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Apology to Kenyan firm ends Google's week from hell

The week has been a rough one for Google, and it's ending on a particularly embarrassing note.                               Nelson Mattos, vice president for product and engineering in Europe and emerging markets, apologized for               the improper use of a Kenyan company's database and misrepresentation to potential customers.   First, the company's new Google+ search feature  raises the ire  of some people and then  prompts a complaint to the FTC . Then Google Executive Chairman  Eric Schmidt is forced to defend the fragmentation , I mean "differentiation," in the  Android market that even Google partners acknowledge is an issue. And now, shame-faced Google executives are publicly apologizing for some shenanigans that involve their team in Kenya. Executives at Mocality, an online business directory in Kenya, are accusing ...