I think the only service anyone cared about was Google Reader.
Jesus Christ, Silicon Valley
A really funny post about Google Glass.
Media companies demand Google pay for news
> Portuguese media companies, struggling through the worst recession since the 1970s, are pressing Google to pay for content on its news search engine, echoing similar demands elsewhere in Europe.
I’m not sure I understand the demands by these media companies. Google links to the articles which should bring in traffic to the sites, enabling them to make money. I don’t see any ads on Google News, so it doesn’t appear they are making money from it.
Google Plus
> The only country where Google+ is top of the social networking category is Albania.
What the hell is going on in Albania?
“Ungoogleable”
> In December, the council unveiled its customary annual list of new Swedish words. Among the words that Swedes had begun using in 2012 was “ogooglebar” (‘ungoogleable’).
> The California-based multinational soon got into a huff, asking the council to amend its definition. But the language experts refused to bow down to the demands, instead choosing a third option – removing the term all together.
Now Google is trying to control the words a country and its population can use? Really Google.