Yossi Matias, “a scientist and expert on algorithms, databases and Internet technologies,” will head the Tel Aviv office up says Reuters. Matias previously worked at Tel Aviv University and as a research scientist at Bell Laboratories. The Tel Aviv office should be opening in early 2007.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 8:36 AM | Permalink
October 17, 2006
Google To Install Solar Panels To Help Power The GoogleplexThe Google Blog announced that Google's next ambitious project is to install solar panels on the rooftops of the Googleplex to help power the company on sunny days. Google says they will be placing these 1.6 megawatts of solar photovoltaic panels at their Mountain View headquarters to help offset "approximately 30% of [Google's] peak electricity consumption at those buildings." This is supposedly one of the largest, if not the largest installation of solar power by any corporation in the US. Google will be installing about 9,200 solar panels, reports the Associated Press.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:03 AM | Permalink
October 10, 2006
Google To Set Up R&D Office In South KoreaThe Associated Press reports that Google is setting up a research and development center in South Korea. The details of the size of the office were not disclosed. Robert A. Eustace, Google's senior vice president, said "South Korean government's strong encouragement persuaded the company to make the investment." DNS India adds that Google also has research centers in Britain, Israel, Norway, Japan, Switzerland, India, Russia and the Americas.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 8:45 AM | Permalink
October 2, 2006
Google Buys Birthplace GarageGoogle has purchased the garage where the company developed after its initial birth at Stanford University. Actually, they've purchased the home of Google vice president of product management Susan Wojcicki. Before she became a Google VP, Wojcicki rented the garage attached to her home to Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google buys garage that launched Internet's top search engine from the Associated Press has details about the sale, which was probably in the $1.2 million range. As of yet, Google doesn't know what exactly it may do with the home the article reports. It's already a tourist attraction, it seems.
Posted by Danny Sullivan at 8:23 AM | Permalink
August 28, 2006
Google Seeks Offices In Seattle AgainThe Seattle Pi reports that Google is seeking new office space in Seattle. Google is highly expected to sign a lease for Tower 333, a 430,000-square- foot office building that was formerly known as the Bellevue Technology Tower. They are reportedly looking to occupy seventy-five percent of that building. The Seattle Pi takes this office as an advance at encouraging Microsoft employees to jump ship to Google. As an FYI, Google has office space in Seattle, as Gary Price reported back in 2004.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:08 AM | Permalink
August 14, 2006
Google To Build Data Center In IndiaThe Money Times reports that Google is continuing their efforts to build a data center in India. The data center will house e-mails, blogs, photos, documents and chat records and most likely be based in Andhra Pradesh state. Google has other offices in India, more on that here.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:14 AM | Permalink
August 11, 2006
Google Looking For Canadian R&D OfficeGlobe and Mail reports that Google is looking for office space in the southern part of Ontario, Canada. The new office will house as many as 200 employees, and be focused around research and development.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 10:12 AM | Permalink
August 9, 2006
Google To Open Research Center In ShanghaiVnunet reports that Google will be opening a research center in Shanghai, China. Kaifu Lee, a Google vice-president in China, gave this information to Shanghai Daily. Numbers of Google hires for that location has not been disclosed, instead Lee said, "we will hire people who are qualified, without any limit."
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 11:20 AM | Permalink
July 17, 2006
Google Hiring Television Engineers & Wireless Software EngineerSearch Engine Watch Forums moderator evilgreenmonkey (brand new moderator) has informed me that Google posted two new interesting jobs for the London office for Software Engineer, Television Technology & Wireless Software Engineer in Test.
The television technology job does not say much;
We are hiring well-rounded Software Engineers with a proven track record in creating and deploying robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices.Responsibilities: To develop robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices. To develop prototype applications and manage the evolution of these to scalable, shipping products.
Seems as if they are looking for ways to create mobile solutions and methods to distribute television programming over devices other than televisions.
The wireless engineer is for QA (quality assurance) work on wireless applications.
We are looking for software QA engineers to work with the testing team and the development team to investigate, report and track defects and expand our automated test suites. Your duties will focus on creating test plans, setting up test environments, developing automated tests, executing and maintaining automated test suites and the analysis of the results. They would also include leading test efforts and exploring new ways of UI test automation. If you love coding and testing, are a quick learner, a great team player and able to work independently, this is your chance to join us in our quest to make all the worlds information accessible from the palm of your hand.Related? I dunno.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:34 AM | Permalink
Google Hiring Television Engineers & Wireless Software EngineerSearch Engine Watch Forums moderator evilgreenmonkey (brand new moderator) has informed me that Google posted two new interesting jobs for the London office for Software Engineer, Television Technology & Wireless Software Engineer in Test.
The television technology job does not say much;
We are hiring well-rounded Software Engineers with a proven track record in creating and deploying robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices.Responsibilities: To develop robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices. To develop prototype applications and manage the evolution of these to scalable, shipping products.
Seems as if they are looking for ways to create mobile solutions and methods to distribute television programming over devices other than televisions.
The wireless engineer is for QA (quality assurance) work on wireless applications.
We are looking for software QA engineers to work with the testing team and the development team to investigate, report and track defects and expand our automated test suites. Your duties will focus on creating test plans, setting up test environments, developing automated tests, executing and maintaining automated test suites and the analysis of the results. They would also include leading test efforts and exploring new ways of UI test automation. If you love coding and testing, are a quick learner, a great team player and able to work independently, this is your chance to join us in our quest to make all the worlds information accessible from the palm of your hand.Related? I dunno.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:34 AM | Permalink
Google Hiring Television Engineers & Wireless Software EngineerSearch Engine Watch Forums moderator evilgreenmonkey (brand new moderator) has informed me that Google posted two new interesting jobs for the London office for Software Engineer, Television Technology & Wireless Software Engineer in Test.
The television technology job does not say much;
We are hiring well-rounded Software Engineers with a proven track record in creating and deploying robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices.Responsibilities: To develop robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices. To develop prototype applications and manage the evolution of these to scalable, shipping products.
Seems as if they are looking for ways to create mobile solutions and methods to distribute television programming over devices other than televisions.
The wireless engineer is for QA (quality assurance) work on wireless applications.
We are looking for software QA engineers to work with the testing team and the development team to investigate, report and track defects and expand our automated test suites. Your duties will focus on creating test plans, setting up test environments, developing automated tests, executing and maintaining automated test suites and the analysis of the results. They would also include leading test efforts and exploring new ways of UI test automation. If you love coding and testing, are a quick learner, a great team player and able to work independently, this is your chance to join us in our quest to make all the worlds information accessible from the palm of your hand.Related? I dunno.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:34 AM | Permalink
Google Hiring Television Engineers & Wireless Software EngineerSearch Engine Watch Forums moderator evilgreenmonkey (brand new moderator) has informed me that Google posted two new interesting jobs for the London office for Software Engineer, Television Technology & Wireless Software Engineer in Test.
The television technology job does not say much;
We are hiring well-rounded Software Engineers with a proven track record in creating and deploying robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices.Responsibilities: To develop robust, high-volume applications for consumer devices. To develop prototype applications and manage the evolution of these to scalable, shipping products.
Seems as if they are looking for ways to create mobile solutions and methods to distribute television programming over devices other than televisions.
The wireless engineer is for QA (quality assurance) work on wireless applications.
We are looking for software QA engineers to work with the testing team and the development team to investigate, report and track defects and expand our automated test suites. Your duties will focus on creating test plans, setting up test environments, developing automated tests, executing and maintaining automated test suites and the analysis of the results. They would also include leading test efforts and exploring new ways of UI test automation. If you love coding and testing, are a quick learner, a great team player and able to work independently, this is your chance to join us in our quest to make all the worlds information accessible from the palm of your hand.Related? I dunno.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:34 AM | Permalink
July 11, 2006
Google To Set Up Offices In MichiganThe NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan. The office is to reside in downtown Ann Arbor, "the hometown of the University of Michigan, where Larry Page, one of Googles founders, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering." The Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project."
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 8:13 AM | Permalink
Google To Set Up Offices In MichiganThe NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan. The office is to reside in downtown Ann Arbor, "the hometown of the University of Michigan, where Larry Page, one of Googles founders, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering." The Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project."
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:13 AM | Permalink
Google To Set Up Offices In MichiganThe NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan. The office is to reside in downtown Ann Arbor, "the hometown of the University of Michigan, where Larry Page, one of Googles founders, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering." The Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project."
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:13 AM | Permalink
Google To Set Up Offices In MichiganThe NY Times reports (also try Reuters) that Google will house up to 1,000 employees in a new facility in Michigan. The office is to reside in downtown Ann Arbor, "the hometown of the University of Michigan, where Larry Page, one of Googles founders, earned his undergraduate degree in engineering." The Times reports that the majority of the building will be used for "technology and call center, with about 40,000 square feet needed to house the library digitization project."
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:13 AM | Permalink
July 3, 2006
New York Times Looks At Google's Hardware & InfrastructureA New York Times article has a detailed analysis of Google's infrastructure and discussion with Urs Hlzle, senior vice president for operations at Google. Here are some of the key points I pulled from that article.
+ Google tends builds from ground up versus buying. + Google's computing costs are half those of other large Internet companies and a tenth those of traditional corporate technology users. + Critics call Google's philosophy "unnecessary and inefficient." + "Google is reducing cost while maintaining performance by shifting the burden of reliability from hardware to software individual hardware components can fail, but software automatically shifts the local task and the data to other machines." + Google is among Advanced Micro's five largest clients.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:51 AM | Permalink
New York Times Looks At Google's Hardware & InfrastructureA New York Times article has a detailed analysis of Google's infrastructure and discussion with Urs Hlzle, senior vice president for operations at Google. Here are some of the key points I pulled from that article.
+ Google tends builds from ground up versus buying. + Google's computing costs are half those of other large Internet companies and a tenth those of traditional corporate technology users. + Critics call Google's philosophy "unnecessary and inefficient." + "Google is reducing cost while maintaining performance by shifting the burden of reliability from hardware to software individual hardware components can fail, but software automatically shifts the local task and the data to other machines." + Google is among Advanced Micro's five largest clients.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
New York Times Looks At Google's Hardware & InfrastructureA New York Times article has a detailed analysis of Google's infrastructure and discussion with Urs Hlzle, senior vice president for operations at Google. Here are some of the key points I pulled from that article.
+ Google tends builds from ground up versus buying. + Google's computing costs are half those of other large Internet companies and a tenth those of traditional corporate technology users. + Critics call Google's philosophy "unnecessary and inefficient." + "Google is reducing cost while maintaining performance by shifting the burden of reliability from hardware to software individual hardware components can fail, but software automatically shifts the local task and the data to other machines." + Google is among Advanced Micro's five largest clients.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
New York Times Looks At Google's Hardware & InfrastructureA New York Times article has a detailed analysis of Google's infrastructure and discussion with Urs Hlzle, senior vice president for operations at Google. Here are some of the key points I pulled from that article.
+ Google tends builds from ground up versus buying. + Google's computing costs are half those of other large Internet companies and a tenth those of traditional corporate technology users. + Critics call Google's philosophy "unnecessary and inefficient." + "Google is reducing cost while maintaining performance by shifting the burden of reliability from hardware to software individual hardware components can fail, but software automatically shifts the local task and the data to other machines." + Google is among Advanced Micro's five largest clients.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
June 15, 2006
Google Buys Headquarters For $319 MillionLast night I was notified of a SEC Filing showing Google has entered into an agreement to purchase their headquarters (The GooglePlex) for $319 million. Of the $319 million, $10 million was already placed into escrow on June 9. Google is technically buying 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway and 1200-1500 Crittenden Lane, Mountain View, California, about 978,066 square feet of land. In addition to the $319 million price tag, Google has to pay $315,000 per month to the city; $140,000 per month for ground lease and $175,000 per month for rent with rent increases of 4 percent to 7 percent. More details also in an AP article.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 8:50 AM | Permalink
Google Buys Headquarters For $319 MillionLast night I was notified of a SEC Filing showing Google has entered into an agreement to purchase their headquarters (The GooglePlex) for $319 million. Of the $319 million, $10 million was already placed into escrow on June 9. Google is technically buying 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway and 1200-1500 Crittenden Lane, Mountain View, California, about 978,066 square feet of land. In addition to the $319 million price tag, Google has to pay $315,000 per month to the city; $140,000 per month for ground lease and $175,000 per month for rent with rent increases of 4 percent to 7 percent. More details also in an AP article.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:50 AM | Permalink
Google Buys Headquarters For $319 MillionLast night I was notified of a SEC Filing showing Google has entered into an agreement to purchase their headquarters (The GooglePlex) for $319 million. Of the $319 million, $10 million was already placed into escrow on June 9. Google is technically buying 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway and 1200-1500 Crittenden Lane, Mountain View, California, about 978,066 square feet of land. In addition to the $319 million price tag, Google has to pay $315,000 per month to the city; $140,000 per month for ground lease and $175,000 per month for rent with rent increases of 4 percent to 7 percent. More details also in an AP article.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:50 AM | Permalink
Google Buys Headquarters For $319 MillionLast night I was notified of a SEC Filing showing Google has entered into an agreement to purchase their headquarters (The GooglePlex) for $319 million. Of the $319 million, $10 million was already placed into escrow on June 9. Google is technically buying 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway and 1200-1500 Crittenden Lane, Mountain View, California, about 978,066 square feet of land. In addition to the $319 million price tag, Google has to pay $315,000 per month to the city; $140,000 per month for ground lease and $175,000 per month for rent with rent increases of 4 percent to 7 percent. More details also in an AP article.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 8:50 AM | Permalink
June 14, 2006
A Look At Google's Oregon Operation & Yahoo Leaves PasadenaNiall Kennedy summarizes a NY Times article about Google's Oregon center and Yahoo and Microsoft's exploration in areas like that. The Google Oregon center would be one of the largest data centers, taking up about two football fields. The NY Times article also estimated Google having "450,000 servers spread over at least 25 locations around the world." Microsoft with an estimated 200,000 servers is expected to grow to 800,000 by 2011.
Yahoo is on the move as well, moving to Burbank by end of June. There is no doubt that energy costs will be on the mind of these search companies new locations.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:26 AM | Permalink
A Look At Google's Oregon Operation & Yahoo Leaves PasadenaNiall Kennedy summarizes a NY Times article about Google's Oregon center and Yahoo and Microsoft's exploration in areas like that. The Google Oregon center would be one of the largest data centers, taking up about two football fields. The NY Times article also estimated Google having "450,000 servers spread over at least 25 locations around the world." Microsoft with an estimated 200,000 servers is expected to grow to 800,000 by 2011.
Yahoo is on the move as well, moving to Burbank by end of June. There is no doubt that energy costs will be on the mind of these search companies new locations.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:26 AM | Permalink
A Look At Google's Oregon Operation & Yahoo Leaves PasadenaNiall Kennedy summarizes a NY Times article about Google's Oregon center and Yahoo and Microsoft's exploration in areas like that. The Google Oregon center would be one of the largest data centers, taking up about two football fields. The NY Times article also estimated Google having "450,000 servers spread over at least 25 locations around the world." Microsoft with an estimated 200,000 servers is expected to grow to 800,000 by 2011.
Yahoo is on the move as well, moving to Burbank by end of June. There is no doubt that energy costs will be on the mind of these search companies new locations.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:26 AM | Permalink
A Look At Google's Oregon Operation & Yahoo Leaves PasadenaNiall Kennedy summarizes a NY Times article about Google's Oregon center and Yahoo and Microsoft's exploration in areas like that. The Google Oregon center would be one of the largest data centers, taking up about two football fields. The NY Times article also estimated Google having "450,000 servers spread over at least 25 locations around the world." Microsoft with an estimated 200,000 servers is expected to grow to 800,000 by 2011.
Yahoo is on the move as well, moving to Burbank by end of June. There is no doubt that energy costs will be on the mind of these search companies new locations.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:26 AM | Permalink
June 13, 2006
Search Companies Energetically Seeking ElectricityThe Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity to power all the computers and hardware that power the companies. The article says that one large data center can use as much energy as a city of 40,000 people! The search companies are looking for locations next to cheap energy sources such as former defense bunkers, near hydroelectric plants, and other locations where electricity is cheaper. Microsoft's data center consumption of power doubled over the past four years, so this is a serious concern for Microsoft and other search companies.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:02 AM | Permalink
Search Companies Energetically Seeking ElectricityThe Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity to power all the computers and hardware that power the companies. The article says that one large data center can use as much energy as a city of 40,000 people! The search companies are looking for locations next to cheap energy sources such as former defense bunkers, near hydroelectric plants, and other locations where electricity is cheaper. Microsoft's data center consumption of power doubled over the past four years, so this is a serious concern for Microsoft and other search companies.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:02 AM | Permalink
Search Companies Energetically Seeking ElectricityThe Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity to power all the computers and hardware that power the companies. The article says that one large data center can use as much energy as a city of 40,000 people! The search companies are looking for locations next to cheap energy sources such as former defense bunkers, near hydroelectric plants, and other locations where electricity is cheaper. Microsoft's data center consumption of power doubled over the past four years, so this is a serious concern for Microsoft and other search companies.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:02 AM | Permalink
Search Companies Energetically Seeking ElectricityThe Wall Street Journal reports that the search companies, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Ask and possibly Google are looking to find cheap electricity to power all the computers and hardware that power the companies. The article says that one large data center can use as much energy as a city of 40,000 people! The search companies are looking for locations next to cheap energy sources such as former defense bunkers, near hydroelectric plants, and other locations where electricity is cheaper. Microsoft's data center consumption of power doubled over the past four years, so this is a serious concern for Microsoft and other search companies.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:02 AM | Permalink
April 12, 2006
Google Buys Dulance; To Open Russian Research CenterSergei Burkov, Founder & CEO of Dulance will run Google's development center in Russia. This was first reported by TechWorld yesterday and brought to my attention by Googlist this morning.
I asked Sergei if Dulance was acquired by Google, and he forwarded me to Google's PR department which just confirmed the acquisition.
To provide some context to the acquisition, Google's shopping comparison engine, Froogle, originally started out as a crawler but switched to taking data feeds fairly early on. Because the service is completely free, Froogle probably has around 50,000 data feeds (no confirmation), although the quality of those feeds isn't always that great.
For comparison, many of the leading shopping comparison engines (by traffic) only have 5,000 - 10,000 data feeds, so I've argued for a while that these comparison engines are not truly comprehensive and therefore don't always provide a valuable user experience. In fact, some of the leading shopping comparison engines rely on Google AdSense ads to supplement search results.
Dulance was the first of a new breed of shopping search engine which was based on crawling technology. Today there are a number of these engines inclduding Pronto, FatLens, and ShopWiki.
When I've had time to digest the news and do more research, I'll update you with how Google might use Dulance. In the meantime, here's the official Google press release:
Monday April 10th 2006 Moscow: Google announced today that it is to open a research and development centre in Russia later this year as part of its ongoing investment in Europe.
The centre will be based in Moscow and run by Sergei Burkov Ph.D. Dr. Burkov is a former research physicist who has worked at both Cornell and the University of Wisconsin. In addition he co-founded three companies, Bilbo Innovations (computer pedals, distributed through Fry's Electronics), Invincible Data Systems (acquired by VASCO Data Security) and Dulance.
Google plans to use Russias phenomenal engineering talent to help develop great new products both for the Russian market and globally. According to the Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) Russia has the third highest number of scientists and engineers per head of any country in the world. Google also hopes to establish long-term partnerships leading with Russian institutes and universities.
Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President Engineering and Research at Google said: "Its great to have Sergei on board. Technology is at the heart of everything we do at Google - were looking forward to working with our new Moscow team to develop great products for Russian users.
Google's Russian R&D centre is the latest addition to a growing number of global engineering offices, which include the UK, Israel, Norway, Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland, India and America (New York, Santa Monica, California, Kirkland, Washington and Mountain View).
Posted by Brian Smith at 12:27 PM | Permalink
Google Buys Dulance; To Open Russian Research CenterSergei Burkov, Founder & CEO of Dulance will run Google's development center in Russia. This was first reported by TechWorld yesterday and brought to my attention by Googlist this morning.
I asked Sergei if Dulance was acquired by Google, and he forwarded me to Google's PR department which just confirmed the acquisition.
To provide some context to the acquisition, Google's shopping comparison engine, Froogle, originally started out as a crawler but switched to taking data feeds fairly early on. Because the service is completely free, Froogle probably has around 50,000 data feeds (no confirmation), although the quality of those feeds isn't always that great.
For comparison, many of the leading shopping comparison engines (by traffic) only have 5,000 - 10,000 data feeds, so I've argued for a while that these comparison engines are not truly comprehensive and therefore don't always provide a valuable user experience. In fact, some of the leading shopping comparison engines rely on Google AdSense ads to supplement search results.
Dulance was the first of a new breed of shopping search engine which was based on crawling technology. Today there are a number of these engines inclduding Pronto, FatLens, and ShopWiki.
When I've had time to digest the news and do more research, I'll update you with how Google might use Dulance. In the meantime, here's the official Google press release:
Monday April 10th 2006 Moscow: Google announced today that it is to open a research and development centre in Russia later this year as part of its ongoing investment in Europe.
The centre will be based in Moscow and run by Sergei Burkov Ph.D. Dr. Burkov is a former research physicist who has worked at both Cornell and the University of Wisconsin. In addition he co-founded three companies, Bilbo Innovations (computer pedals, distributed through Fry's Electronics), Invincible Data Systems (acquired by VASCO Data Security) and Dulance.
Google plans to use Russias phenomenal engineering talent to help develop great new products both for the Russian market and globally. According to the Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) Russia has the third highest number of scientists and engineers per head of any country in the world. Google also hopes to establish long-term partnerships leading with Russian institutes and universities.
Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President Engineering and Research at Google said: "Its great to have Sergei on board. Technology is at the heart of everything we do at Google - were looking forward to working with our new Moscow team to develop great products for Russian users.
Google's Russian R&D centre is the latest addition to a growing number of global engineering offices, which include the UK, Israel, Norway, Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland, India and America (New York, Santa Monica, California, Kirkland, Washington and Mountain View).
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:27 PM | Permalink
Google Buys Dulance; To Open Russian Research CenterSergei Burkov, Founder & CEO of Dulance will run Google's development center in Russia. This was first reported by TechWorld yesterday and brought to my attention by Googlist this morning.
I asked Sergei if Dulance was acquired by Google, and he forwarded me to Google's PR department which just confirmed the acquisition.
To provide some context to the acquisition, Google's shopping comparison engine, Froogle, originally started out as a crawler but switched to taking data feeds fairly early on. Because the service is completely free, Froogle probably has around 50,000 data feeds (no confirmation), although the quality of those feeds isn't always that great.
For comparison, many of the leading shopping comparison engines (by traffic) only have 5,000 - 10,000 data feeds, so I've argued for a while that these comparison engines are not truly comprehensive and therefore don't always provide a valuable user experience. In fact, some of the leading shopping comparison engines rely on Google AdSense ads to supplement search results.
Dulance was the first of a new breed of shopping search engine which was based on crawling technology. Today there are a number of these engines inclduding Pronto, FatLens, and ShopWiki.
When I've had time to digest the news and do more research, I'll update you with how Google might use Dulance. In the meantime, here's the official Google press release:
Monday April 10th 2006 Moscow: Google announced today that it is to open a research and development centre in Russia later this year as part of its ongoing investment in Europe.
The centre will be based in Moscow and run by Sergei Burkov Ph.D. Dr. Burkov is a former research physicist who has worked at both Cornell and the University of Wisconsin. In addition he co-founded three companies, Bilbo Innovations (computer pedals, distributed through Fry's Electronics), Invincible Data Systems (acquired by VASCO Data Security) and Dulance.
Google plans to use Russias phenomenal engineering talent to help develop great new products both for the Russian market and globally. According to the Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) Russia has the third highest number of scientists and engineers per head of any country in the world. Google also hopes to establish long-term partnerships leading with Russian institutes and universities.
Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President Engineering and Research at Google said: "Its great to have Sergei on board. Technology is at the heart of everything we do at Google - were looking forward to working with our new Moscow team to develop great products for Russian users.
Google's Russian R&D centre is the latest addition to a growing number of global engineering offices, which include the UK, Israel, Norway, Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland, India and America (New York, Santa Monica, California, Kirkland, Washington and Mountain View).
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:27 PM | Permalink
Google Buys Dulance; To Open Russian Research CenterSergei Burkov, Founder & CEO of Dulance will run Google's development center in Russia. This was first reported by TechWorld yesterday and brought to my attention by Googlist this morning.
I asked Sergei if Dulance was acquired by Google, and he forwarded me to Google's PR department which just confirmed the acquisition.
To provide some context to the acquisition, Google's shopping comparison engine, Froogle, originally started out as a crawler but switched to taking data feeds fairly early on. Because the service is completely free, Froogle probably has around 50,000 data feeds (no confirmation), although the quality of those feeds isn't always that great.
For comparison, many of the leading shopping comparison engines (by traffic) only have 5,000 - 10,000 data feeds, so I've argued for a while that these comparison engines are not truly comprehensive and therefore don't always provide a valuable user experience. In fact, some of the leading shopping comparison engines rely on Google AdSense ads to supplement search results.
Dulance was the first of a new breed of shopping search engine which was based on crawling technology. Today there are a number of these engines inclduding Pronto, FatLens, and ShopWiki.
When I've had time to digest the news and do more research, I'll update you with how Google might use Dulance. In the meantime, here's the official Google press release:
Monday April 10th 2006 Moscow: Google announced today that it is to open a research and development centre in Russia later this year as part of its ongoing investment in Europe.
The centre will be based in Moscow and run by Sergei Burkov Ph.D. Dr. Burkov is a former research physicist who has worked at both Cornell and the University of Wisconsin. In addition he co-founded three companies, Bilbo Innovations (computer pedals, distributed through Fry's Electronics), Invincible Data Systems (acquired by VASCO Data Security) and Dulance.
Google plans to use Russias phenomenal engineering talent to help develop great new products both for the Russian market and globally. According to the Russian Software Developers Association (RUSSOFT) Russia has the third highest number of scientists and engineers per head of any country in the world. Google also hopes to establish long-term partnerships leading with Russian institutes and universities.
Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President Engineering and Research at Google said: "Its great to have Sergei on board. Technology is at the heart of everything we do at Google - were looking forward to working with our new Moscow team to develop great products for Russian users.
Google's Russian R&D centre is the latest addition to a growing number of global engineering offices, which include the UK, Israel, Norway, Tokyo, Japan, Zurich, Switzerland, India and America (New York, Santa Monica, California, Kirkland, Washington and Mountain View).
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:27 PM | Permalink
March 6, 2006
Temporary Googleplex In Tempe, ArizonaThe Business Journal of Phoenix reported Friday that Google will be setting up temporary offices Tempe, Arizona.
Google is reportedly going to "occupy 100,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet" that will eventually house 600 Google employees.
As Gary Price wrote back in October, they are still unsure where the permanent location will be; it may be in Tempe or South Scottsdale.
The attraction for Google to set up offices in that area of Arizona is Arizona State University and a "new high-tech research center -- dubbed SkySong." Both Google and the Mayor of Tempe were not able to provide any confirmation on the location Google will ultimately select.
Posted by Barry Schwartz at 9:13 AM | Permalink
Temporary Googleplex In Tempe, ArizonaThe Business Journal of Phoenix reported Friday that Google will be setting up temporary offices Tempe, Arizona.
Google is reportedly going to "occupy 100,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet" that will eventually house 600 Google employees.
As Gary Price wrote back in October, they are still unsure where the permanent location will be; it may be in Tempe or South Scottsdale.
The attraction for Google to set up offices in that area of Arizona is Arizona State University and a "new high-tech research center -- dubbed SkySong." Both Google and the Mayor of Tempe were not able to provide any confirmation on the location Google will ultimately select.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:13 AM | Permalink
Temporary Googleplex In Tempe, ArizonaThe Business Journal of Phoenix reported Friday that Google will be setting up temporary offices Tempe, Arizona.
Google is reportedly going to "occupy 100,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet" that will eventually house 600 Google employees.
As Gary Price wrote back in October, they are still unsure where the permanent location will be; it may be in Tempe or South Scottsdale.
The attraction for Google to set up offices in that area of Arizona is Arizona State University and a "new high-tech research center -- dubbed SkySong." Both Google and the Mayor of Tempe were not able to provide any confirmation on the location Google will ultimately select.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:13 AM | Permalink
Temporary Googleplex In Tempe, ArizonaThe Business Journal of Phoenix reported Friday that Google will be setting up temporary offices Tempe, Arizona.
Google is reportedly going to "occupy 100,000 square feet to 120,000 square feet" that will eventually house 600 Google employees.
As Gary Price wrote back in October, they are still unsure where the permanent location will be; it may be in Tempe or South Scottsdale.
The attraction for Google to set up offices in that area of Arizona is Arizona State University and a "new high-tech research center -- dubbed SkySong." Both Google and the Mayor of Tempe were not able to provide any confirmation on the location Google will ultimately select.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:13 AM | Permalink
February 1, 2006
Google Cofounders Visit Brazil OfficeOn their way back from Davos, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stopped by Google's offices in Brazil. Marcelo Sant'Iago has a brief on it here, along with a picture of the duo decked out in Google Brazil football jerseys and some news links.
Posted by Danny Sullivan at 10:45 AM | Permalink
Google Cofounders Visit Brazil OfficeOn their way back from Davos, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stopped by Google's offices in Brazil. Marcelo Sant'Iago has a brief on it here, along with a picture of the duo decked out in Google Brazil football jerseys and some news links.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 10:45 AM | Permalink
Google Cofounders Visit Brazil OfficeOn their way back from Davos, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stopped by Google's offices in Brazil. Marcelo Sant'Iago has a brief on it here, along with a picture of the duo decked out in Google Brazil football jerseys and some news links.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 10:45 AM | Permalink
Google Cofounders Visit Brazil OfficeOn their way back from Davos, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stopped by Google's offices in Brazil. Marcelo Sant'Iago has a brief on it here, along with a picture of the duo decked out in Google Brazil football jerseys and some news links.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 10:45 AM | Permalink
January 31, 2006
More on Google's Guy in D.C.Back in October we pointed out that Google was opening a lobbying office in D.C. Today, Matt Marshall in Silicon Beat points to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscribers only) about Google and other tech company lobbying efforts in D.C. The post is titled: Google's one employee in Washington.
The WSJ article itself includes comments from Alan Davidson, Google's D.C. employee, who says the company will soon grow its DC operation and who has already hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues.
"Carrier control over Internet activity is bad for consumers," counters Alan Davidson, a telecom lawyer hired by Google last summer to build the company's Washington office. The proposal would stifle innovation of Internet services, he says. It also might add to Google's operating costs. "We're not worried consumers won't be able to reach Google. The real threat is to the next Google and to the services that are important for consumers," he says.The hiring of Mr. Davidson, who served as associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit civil-liberties group, underscores Google's recognition that it can no longer ignore Washington. Recently, Mr. Davidson hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues. He says he plans on "bulking up the operation" soon, characterizing a Google fight against the Bells as "a David-versus-Goliath story."
Postscript: If you're interested in tracking lobbying efforts by Google and other companies and organizations, a service such as PoliticalMoneyLine can be a big help. Most services are fee-based but others are free.
Posted by Gary Price at 11:51 PM | Permalink
More on Google's Guy in D.C.Back in October we pointed out that Google was opening a lobbying office in D.C. Today, Matt Marshall in Silicon Beat points to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscribers only) about Google and other tech company lobbying efforts in D.C. The post is titled: Google's one employee in Washington.
The WSJ article itself includes comments from Alan Davidson, Google's D.C. employee, who says the company will soon grow its DC operation and who has already hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues.
"Carrier control over Internet activity is bad for consumers," counters Alan Davidson, a telecom lawyer hired by Google last summer to build the company's Washington office. The proposal would stifle innovation of Internet services, he says. It also might add to Google's operating costs. "We're not worried consumers won't be able to reach Google. The real threat is to the next Google and to the services that are important for consumers," he says.The hiring of Mr. Davidson, who served as associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit civil-liberties group, underscores Google's recognition that it can no longer ignore Washington. Recently, Mr. Davidson hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues. He says he plans on "bulking up the operation" soon, characterizing a Google fight against the Bells as "a David-versus-Goliath story."
Postscript: If you're interested in tracking lobbying efforts by Google and other companies and organizations, a service such as PoliticalMoneyLine can be a big help. Most services are fee-based but others are free.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 11:51 PM | Permalink
More on Google's Guy in D.C.Back in October we pointed out that Google was opening a lobbying office in D.C. Today, Matt Marshall in Silicon Beat points to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscribers only) about Google and other tech company lobbying efforts in D.C. The post is titled: Google's one employee in Washington.
The WSJ article itself includes comments from Alan Davidson, Google's D.C. employee, who says the company will soon grow its DC operation and who has already hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues.
"Carrier control over Internet activity is bad for consumers," counters Alan Davidson, a telecom lawyer hired by Google last summer to build the company's Washington office. The proposal would stifle innovation of Internet services, he says. It also might add to Google's operating costs. "We're not worried consumers won't be able to reach Google. The real threat is to the next Google and to the services that are important for consumers," he says.The hiring of Mr. Davidson, who served as associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit civil-liberties group, underscores Google's recognition that it can no longer ignore Washington. Recently, Mr. Davidson hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues. He says he plans on "bulking up the operation" soon, characterizing a Google fight against the Bells as "a David-versus-Goliath story."
Postscript: If you're interested in tracking lobbying efforts by Google and other companies and organizations, a service such as PoliticalMoneyLine can be a big help. Most services are fee-based but others are free.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 11:51 PM | Permalink
More on Google's Guy in D.C.Back in October we pointed out that Google was opening a lobbying office in D.C. Today, Matt Marshall in Silicon Beat points to an article in the Wall Street Journal (subscribers only) about Google and other tech company lobbying efforts in D.C. The post is titled: Google's one employee in Washington.
The WSJ article itself includes comments from Alan Davidson, Google's D.C. employee, who says the company will soon grow its DC operation and who has already hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues.
"Carrier control over Internet activity is bad for consumers," counters Alan Davidson, a telecom lawyer hired by Google last summer to build the company's Washington office. The proposal would stifle innovation of Internet services, he says. It also might add to Google's operating costs. "We're not worried consumers won't be able to reach Google. The real threat is to the next Google and to the services that are important for consumers," he says.The hiring of Mr. Davidson, who served as associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a nonprofit civil-liberties group, underscores Google's recognition that it can no longer ignore Washington. Recently, Mr. Davidson hired an outside lobbying firm to handle tax issues. He says he plans on "bulking up the operation" soon, characterizing a Google fight against the Bells as "a David-versus-Goliath story."
Postscript: If you're interested in tracking lobbying efforts by Google and other companies and organizations, a service such as PoliticalMoneyLine can be a big help. Most services are fee-based but others are free.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 11:51 PM | Permalink
January 30, 2006
Google Has Plans to Open R&D Office in IsraelIn June, we blogged that Google planned to open a business office in Israel. Today, news that Google is in the process of also opening an R&D center there.
A story in The Marker Online (an Israeli business newspapers) says that's what Sergey Brin told the paper at the World Economic Development Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Israel has a very active IT seen.
For example, well-known vertical search company that's based Israel is Answers.com. Thank you (Todah robah, as they say in Hebrew) to Uri at the ICT blog for the tip.
Posted by Gary Price at 4:41 PM | Permalink
Google Has Plans to Open R&D Office in IsraelIn June, we blogged that Google planned to open a business office in Israel. Today, news that Google is in the process of also opening an R&D center there.
A story in The Marker Online (an Israeli business newspapers) says that's what Sergey Brin told the paper at the World Economic Development Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Israel has a very active IT seen.
For example, well-known vertical search company that's based Israel is Answers.com. Thank you (Todah robah, as they say in Hebrew) to Uri at the ICT blog for the tip.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 4:41 PM | Permalink
Google Has Plans to Open R&D Office in IsraelIn June, we blogged that Google planned to open a business office in Israel. Today, news that Google is in the process of also opening an R&D center there.
A story in The Marker Online (an Israeli business newspapers) says that's what Sergey Brin told the paper at the World Economic Development Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Israel has a very active IT seen.
For example, well-known vertical search company that's based Israel is Answers.com. Thank you (Todah robah, as they say in Hebrew) to Uri at the ICT blog for the tip.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 4:41 PM | Permalink
Google Has Plans to Open R&D Office in IsraelIn June, we blogged that Google planned to open a business office in Israel. Today, news that Google is in the process of also opening an R&D center there.
A story in The Marker Online (an Israeli business newspapers) says that's what Sergey Brin told the paper at the World Economic Development Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Israel has a very active IT seen.
For example, well-known vertical search company that's based Israel is Answers.com. Thank you (Todah robah, as they say in Hebrew) to Uri at the ICT blog for the tip.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 4:41 PM | Permalink
December 15, 2005
Google Announces Plan to Open Pittsburgh Engineering Office; Yahoo Opens NYC Research CenterBoth Google and Yahoo today have annoucements about new offices and research facilities.
First, Google is announcing that they will open an office in Pittsburgh.
Work at Google Pittsburgh will focus on engineering, research and development and will be the working home to about 100 people. No specific dates were provided by Google and a location of the office is still being decided.
Dr. Andrew Moore from Carnegie Mellon has been hired by Google to run the Pittsburgh office. At the university, Dr. Moore was Professor of Robotics and Computer Science and co-founder and Director of the Auton Lab. Additional details about Dr. Moore in this news release from CMU.
Both the hiring of Dr. Moore from CMU and the following glowing statement by Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon, leads me to believe that CMU students will be at the least interning and doing other work at Google Pittsburgh.
Cohon said: "Google is one of the world's great companies. By any measurein creating value to shareholders, in making significant technical contributions, in setting high standards for ethical business practicesit has an outstanding record. We could not be more delighted and honored that Google has chosen to set up an engineering office in our city."
In case you're wondering, site search on CMU.edu is powered by Google. (-:
Don't forget that Pittsburgh is also home to Vivisimo/Clusty which was started by Carnegie Mellon computer science students and faculty members including Vivisimo CEO, Raul Valdes-Perez. and Jerome Pesenti, Chief Scientist & Co-founder. Earlier this year, Vivisimo moved into new research and sales offices in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood
Carnegie Mellon was also the birthplace of Lycos. Here's the news release from 1995 that announces the formation of Lycos Inc.
Now, let's move 318 miles east (as the crow flies) and report that Yahoo has opened an East Coast research center in New York City. It will be run by new Yahoo's new Vice President of Worldwide Research Operations, Dr. Ron Brachman who comes to Yahoo from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and AT&T Labs.
The center will focus on key technologies in the areas of computer science and social media relevant to Yahoo!'s products and services.Brachman will report directly to Prabhakar Raghavan, Head of Yahoo! Research.
A quote in the announcement makes it appear that Yahoo's new facility in NYC will eventually have some sort of relationship with Columbia University.
"The presence of Yahoo! Research on the East Coast will greatly benefit the research community," said Prof. Zvi Galil, Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. "We look forward to Yahoo!'s close proximity to our campus and the potential to work with distinguished researchers and scientists like Ron Brachman who have made seminal contributions to the scientific community."Google also has an East Coast research facility in NYC. Of course, both Google and Yahoo Search Marketing have New York offices.
Thanks to Andy at Marketing Pilgrim for the news tip.
Postscript: Here's a just posted job description for software engineers at Google Pittsburgh
Posted by Gary Price at 3:18 PM | Permalink
Google Announces Plan to Open Pittsburgh Engineering Office; Yahoo Opens NYC Research CenterBoth Google and Yahoo today have annoucements about new offices and research facilities.
First, Google is announcing that they will open an office in Pittsburgh.
Work at Google Pittsburgh will focus on engineering, research and development and will be the working home to about 100 people. No specific dates were provided by Google and a location of the office is still being decided.
Dr. Andrew Moore from Carnegie Mellon has been hired by Google to run the Pittsburgh office. At the university, Dr. Moore was Professor of Robotics and Computer Science and co-founder and Director of the Auton Lab. Additional details about Dr. Moore in this news release from CMU.
Both the hiring of Dr. Moore from CMU and the following glowing statement by Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon, leads me to believe that CMU students will be at the least interning and doing other work at Google Pittsburgh.
Cohon said: "Google is one of the world's great companies. By any measurein creating value to shareholders, in making significant technical contributions, in setting high standards for ethical business practicesit has an outstanding record. We could not be more delighted and honored that Google has chosen to set up an engineering office in our city."
In case you're wondering, site search on CMU.edu is powered by Google. (-:
Don't forget that Pittsburgh is also home to Vivisimo/Clusty which was started by Carnegie Mellon computer science students and faculty members including Vivisimo CEO, Raul Valdes-Perez. and Jerome Pesenti, Chief Scientist & Co-founder. Earlier this year, Vivisimo moved into new research and sales offices in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood
Carnegie Mellon was also the birthplace of Lycos. Here's the news release from 1995 that announces the formation of Lycos Inc.
Now, let's move 318 miles east (as the crow flies) and report that Yahoo has opened an East Coast research center in New York City. It will be run by new Yahoo's new Vice President of Worldwide Research Operations, Dr. Ron Brachman who comes to Yahoo from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and AT&T Labs.
The center will focus on key technologies in the areas of computer science and social media relevant to Yahoo!'s products and services.Brachman will report directly to Prabhakar Raghavan, Head of Yahoo! Research.
A quote in the announcement makes it appear that Yahoo's new facility in NYC will eventually have some sort of relationship with Columbia University.
"The presence of Yahoo! Research on the East Coast will greatly benefit the research community," said Prof. Zvi Galil, Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. "We look forward to Yahoo!'s close proximity to our campus and the potential to work with distinguished researchers and scientists like Ron Brachman who have made seminal contributions to the scientific community."Google also has an East Coast research facility in NYC. Of course, both Google and Yahoo Search Marketing have New York offices.
Thanks to Andy at Marketing Pilgrim for the news tip.
Postscript: Here's a just posted job description for software engineers at Google Pittsburgh
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 3:18 PM | Permalink
Google Announces Plan to Open Pittsburgh Engineering Office; Yahoo Opens NYC Research CenterBoth Google and Yahoo today have annoucements about new offices and research facilities.
First, Google is announcing that they will open an office in Pittsburgh.
Work at Google Pittsburgh will focus on engineering, research and development and will be the working home to about 100 people. No specific dates were provided by Google and a location of the office is still being decided.
Dr. Andrew Moore from Carnegie Mellon has been hired by Google to run the Pittsburgh office. At the university, Dr. Moore was Professor of Robotics and Computer Science and co-founder and Director of the Auton Lab. Additional details about Dr. Moore in this news release from CMU.
Both the hiring of Dr. Moore from CMU and the following glowing statement by Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon, leads me to believe that CMU students will be at the least interning and doing other work at Google Pittsburgh.
Cohon said: "Google is one of the world's great companies. By any measurein creating value to shareholders, in making significant technical contributions, in setting high standards for ethical business practicesit has an outstanding record. We could not be more delighted and honored that Google has chosen to set up an engineering office in our city."
In case you're wondering, site search on CMU.edu is powered by Google. (-:
Don't forget that Pittsburgh is also home to Vivisimo/Clusty which was started by Carnegie Mellon computer science students and faculty members including Vivisimo CEO, Raul Valdes-Perez. and Jerome Pesenti, Chief Scientist & Co-founder. Earlier this year, Vivisimo moved into new research and sales offices in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood
Carnegie Mellon was also the birthplace of Lycos. Here's the news release from 1995 that announces the formation of Lycos Inc.
Now, let's move 318 miles east (as the crow flies) and report that Yahoo has opened an East Coast research center in New York City. It will be run by new Yahoo's new Vice President of Worldwide Research Operations, Dr. Ron Brachman who comes to Yahoo from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and AT&T Labs.
The center will focus on key technologies in the areas of computer science and social media relevant to Yahoo!'s products and services.Brachman will report directly to Prabhakar Raghavan, Head of Yahoo! Research.
A quote in the announcement makes it appear that Yahoo's new facility in NYC will eventually have some sort of relationship with Columbia University.
"The presence of Yahoo! Research on the East Coast will greatly benefit the research community," said Prof. Zvi Galil, Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. "We look forward to Yahoo!'s close proximity to our campus and the potential to work with distinguished researchers and scientists like Ron Brachman who have made seminal contributions to the scientific community."Google also has an East Coast research facility in NYC. Of course, both Google and Yahoo Search Marketing have New York offices.
Thanks to Andy at Marketing Pilgrim for the news tip.
Postscript: Here's a just posted job description for software engineers at Google Pittsburgh
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 3:18 PM | Permalink
Google Announces Plan to Open Pittsburgh Engineering Office; Yahoo Opens NYC Research CenterBoth Google and Yahoo today have annoucements about new offices and research facilities.
First, Google is announcing that they will open an office in Pittsburgh.
Work at Google Pittsburgh will focus on engineering, research and development and will be the working home to about 100 people. No specific dates were provided by Google and a location of the office is still being decided.
Dr. Andrew Moore from Carnegie Mellon has been hired by Google to run the Pittsburgh office. At the university, Dr. Moore was Professor of Robotics and Computer Science and co-founder and Director of the Auton Lab. Additional details about Dr. Moore in this news release from CMU.
Both the hiring of Dr. Moore from CMU and the following glowing statement by Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon, leads me to believe that CMU students will be at the least interning and doing other work at Google Pittsburgh.
Cohon said: "Google is one of the world's great companies. By any measurein creating value to shareholders, in making significant technical contributions, in setting high standards for ethical business practicesit has an outstanding record. We could not be more delighted and honored that Google has chosen to set up an engineering office in our city."
In case you're wondering, site search on CMU.edu is powered by Google. (-:
Don't forget that Pittsburgh is also home to Vivisimo/Clusty which was started by Carnegie Mellon computer science students and faculty members including Vivisimo CEO, Raul Valdes-Perez. and Jerome Pesenti, Chief Scientist & Co-founder. Earlier this year, Vivisimo moved into new research and sales offices in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood
Carnegie Mellon was also the birthplace of Lycos. Here's the news release from 1995 that announces the formation of Lycos Inc.
Now, let's move 318 miles east (as the crow flies) and report that Yahoo has opened an East Coast research center in New York City. It will be run by new Yahoo's new Vice President of Worldwide Research Operations, Dr. Ron Brachman who comes to Yahoo from DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and AT&T Labs.
The center will focus on key technologies in the areas of computer science and social media relevant to Yahoo!'s products and services.Brachman will report directly to Prabhakar Raghavan, Head of Yahoo! Research.
A quote in the announcement makes it appear that Yahoo's new facility in NYC will eventually have some sort of relationship with Columbia University.
"The presence of Yahoo! Research on the East Coast will greatly benefit the research community," said Prof. Zvi Galil, Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University. "We look forward to Yahoo!'s close proximity to our campus and the potential to work with distinguished researchers and scientists like Ron Brachman who have made seminal contributions to the scientific community."Google also has an East Coast research facility in NYC. Of course, both Google and Yahoo Search Marketing have New York offices.
Thanks to Andy at Marketing Pilgrim for the news tip.
Postscript: Here's a just posted job description for software engineers at Google Pittsburgh
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 3:18 PM | Permalink
November 21, 2005
Google's Portable Data Centers & Alternative Internet SpeculationGoogle-Mart from PBS's Robert X. Cringely covers Google apparently having developed incredibly compact data centers that can fit into a shipping container, suitable for perhaps dropping at internet nexus points. Purpose? Cringely speculates that high speed data centers plus its own bandwidth means Google will effectively have its own internet, giving it a competitive advantage that others can't meet.
Posted by Danny Sullivan at 9:51 AM | Permalink
Google's Portable Data Centers & Alternative Internet SpeculationGoogle-Mart from PBS's Robert X. Cringely covers Google apparently having developed incredibly compact data centers that can fit into a shipping container, suitable for perhaps dropping at internet nexus points. Purpose? Cringely speculates that high speed data centers plus its own bandwidth means Google will effectively have its own internet, giving it a competitive advantage that others can't meet.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
Google's Portable Data Centers & Alternative Internet SpeculationGoogle-Mart from PBS's Robert X. Cringely covers Google apparently having developed incredibly compact data centers that can fit into a shipping container, suitable for perhaps dropping at internet nexus points. Purpose? Cringely speculates that high speed data centers plus its own bandwidth means Google will effectively have its own internet, giving it a competitive advantage that others can't meet.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
Google's Portable Data Centers & Alternative Internet SpeculationGoogle-Mart from PBS's Robert X. Cringely covers Google apparently having developed incredibly compact data centers that can fit into a shipping container, suitable for perhaps dropping at internet nexus points. Purpose? Cringely speculates that high speed data centers plus its own bandwidth means Google will effectively have its own internet, giving it a competitive advantage that others can't meet.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 9:51 AM | Permalink
November 18, 2005
Google Opens Offices in Mexico and BrazilBrad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the theunofficialgoogleweblog post also points out that Google is now trading at over $400/share. As I post this item, it's trading at $403.84, an all-time high.
Posted by Gary Price at 12:32 PM | Permalink
Google Opens Offices in Mexico and BrazilBrad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the theunofficialgoogleweblog post also points out that Google is now trading at over $400/share. As I post this item, it's trading at $403.84, an all-time high.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:32 PM | Permalink
Google Opens Offices in Mexico and BrazilBrad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the theunofficialgoogleweblog post also points out that Google is now trading at over $400/share. As I post this item, it's trading at $403.84, an all-time high.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:32 PM | Permalink
Google Opens Offices in Mexico and BrazilBrad Hill from the theunofficialgoogleweblog posts that Google has recently opened offices in Mexico City and Sao Paulo, Brazil. In July, we posted that Google had acquired San Paulo-based, Akwan Information Technologies and planned to open a research and development center there. Btw, the theunofficialgoogleweblog post also points out that Google is now trading at over $400/share. As I post this item, it's trading at $403.84, an all-time high.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 12:32 PM | Permalink
November 16, 2005
London Kids Doodle For Google As Part Of New Office OpeningThe News.com article, Schoolgirl wins Doodle 4 Google competition, reports the story of the just completed Doodle 4 Google "doodling" or drawing contest (you know, Google's famous "special logos" or "dooodles" usually drawn by Googler Dennis Hwang) that just ended.
The contest was open to students from London,UK area schools. The winner, Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, won a upper case "G" of frosted glass, and an interactive whiteboard for her school. You can see her winning doodle as well as other doodles of note on this page.
Hwang, who judged the entries, said: "I thought I had a pretty secure job, but these kids are competition I wasn't aware of," Hwang joked. "My job security just went out the window."
You can read more about Dennis Hwang in these blog postings:
+ Special Holiday Logos for Mother's Day; Google Artist Profiled + He's a Googler and a Doodler
Postscript: The story also covers how the contest was part of Google opening a new, larger office in London.
Posted by Gary Price at 6:03 PM | Permalink
London Kids Doodle For Google As Part Of New Office OpeningThe News.com article, Schoolgirl wins Doodle 4 Google competition, reports the story of the just completed Doodle 4 Google "doodling" or drawing contest (you know, Google's famous "special logos" or "dooodles" usually drawn by Googler Dennis Hwang) that just ended.
The contest was open to students from London,UK area schools. The winner, Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, won a upper case "G" of frosted glass, and an interactive whiteboard for her school. You can see her winning doodle as well as other doodles of note on this page.
Hwang, who judged the entries, said: "I thought I had a pretty secure job, but these kids are competition I wasn't aware of," Hwang joked. "My job security just went out the window."
You can read more about Dennis Hwang in these blog postings:
+ Special Holiday Logos for Mother's Day; Google Artist Profiled + He's a Googler and a Doodler
Postscript: The story also covers how the contest was part of Google opening a new, larger office in London.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:03 PM | Permalink
London Kids Doodle For Google As Part Of New Office OpeningThe News.com article, Schoolgirl wins Doodle 4 Google competition, reports the story of the just completed Doodle 4 Google "doodling" or drawing contest (you know, Google's famous "special logos" or "dooodles" usually drawn by Googler Dennis Hwang) that just ended.
The contest was open to students from London,UK area schools. The winner, Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, won a upper case "G" of frosted glass, and an interactive whiteboard for her school. You can see her winning doodle as well as other doodles of note on this page.
Hwang, who judged the entries, said: "I thought I had a pretty secure job, but these kids are competition I wasn't aware of," Hwang joked. "My job security just went out the window."
You can read more about Dennis Hwang in these blog postings:
+ Special Holiday Logos for Mother's Day; Google Artist Profiled + He's a Googler and a Doodler
Postscript: The story also covers how the contest was part of Google opening a new, larger office in London.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:03 PM | Permalink
London Kids Doodle For Google As Part Of New Office OpeningThe News.com article, Schoolgirl wins Doodle 4 Google competition, reports the story of the just completed Doodle 4 Google "doodling" or drawing contest (you know, Google's famous "special logos" or "dooodles" usually drawn by Googler Dennis Hwang) that just ended.
The contest was open to students from London,UK area schools. The winner, Lisa Wainaina, aged 11, won a upper case "G" of frosted glass, and an interactive whiteboard for her school. You can see her winning doodle as well as other doodles of note on this page.
Hwang, who judged the entries, said: "I thought I had a pretty secure job, but these kids are competition I wasn't aware of," Hwang joked. "My job security just went out the window."
You can read more about Dennis Hwang in these blog postings:
+ Special Holiday Logos for Mother's Day; Google Artist Profiled + He's a Googler and a Doodler
Postscript: The story also covers how the contest was part of Google opening a new, larger office in London.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:03 PM | Permalink
November 8, 2005
Google Plans to Open Office in Manchester, UKAnother day and another Google office story to post. A story from Cambridge Reports alerts us to the fact that Manchester will serve as Google's main "base" (no pun intended) "outside of London" for the English Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland.
The company, which employs nearly 5,000 people worldwide, will open its Manchester office with a small number of specialist staff, but plans to recruit a larger team as demand for its services grows.Posted by Gary Price at 6:28 PM | Permalink
Google Plans to Open Office in Manchester, UKAnother day and another Google office story to post. A story from Cambridge Reports alerts us to the fact that Manchester will serve as Google's main "base" (no pun intended) "outside of London" for the English Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland.
The company, which employs nearly 5,000 people worldwide, will open its Manchester office with a small number of specialist staff, but plans to recruit a larger team as demand for its services grows.Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:28 PM | Permalink
Google Plans to Open Office in Manchester, UKAnother day and another Google office story to post. A story from Cambridge Reports alerts us to the fact that Manchester will serve as Google's main "base" (no pun intended) "outside of London" for the English Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland.
The company, which employs nearly 5,000 people worldwide, will open its Manchester office with a small number of specialist staff, but plans to recruit a larger team as demand for its services grows.Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:28 PM | Permalink
Google Plans to Open Office in Manchester, UKAnother day and another Google office story to post. A story from Cambridge Reports alerts us to the fact that Manchester will serve as Google's main "base" (no pun intended) "outside of London" for the English Midlands, northern England, Wales and Scotland.
The company, which employs nearly 5,000 people worldwide, will open its Manchester office with a small number of specialist staff, but plans to recruit a larger team as demand for its services grows.Posted by Kevin Heisler at 6:28 PM | Permalink
October 18, 2005
Google Ready to do Some Lobbying in D.C.Zachary Rodgers offers some analysis of Google's new Washington D.C. lobbying office in the article: The Search Engine's Lobbyist.
Some companies do their own lobbying. Among enormous bubble-era start-ups, Google is actually late to the table. Yahoo!, eBay, America Online (through Time Warner) and MSN (through Microsoft) all have people in Washington. Naturally, not all these staffers work full-time to influence policy...Especially interesting for Google is that they're getting into businesses where the legislation is sketchy at best," said Stein. "They could clearly go the wrong way in Google's mind. It certainly makes sense for them to keep participating in the same way that GM is there thinking about mileage per gallon for SUVs."We first blogged about Google's intentions to open a D.C. office about 11 days ago.
Posted by Gary Price at 2:01 PM | Permalink
Google Ready to do Some Lobbying in D.C.Zachary Rodgers offers some analysis of Google's new Washington D.C. lobbying office in the article: The Search Engine's Lobbyist.
Some companies do their own lobbying. Among enormous bubble-era start-ups, Google is actually late to the table. Yahoo!, eBay, America Online (through Time Warner) and MSN (through Microsoft) all have people in Washington. Naturally, not all these staffers work full-time to influence policy...Especially interesting for Google is that they're getting into businesses where the legislation is sketchy at best," said Stein. "They could clearly go the wrong way in Google's mind. It certainly makes sense for them to keep participating in the same way that GM is there thinking about mileage per gallon for SUVs."We first blogged about Google's intentions to open a D.C. office about 11 days ago.
Posted by Kevin Heisler at 2:01 PM | Permalink
Google Ready to do Some Lobbying in D.C.Zachary Rodgers offers some analysis of Google's new Washington D.C. lobbying office in the article: The Search Engine's Lobbyist.
Some companies do their own lobbying. Among enormous bubble-era start-ups, Google is actually late to the table. Yahoo!, eBay, America Online (through Time Warner) and MSN (through Microsoft) all have people in Washington. Naturally, not all these staffers work full-time to influence policy...Especially interesting for Google is that they're getting into businesses where the legislation is sketchy at best," said Stein. "They could clearly go the wrong way in Google's mind. It certainly makes sense for them to keep participa