Google Map Maker Badges are now available to Google Maps users who add locations and make corrections to improve the service.
The Google Maps rewards system recognizes the efforts of users who propose local areas, notify mistakes or make corrections through Google’s Map Maker app.
Map Maker provides users the opportunity to apply local knowledge on Google Maps. They can add overlooked areas, edit misplaced labels, add roads or go over edited locations by other users.
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Google has spilled the beans about a private meeting between governments and organizations at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that could limit online freedom for Internet users.
The search giant has forked its official website to create a website arm called Take Action to warn about world governments and establishments who convened to talk about tightening control of the Internet, raise censorship, and endanger innovation.
“The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) …

Scientists have undiscovered an island, which means that they have confirmed that an island that appears in several global maps, including Google Earth, doesn’t actually exist.
That island is Sandy Island, which was presumed to be between New Caledonia and the east coast of Australia, was nowhere to be found when University of Sydney experts explored the location. Instead, only the clear deep blue ocean was on

Google has called for a boycott against a conference organized by the United Nations which the company says will endanger the “free and open internet.”
Government delegates will meet up in Dubai the following month for a conference formed by a United Nations agency called the International Telecommunications Union, or ITU. This conference aims to create a new treaty related to worldwide monitoring of

Google’s alleged privacy breach in Apple’s Safari web browser has generated enough criticism from users and consumer groups that a US federal judge had to approve a fine passed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against the search giant.
Google was found guilty of bypassing the Do Not Track setting in Safari and misinforming its users about the safety of their privacy.
U.S. District Judge Illston approved the $22.5 million fine levied by the FTC despite protests from Consumer Watchdog …

Google silently released the updated application of its pay-per-click (PPC) program and main advertising product for Windows and Mac computers.
Early last week, the online advertising giant introduced AdWords Editor 9.9 to add Google Display Network updates, import and export improvements, and new campaign settings.
Google Display Network updates allows users to manage ad group flexible reach settings through a “Flexible reach” panel on the ad groups tab, or by CSV import. The firm …

Google has unveiled several improvements to AdWords location targeting and location extensions just in time for the holiday season.
The search and online advertising giant revealed on Friday, November 16, new ways for customers to look for, drop by, and get in line with businesses through AdWords.
AdWords is a pay-per-click (PPC) program where webmasters can create customized advertisements and pick keywords. It is Google’s main advertising product and main source of revenue.
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Google Sites led the explicit core search market in October with 66.9 percent of search queries conducted, according to the latest monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace.
Google Sites led the U.S. explicit core search market in October with 66.9 percent market share (up 0.2 percentage points), followed by Microsoft Sites with 16 percent (up 0.1 percentage points) and Yahoo! Sites with 12.2 percent. Ask Network accounted for 3.2 percent of explicit core searches, …

Google finally took heed to the demand of publishers to add larger advertisement banners to its AdSense network.
“As screens grow and web content continues to become richer, the format and capabilities of ad units continue to evolve as well,” said Omer Gimenez Llach, UI Engineer, Google AdSense. “One of the top requests from publishers in the last year has been to add larger ad sizes to our network, and today we’re excited to announce that the popular 300×600 unit will soon be …

Google has silently updated the way Gmail users search for messages on the emailing service to include size, date, and more advanced search options.
“We’re always looking for ways to make it faster and easier for you to find your messages using search in Gmail. So starting today, you can now search emails by size, more flexible date options, exact match and more,” said Google software engineer Christian Kurmann in a blog post.
The update means users can now search emails according to …