Mumbai: Search engine giant Google today launched a new ad format 'Product Listing Ads' in India to provide users information like images, price and brands of products, which will help people shop better both online and offline.
Everyday, millions of shoppers use Google search to research and discover products to purchase online and offline, and this new format connects users to rich product-information like looks, price and brands, Google India said in a statement.
A high altitude WiFi internet hub Google Project Loon balloon is displayed at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch on June 16, 2013. Google revealed top-secret plans on June 15 to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.
Google's Tammo Spalink (L) and Anton Staff talk about Project Loon with the balloon's communications unit (bottom R) the Altitude controller (bottom C) and the Avionics bay (bottom L) during a public display of Google's new high altitude WiFi internet hub at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch on June 16, 2013. Google revealed top-secret plans on June 15 to send balloons to the edge of space with the lofty aim of bringing Internet to the two-thirds of the global population currently without web access.
Jerusalem: Google Inc's $1.03 billion purchase of Israeli navigation software maker Waze marks an important milestone for the country that affectionately calls itself Start-Up Nation.
The acquisition is not only among the largest-ever purchase prices for an Israeli start-up. It also cements a recent push by the local high-tech industry into the fast-growing consumer market.
I think it's a big step forward, said Erel Margalit, a leading Israeli entrepreneur and opposition lawmaker in parliament. Israel is no longer just a R&D centre. It's a creative hub.
Waze's popular smartphone application combines GPS navigation software with social networking features, allowing users to improve the service's directions and traffic reports with their own data. This crowd-sourcing aspect enables the service to adapt to changing road conditions, such as accidents and speed traps, in real time.
San Francisco: Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular navigation system.
The acquisition announced on Tuesday ends several months of speculation as Waze flirted with potential buyers interested in its rapidly growing service. Waze blends elements of a social network into its maps to produce more precise directions and more reliable information about local traffic conditions.
Google is believed to have trumped two of its fiercest foes, Facebook and Apple, in the bidding for Waze.
We evaluated many options and believe Google is the best partner, Waze CEO Noam Bardin wrote in a Tuesday blog post.
Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but The Associated Press confirmed the sale price with a person familiar with the negotiations. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was not authorised to discuss the matter. Google isn't expected to disclose the price until it discusses the transaction in a formal regulatory filing.
Waze ranks as the fourth most expensive acquisition among the more than 240 deals that Google has completed in its nearly 15-year history. The only bigger purchases are Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.4 billion last year, DoubleClick for $3.2 billion in 2008 and YouTube for $1.76 billion in 2006.
CHICAGO, IL - JUNE 11: Veterans get career coaching from Google employees at the company's office on June 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The vets and company volunteers were participating in Google's 'Help a Hero Get Hired' program taking place at Google's Chicago office. The program evolved from a partnership between Google and Student Veterans of America.
