Google Inc.
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Yahoo seen posting profit, sales declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 8 hours 25 minutes ago
That compares to earnings of 9 cents a share, and $1.3 billion in net revenue in the same period last year.
ARM Launches Solution Center to Foster Innovation and Speed Development of Android-Powered Devices [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 10 hours 38 minutes ago
As part of its continued work to foster innovation and openness in connected devices, ARM (LSE:ARM) (Nasdaq:ARMH) today announced the Solution Center for Android™, a resource for designers and developers of ARM® technology-based products running on Android, the open source platform from the Open Handset Alliance™. More than 35 members of the ARM Connected Community™ have joined this initiative, once again demonstrating the strength of the ARM ecosystem.
Semis power early tech sector rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 3 hours 18 minutes ago
Investors again focused on the chip sector which has had an incredible run over the past few months, despite concerns about the direction of the tech market and the overall economy.
Friday's biggest gaining and declining stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 5 hours 55 minutes ago
Results on Thursday from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. provided more positive news for the battered personal computer industry.
U.S. stocks look to bottom lines to keep on top - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 44 days 2 hours 54 minutes ago
"There's a pretty broad consensus that the economy will have a recovery. Now the issue is, how will that affect earnings?" said Milton Ezrati, market strategist at Lord Abbett.
Motorola reportedly eyes sale of networks unit - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 28 minutes ago
When it was launched a year ago, the Blackberry Bold was big on features but short on style. WSJ's Katie Boehret says the newer model is sleeker and more compact, while retaining many of the same features.
Ad agency group praises Microsoft, Yahoo pact - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 34 days 23 hours 19 minutes ago
"We believe that Yahoo and Microsoft's proposal to combine their technologies and search platforms is good for advertisers, marketing services agencies, Web site publishers and consumers," the American Association of Advertising Agencies said in a statement.
FCC proposes rules for the Internet - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 1 hour 45 minutes ago
"Given the potentially huge consequences of having the open Internet diminished through inaction, the time is now to move forward with consideration of fair and reasonable rules of the road," Chairman Julius Genachowski said.
Baidu Q3 earnings jump, but outlook disappoints - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 27 days 17 hours 59 minutes ago
However, the company disappointed with its fourth-quarter revenue projection of $174 million to $180 million, well below the $205 million expected by Wall Street. Baidu cited the temporary effect of the old marketing system's discontinuation.
Microsoft profit falls 18%, but tops expectations - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 5 hours 23 minutes ago
In the quarter ended Sept. 30, Microsoft said net income slipped to $3.57 billion, or 40 cents a share, from $4.37 billion, or 48 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Revenue fell 14% to $12.92 billion.
Yahoo's real estate plans show large ambitions - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 25 days 51 minutes ago
But the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Internet pioneer is betraying considerable expectations for future growth with its proposal to build a massive, new campus in nearby Santa Clara. The sprawling set of 13 buildings on 3 million square feet of space would rank among the largest corporate headquarters in Silicon Valley.
YouTube Launches Virtual Assignment Desk, Connects News Organizations and Citizen Reporters With "YouTube Direct" [Press Release]
MarketWire | 5 days 22 hours 38 minutes ago
SAN BRUNO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/17/09 -- Today YouTube(TM), the world's largest online video community, announced the launch of YouTube Direct, a new tool that allows news and media organizations to request, review, and rebroadcast YouTube clips directly from YouTube users. Built from YouTube's APIs, YouTube Direct is an open-source application that lets media organizations enable customized versions of YouTube's upload platform on their own websites. The tool creates a virtual assignmen...
Adobe Debuts Photoshop.com Mobile for Android [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 2 hours 39 minutes ago
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced the Photoshop.com Mobile for Android™ software, extending Adobe® industry-leading digital imaging technology to users of the Google Mobile™ operating system. The release comes less than a month after the launch of Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone, which quickly established itself as one of the “Top Free” applications on the Apple mobile platform. The Android application equips consumers with quick and easy image-editing tools, color adj...
Microsoft, News Corp. In Early Talks On Web Deal
Wall Street Journal, The | 2 hours 2 minutes ago
News Corp. has held discussions with Microsoft Corp. about a partnership that could result in News Corp. removing its newspaper content from Google Inc.'s search engine while continuing to feature it on Microsoft's online properties, according to people familiar with the matter.
Motorola may break even, but all eyes on forecast - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 27 days 27 minutes ago
Motorola /quotes/comstock/13*!mot/quotes/nls/mot (MOT 7.83, -0.21, -2.61%) is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Thursday before the market open.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Google Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Search & Navigation Services |
| Website: | http://www.google.com |
If you've never Googled, you probably aren't finding what you want online. Google operates the leading Internet search engine, offering targeted search results from billions of Web pages. Results are based on a proprietary algorithm -- Google's technology for ranking Web pages is called PageRank. The company generates nearly all of its revenue through ad sales. Advertisers can deliver relevant ads targeted to search queries or Web content. The Google Network is a network of third party customers that use Google's ad programs to deliver relevant ads to their own Web sites. Google subsidiaries include YouTube and DoubleClick. Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page each have nearly 30% voting control of the firm.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 21,795.6 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 31.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,226.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.6 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 20,222 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 20.3 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |