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Ballmer laughs off Google OS challenge
Canada.com | 10 hours 17 minutes ago
Microsoft Corp's chief executive attempted to laugh off the challenge of Google Inc's (GOOG.O) planned computer operating system on Tuesday, conceding only that it was "interesting." "I will be respectful," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said to laughs from the audience at a conference for the company's technology partners in New Orleans, which was broadcast over the Internet.
Microsoft signs deal to boost AdSense rival - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 15 hours 22 minutes ago
Yahoo Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!yhoo/quotes/nls/yhoo (YHOO 15.90, -0.23, -1.43%) offers its own contextual advertising service through its Yahoo Publisher Network.
Google, IBM help reboot economy
Canada.com | 5 hours 58 minutes ago
It's beginning to look a lot like the worst of the global recession is over for the technology sector.
AT&T's rivals still seeking answer to iPhone - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 17 hours 19 minutes ago
Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile operator in terms of customers, and No. 3 carrier Sprint Nextel Corp. plan to unleash another wave of devices that mimic the iPhone's most popular features. They've also taken other steps like partnering with Google Inc. and, in the case of Sprint and T-Mobile USA, offering a cheaper "all-you-can-eat" plans to boost sales.
RIM chief says apps about 'quality, not quantity' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 22 hours 12 minutes ago
In an interview at the BlackBerry Developers Conference in San Francisco, Jim Balsillie said support from wireless carriers for RIM's line of smartphones has never been stronger.
Viacom tries to prove its relevance Marsh on Monday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 10 hours 51 minutes ago
A new book from Ken Auletta should soothe investor worries about the search giant's immediate prospects. But what comes after that?
On the verge of independence, AOL weighs on parent - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 7 hours 47 minutes ago
"More than half of the total revenue decline was a result of the continued drop in AOL subscription revenue" and changes in foreign currency exchange rates, Time Warner Chief Financial Officer John Martin said during a conference call with analysts. AOL lost 438,000 subscribers in the period.
Yahoo's Bartz expects Microsoft deal approval by Q1 2010 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 21 hours 20 minutes ago
"There is no delay," Bartz told reporters at an event in Singapore. "We expect (the deal) in the first quarter."
SES Invests In O3b Networks [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 20 hours 34 minutes ago
Global satellite operator SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) and Jersey, Channel Islands-based O3B Networks Limited (O3b), announced today that SES has made a minority investment in O3b to support the development of O3b’s satellite-based, global internet backbone designed to reach the “other three billion” people in the developing world who today do not have access to the internet. SES joins Google, Liberty Global, HSBC and North Bridge Venture Partners to become a large investor in O3b.
T-Mobile USA Launches Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR in Stores Beginning Today [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 11 hours 33 minutes ago
T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the national availability of the Motorola CLIQ™ with MOTOBLUR™, the first Android™-powered device from Motorola and the only device to feature MOTOBLUR this holiday season. Beginning today, customers can now purchase the CLIQ in T-Mobile retail stores, partner locations and online at www.T-Mobile.com/CLIQ. To celebrate the CLIQ’s arrival in retail, T-Mobile also launched the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge today, a nationwide contest to build the largest co...
Stocks in focus for Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 5 hours 45 minutes ago
The health of big business -- and the rebound in the stock market -- may be blinding us to just how weak the rest of the economy is.
Microsoft gains in search, rivals decline: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 10 hours 7 minutes ago
Smithfield shares surge as hog outlook brightens
Cisco, Qualcomm lead broad tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 12 hours 14 minutes ago
Read more about Cisco's earnings report.
Yahoo, RIM chips boost techs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 13 hours 26 minutes ago
FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger urged investors to "buy the chip dip," saying in a note that earnings per share "sensitivities suggest little downside to valuation troughs."
Google buys Silicon Valley startup Teracent as part of its expansion into display advertising -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 9 hours 54 minutes ago
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google has bought a Silicon Valley startup that customizes the online billboards known as display advertising.
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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 |