Google claims Welsh firms are losing out if they do not boost their web presence, as figures show they are lagging behind companies in the rest of the UK.

FORTUNE -- It may be unfair to grade a work in progress, but in the case of a closely watched company like Google, it's inevitable. In the nine months that Larry Page has served as Google's CEO, he's shown a bold, decisive style that has won the company unexpected success in social, stirred up a number of controversies and earned Page himself a mix of praise and criticism.

The two biggest powers on the Internet, Google and Facebook, are in a high stakes battle to be your search engine.

Details about the new Google Plus pseudonym policy implementation reveal new problems.

Google is hoping to expand its Business Photos product with the launch of a new service called “Trusted Photographers” that essentially makes the process entirely self-service.

Google Should Be Very Afraid Of Microsoft

Yesterday Google announced it would be “simplifying” its privacy policy so that all separate Google product accounts would be tied together for a single signup system. As expected, privacy advocates are outraged by the change and Google’s failure to allow users to opt-out. To Google’s credit, there are some issues here that needed to be fixed–but in the process, it could sacrificing user trust ...

New privacy policy means Google could log browsing habits on YouTube or Google+ to sell targeted ads in Gmail or search • Google rivals launch 'Don't be evil' add-on Google is under fire for plans to collect data on individual users across all of its websites and merge the information into a single profile that can be used to alter the person's search results and target them with advertising and ...

Closed to teens since its launch last June, Google+ will now let anyone 13 or older in the United States and most other countries join the service.

Finding out information about emergencies in your area just got easier. Google announced today its new Public Alerts feature, which incorporates real-time emergency information with Google Maps. The service allows users to search their area, and discover any potential impending doom.