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The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on ...

(AFP/IPMO-HO/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:07:26 GMT

(AFP/IPMO-HO/File) - The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on Wednesday, joining the White House, Britain's Royal Family, the Pope and others on the Google-owned video-sharing site. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki inaugurated the new channel, located at youtube.com/iraqigov, with a message saying it would allow his government to showcase its achievements to the world.(AFP/IPMO-HO/File)

A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant ...

(AFP/DDP/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:43:05 GMT

(AFP/DDP/File) - A visitor walks past the logo of internet search engine giant Google at a trade fair. Italian prosecutors sought six-month to a year sentences for four Google executives Wednesday over an Internet video showing the bullying of a teenager with Down's Syndrome, the company said.(AFP/DDP/File)

A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Sophie, the daughter of Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:45 GMT

(AFP) - Sophie, the daughter of Google chief executive Eric Schmidt, uses her camcorder as she visits the recently-restored National Museum where her father gave a press conference in Baghdad. US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, Schmidt said in Baghdad.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (C) looks up at the ancient ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:45 GMT

(AFP) - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (C) looks up at the ancient artifacts as he walks through the recently-restored National Museum in Baghdad. Schmidt announced that his company would soon begin digitizing artifacts and documents at the museum, adding that some 14,000 digital images taken from the museum would be freely available online from the beginning of next year.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (R) presents the Google ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:45 GMT

(AFP) - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (R) presents the Google logo to Qais Rashid, the chairman of the board of Antiquities and Heritage, following a press conference at the recently-restored National Museum in Baghdad. US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, Schmidt said in Baghdad on Tuesday.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Chairman and CEO of Google Eric ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Sophie Schmidt, daughter of Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, uses her video camera while visiting the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Google is running advertisements to explain the appearance of ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:11:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - Google is running advertisements to explain the appearance of racist and anti-Semitic material in search results, including a picture which depicts US First Lady Michelle Obama as a monkey.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, speaks with retired U.S. Gen. ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:02:56 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, speaks with retired U.S. Gen. Peter Pace, right, during a tour of Iraq's national museum , in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Both Schmidt and Pace were in Iraq as part of a delegation of U.S. computer technology firms. Schmidt's Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, he said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt smiles while visiting ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt smiles while visiting the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ SCI TECH POLITICS)

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt (R) presents a gift ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:59:14 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt (R) presents a gift to Chairman of the state board of Antiquities and Heritage Qais Rasheed after visiting the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. QUALITY FROM SOURCE. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ POLITICS BUSINESS SCI TECH)

U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill arrives with Chairman ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:23 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill arrives with Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, (not in picture) to visit the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ POLITICS)

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (right) presents the Google ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:39:29 GMT

(AFP) - Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (right) presents the Google logo to Qais Rashid, the chairman of the board of Antiquities and Heritage, following a press conference at the recently-restored National Museum in Baghdad. Schmidt said internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum.(AFP/Sabah Arar)

View of the Assyrian hall of the National Museum in Baghdad. ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:39:29 GMT

(AFP/File) - View of the Assyrian hall of the National Museum in Baghdad. US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, its chief executive has said.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)

A journalist looks at an Assyrian statue, at Iraq's national ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:37 GMT

(AP) - A journalist looks at an Assyrian statue, at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A part of an the Assyrian relief inside Iraq's national museum, ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:10 GMT

(AP) - A part of an the Assyrian relief inside Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A guard looks up at an Assyrian relief sculpture inside Iraq's ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:49 GMT

(AP) - A guard looks up at an Assyrian relief sculpture inside Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A museum worker passes an Assyrian human-headed winged bull ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:19:04 GMT

(AP) - A museum worker passes an Assyrian human-headed winged bull at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A journalist walks next an Assyrian relief sculpture, at Iraq's ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:16:42 GMT

(AP) - A journalist walks next an Assyrian relief sculpture, at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A journalist admires an Assyrian statue, center, in front of ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:16:05 GMT

(AP) - A journalist admires an Assyrian statue, center, in front of two Assyrian human-headed winged bulls at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:44:12 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill attend a ceremony at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt leaves from Iraq's national museum ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:41:58 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt leaves from Iraq's national museum in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill speaks to the press ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:41:08 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill speaks to the press during a ceremony at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt,right, gives a Google logo to Qais ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:12 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt,right, gives a Google logo to Qais Rasheed, chairman of the state board of antiquities and heritage during a ceremony at Iraq's national museum , in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt, speaks during a ceremony at Iraq's ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:39:38 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt, speaks during a ceremony at Iraq's national museum , in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt, center, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:46 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt, center, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, left and Qais Rasheed, chairman of the state board of antiquities and heritage, right,having a tour at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Google chief Eric Schmidt, front, is welcomed by Qais Rasheed, ...

(AP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:38:14 GMT

(AP) - Google chief Eric Schmidt, front, is welcomed by Qais Rasheed, chairman of the state board of antiquities and heritage,left, as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, second left, looks on outside the Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009.Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's chairman said Tuesday(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Iraq's National Museum director Amira Eidan (L) meets with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:29:49 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's National Museum director Amira Eidan (L) meets with U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill (C) and Chairman and CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt (R) during their visit to the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ SOCIETY BUSINESS POLITICS)

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media after a visit to Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/ (IRAQ BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:26:34 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media after a visit to Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/ (IRAQ BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:22:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt speaks to the media after a visit to Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/ (IRAQ BUSINESS SCI TECH)

Iraq's National Museum director Amira Eidan (L) meets with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:18:04 GMT

Iraq's National Museum director Amira Eidan (L) meets with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:15:53 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's National Museum director Amira Eidan (L) meets with U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill (C) and Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of Google (R) during their visit to the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ SOCIETY BUSINESS POLITICS)

China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:34:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning Chinese books for its online library and supported writers to "defend their rights", state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:08:23 GMT

(Reuters) - A photo of the Google Inc. logo is shown on a computer screen in San Francisco, California July 16, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:47:00 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - A picture taken on September 24 shows the screen of a computer featuring a search of the word "edition" on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:02:34 GMT

(AFP/File) - Visitors are seen checking out the Google stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair. A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and sell millions of books online.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)

A Singapore Telecommunications representative displays the HTC ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:04:54 GMT

(Reuters) - A Singapore Telecommunications representative displays the HTC Dream phone, which runs Google Inc's Android operating system, during a preview for Reuters in Singapore February 20, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash

This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:54 GMT

(AFP/File) - This file photo taken in 2006 shows a web page from www.youtube.com displayed on a computer screen in Hong Kong. Google, in a significant development for the deaf, announced on Thursday it was adding automatic caption capability to videos on YouTube.(AFP/File/Samantha Sin)

Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:47:55 GMT

(AFP) - Google co-founder Sergey Brin meets with the press in Mountain View, California. Google on Thursday provided a peek beneath the hood of its new Chrome operating system, making the software public and promising it will run netbooks by the end of next year.(AFP/Glenn Chapman)

An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:04 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich in this July 9, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:28 GMT

(AFP/File) - A computer screen featuring a Google Book search on the home page of Google's website. French book publishers gave a hostile reception Thursday to new proposals by the Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures ...

(Google) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:36:06 GMT

(Google) - Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.(Google)

A picture taken in Paris shows the screen of a computer featuring ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:03:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - A picture taken in Paris shows the screen of a computer featuring a Google Book search on the home page of Internet giant Google's website. European book publishers gave a cautious welcome Monday to new proposals by Internet giant Google to clear the way for millions of books to be sold on-line.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)

Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:12:18 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry? Or pursuing a pipe dream that can only end in failure? The News Corp. chairman, pictured in September 2009, has prompted a fierce debate among media watchers with his accusation that Google is "stealing" from his vast newspaper empire and his threat to block the search engine from access.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jemal Countess)

Google and US authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:22:27 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Google and US authors and publishers submitted a revised settlement to a US judge Friday seeking approval of an agreement that would clear the way for millions of books to be sold online.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Brashear)

An employee answers phone calls at the switchboard of the Google ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An employee answers phone calls at the switchboard of the Google office in Zurich August 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

FILE - In this March 21, 2008 file photo, a scanner passes over ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:10:19 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this March 21, 2008 file photo, a scanner passes over a book at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., where one of hundreds of librarians from all over the world was helping Google Inc.'s Book Search create digital versions of all the estimated 50 million to 100 million books in the world. The future of Google's plans to sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)

In this photo made Oct. 28, 2009 photo, a sign on a building ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:36 GMT

(AP) - In this photo made Oct. 28, 2009 photo, a sign on a building is shown at Google Inc.'s new campus in Kirkland, Wash. during a media open house. The future of Google's plans to sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)