A highlight on what open source community, as a whole achieved in 2009

Google has launched a new tool for AdWords publishers called Google Professionals Search, which allows advertisers to locate certified Advertising Professionals.

Google is known for buying technology companies, however, not every company that Google has put their eyes on have accepted the deals. Here are some companies who rejected lucrative Google offers.

Google is not all about just the search engine and email, they have tons of other projects which are widely used. I just came across some Open source projects by Google, which were really unknown to me. Projects include Google Crush, Google Code Pretiffy, Google Feed Server, Namebench, Google MySQL Tools and more.

In a move that will surprise many, the producer of the Bollywood movie ‘3 Idiots’ has announced that, the movie will be legally available on YouTube within 12 weeks of its release.

Another video showing Nexus one has been shared on Twitter.

Yelp has walked away from a $550 Million deal with Google. Everything was almost agreed upon when Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman decided he wants Yelp to stay independent.

Trulia, Yelp and DocVerse are reported to be next acquisition targets for Google.

Google Internet Bus has made its way to “God’s own country” Kerala, a southern state in India. Google Internet Bus is aimed at teach people from far-fetched areas the basic use of Internet and email among other things.

Google has introduced Browser Size a tools which allows users to view their website behind a ruler to find which content is more likely to be seen and clicked on by users.

Nexus One is the name for Google Phone. Nexus One will be manufactured by HTC and is designed by Google. Nexus One also runs Android 2.1 and will possibly have the Snapdragon Processor. Nexus One will be sold directly by Google.

Google easter egg displays a countdown timer to New Year 2010, when you click on the I’m feeling lucky button.

Google’s recent controversial comments about privacy has invited serious criticism. A senior executive at Mozilla is suggesting people switch to Bing for better privacy options.

Google Bathroom Rolls/Tissues are sold in Vietnam. Funny Google Bathroom Rolls image.

Google Goggles , is a brand new product launched in Google Labs. This product is a big innovation in the field of visual search.