Google processes the political soundbite

Google has launched a competitor to Wikipedia. Called Knol or Knols - we're not quite sure - it features articles (or "knols" - units of knowledge - written by a single author but voted upon by readers. Lifehacker points out that, now Wikipedia makes up…

The FTC which regulates all things media in the US has finally given permission for Google to acquire ad network DoubleClick. Google's own take on the decision is here. Technorati Tags: advertising, Google, m&a

Will open source Hadoop "cloud computing" software unthrone Google? Read on here. Technorati Tags: computing, Google