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Google has joined fellow corporate giants Starbucks and Microsoft in backing Washington state’s pending marriage equality bill. Also new to the ever-growing list is aluminum manufacturer Alcoa, which supplies much of the state’s aircraft industry. Speaking of which, where’s Boeing?

More from Google.

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Last night Dan Savage spoke to Keith Olbermann about his Santorum site and its effect on Rick Santorum’s campaign. Savage says that despite an angry press release issued yesterday by Porno Pete, the site will remain up. (Scroll over for play button.)

If you have an internet machine, you’ve probably seen this week’s campaign deluge from Minnesota For Marriage. More samples here. (Via – Zack Ford)

According to Web Monkey, a new Google algorithm will connect your name to comments made on blog posts, web articles, and Facebook pages. The new indexing plan isn’t just about Facebook comments, but applies to nearly any content that’s previously been accessible only through an HTTP POST request. Google’s goal is to include anything “hiding” behind a form — comment …

Filed in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Massachusetts’ DOMA suit against the federal government. View the entire list, which also includes trade groups, employee associations, and civic organizations. (Via – GLAD)

“Why does Bing know that Rick Santorum’s own website is a better match than an explicitly sex-related site? That particular website is owned and operated by ‘gay’ rights bully Dan Savage, who targeted my young son in a gutless personal attack against me after I spoke out against an ad he made to promote homosexual acceptance among teens. That ad …

Android Authority has the deets: Specs of Galaxy Skin include 1 GB RAM; 1.2 GHz processor; 8 MP rear camera and VGA front camera with auto focus, self-portrait, stop motion, action shot, and Panorama shots; and 1500 mAh battery. Connectivity-wise, it has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n features. It will reportedly run on Android Jellybean (the next …

“I suspect if something was up there like that about Joe Biden, they’d get rid of it. If you’re a responsible business, you don’t let things like that happen in your business that have an impact on the country. To have a business allow that type of filth to be purveyed through their website or through their system is something …

“Google has created the perfect boyfriend. Or is he?”

Google has gobbled up more than 100 companies since its founding, but almost half of those acquisitions have taken place in the last year or so.

Google has acquired Motorola for $12.5B. This acquisition will not change our commitment to run Android as an open platform. Motorola will remain a licensee of Android and Android will remain open. We will run Motorola as a separate business. Many hardware partners have contributed to Android’s success and we look forward to continuing to work with all of them …

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The Los Angeles Times reports that Google is negotiating to purchase Hulu. The bold push into the entertainment sphere signals Google’s growing ambitions to snap up more mainstream programming that would entice online viewers — and those in the living room — to watch longer, while capturing an even bigger advertising payload from major brands. Google’s YouTube is already planning …

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Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller visited Google headquarters for a lengthy discussion on the origins of the It Gets Better Project.(Tipped by JMG reader Dave)