The Beast File: meet Google - ABC TV

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Meet Google. The noun that became a verb.

The world's favourite search engine, and the company whose motto is "Don't be evil..."

Graphics by Patrick Clair, written by Elmo Keep.

Full list of sources available here: http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/beast-file-google

'Hungry Beast' airs in Australia on the ABC, 9PM Wednesdays.

How Big Is Google?

Let me Google that for you...

Google's worth. Google announces broadband plans. Google Energy. Google Ventures announced, to invest in “software, clean-tech, bio-tech, health care and, no doubt, other areas we haven't thought of yet…” Google invests in 23andMe and Navigenics. A full list of Google's acquisitions, and its 187 patents. Criticism of Google Sreet View. Google Buzz class-action lawsuit. Google books lawsuit. Google keeps your search data for 18 months. "We are in the advertising business." 97% of Google's revenue generated by ads. Google search queries drop by one billion. "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."

Google is in court, here, here and here.

Google is planning on “buying one company per month.”

Google is according to this report, “hostile to privacy.”

Google is planning to sell virtual ad space in Street View.

Google is responsible for creating this, which is amazing.

Google is responding to your privacy concerns.

Google is this many statistics.

Google is... Skynet?