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RIM chief says apps about 'quality, not quantity' - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 55 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.
On the verge of independence, AOL weighs on parent - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 10 hours 30 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.
Viacom tries to prove its relevance Marsh on Monday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 19 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
A new book from Ken Auletta should soothe investor worries about the search giant's immediate prospects. But what comes after that?
Yahoo's Bartz expects Microsoft deal approval by Q1 2010 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 13 days 3 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 | 6 days 23 hours 17 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 | 20 days 14 hours 16 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 | 39 days 8 hours 28 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 | 11 days 12 hours 50 minutes ago
Smithfield shares surge as hog outlook brightens
Cisco, Qualcomm lead broad tech advance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 17 days 14 hours 57 minutes ago
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Yahoo, RIM chips boost techs - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 16 hours 9 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."
ASMP Photographers React to Google Judge s Denial [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 10 hours 17 minutes ago
On November 4, 2009, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a ruling on a motion for reconsideration of the Court’s earlier decision in the case of Authors Guild et al. v. Google, Inc. The effect of the decision is to exclude photographers and other creators of visual materials from participating in the settlement of the case, despite the fact that they had been part of the plaintiff class for over two years.
Clearwire to get $1.5 billion in cash - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 16 hours 10 minutes ago
The Kirkland, Wash.-based company said it will raise the money by selling newly issued class B stock at $7.33 a share.
Microsoft wins search deals with Twitter, Facebook - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 11 hours 47 minutes ago
Microsoft's senior vice president for online audience business, Yusuf Mehdi, said that, under the agreements, the company will include content from the privately-held Internet microblogging service Twitter and social networking service Facebook Inc. in its online search results.
Thursday's biggest gaining and declining stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 19 hours 23 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.
CHARGE Anywhere(R) Releases the First Secure Mobile Payment Application for Google(R)'s Android(TM) [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 16 days 4 hours 39 minutes ago
...respective owners. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. QuickBooks is a registered trademark and service mark of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries...
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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 |