July 2006
Google Seeks Patent for Targeting Ads on Wi-Fi Hotspots
by bluexmass
It describes a method by which an end user accessing the Internet via a wireless access point (WAP) would be served advertisements based on factors such as the geographic location of the WAP, a behavioral profile of users of the WAP, the vertical market s
November 2005
Google Proposes Mountain View Wi-Fi Network
by teleclick
Google has announced plans to use its home city of Mountain View, California as a testing ground to prove the social and financial benefits of providing customers with free wireless internet connections.
October 2005
New Google Wi-Fi Details Surface
by teleclick
Google’s eight-page proposal for a free Wi-Fi network in San Francisco has now been publicly released, and with it come new details about the company’s plans.
Google Wi-Fi May Threaten Other ISPs
by teleclick
There has recently been some speculation that if the city of San Francisco accepts Google’s proposal to offer a free citywide Wi-Fi network, the new network may steal customers from already-established cable and telephone providers.
Google Proposes Free Wi-Fi Network In San Francisco
by teleclick
Google spokesman, Nate Tyler, has recently confirmed that Google is proposing to provide free Wi-Fi internet access to residents of San Francisco.
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