Norman told me about this - "Google likes to boast that more than 2 million businesses run Google Apps, but IT pros harbor concerns about security in the cloud."

Crystal writes: "Google announced a new edition of Google Apps designed for government, with specific measures to address the policy and security needs of the public sector. Google says Google Apps for Government (http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/government/#utm_campaign=govapps"

Google launched a new advertising format for online merchants. The new format is based on the product extensions on Google.com, but in Product Search, users will see products and prices without having to click on a "plusbox" to expand the ad.

From WWW.YOUTUBE.COM, thanks Alex

My brother told me about this.

"Google CEO Eric Schmidt dismisses the notion that his Internet company is on a collision course with Facebook, despite signs that Google is working on a social networking and gaming service of its own."

From BLOGS.WSJ.COM

Google is holding talks with online game developers as part of its bid to build a social-networking service that could compete with Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported.