"Google is in talks with online gaming companies to develop a competitor to Facebook, but its not gaming or even social media that it wants to control."

Google is holding discussions with online game makers as it seeks to develop a broader social-networking service that could compete with Facebook, a report says.

My mother-in-law said she heard this on the radio.

she wants to know what you think.

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM writes:

"Google is in talks with makers of popular online games in an effort to develop a social-networking service to compete with Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported. Google has been in discussions with top developers to offer their games on a new service it is building, according to people familiar..."

From WWW.NYPOST.COM

Dolores writes: "Google Inc has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter."

This is the latest news as of July 28th.

"Google Inc. is gearing up to sell its e-mail and other Web-hosted applications to a wider range of government agencies after winning a prized security clearance. Google - Government - Searching - Search Engines - Security clearance"

I'll post more if I find anything else out.

Here is an intersting one:

"Google Docs has just added a couple of cool new features: translation and the ability to remove smartquotes in documents (coming soon). This tweak comes on the heels of a major overhaul to the program, as well as new sharing/privacy options."

Google is in "accelerated" talks regarding the launch of its Google Music Store, according to the New York Post.

My Uncle thought this was interesting.

"On Monday, Google introduced a new version of its Google Apps suite specifically designed for use by federal, state and local government agencies in the U.S. Google Apps for Government provides the same applications that are otherwise available, but with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) certification, as well as other support for governmental regulations. The apps include ..."

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Here is an intersting one:

"Google on Monday unveiled its latest update to Google Maps for mobile, an upgrade that includes easier access to places of interest nearby for Android phones."