Google Inc.
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TiVo and Google Team up on Audience Research Data [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 7 hours 10 minutes ago
...that it has entered into an audience research agreement with Google Inc. whereby Google will license and integrate TiVo television viewing data into...for TiVoInc.; or Eric Obenzinger, eo@google.com, for Google Inc.
Google files revised settlement in Books case - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 8 hours 4 minutes ago
The new agreement was swiftly criticized by the Open Book Alliance, a group of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers and other technology companies.
Yahoo's search share slips; Microsoft, Google gain - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 4 hours 52 minutes ago
Citigroup CEO annual salary stays at $1
Sharp to offer Google-based phone in Japan: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 1 hour 6 minutes ago
Sharp holds the largest mobile-phone market share in Japan, according to the report.
Google buys mobile-ad firm for $750 million - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 15 days 7 hours 18 minutes ago
The acquisition will enhance Google's "existing expertise and technology in mobile advertising, while also giving advertisers and publishers more choice in this growing new area," the company said in a statement.
Google, publishers push back settlement filing - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 15 days 4 hours 30 minutes ago
In a letter filed Monday with U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers ask to delay a scheduled Nov. 9 deadline for their settlement filing until Nov. 13 -- a request that was granted.
AIRMALL(R) at BWI Marks the Season of Giving with Free Wi-Fi and a Flu Shot Clinic for Passengers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 hours 58 minutes ago
...at BWI has joined forces with Google and Boingo Wireless, Inc. this holiday season to provide...visiting the Boingo Wireless, Inc. home page, where this special...880-4117. BAA Maryland, Inc. is the developer and manager...
BounceBack Technologies.com, Inc. Memorandum of Understanding Cancelled [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 hours 40 minutes ago
...BounceBack Technologies.com, Inc. has announced today that it...In September of this year, Google, who provides the company...some 62% since the move by Google. On BounceBack Technologies.com, Inc. side, the liquidity arrangement...
Google to Offer Live Webcast of Google Chrome OS Update [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 12 hours 39 minutes ago
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Google to buy AdMob for $750 mln in stock - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 15 days 8 hours 54 minutes ago
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Google and Apple director part ways - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 43 days 8 hours 34 minutes ago
Google shares paced gains in the technology sector. Shares got a lift after analysts raised their price estimates for the Internet giant. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports in San Francisco.
Google quarterly profit, sales top Wall Street vie - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 6 hours 17 minutes ago
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected Google to post earnings excluding items of $5.42 a share, and $4.24 billion in net revenue.
Google expected to post gains after the bell - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 10 hours 48 minutes ago
That compares to earnings of $4.92 a share and $4.04 billion in net revenue for the same period last year.
Google beats estimates; shares higher in premarket - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 14 hours 12 minutes ago
Excluding special items, the company said earnings for the quarter were $5.89 a share.
Google price targets get boost ahead of report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 43 days 9 hours 57 minutes ago
Google shares paced gains in the technology sector. Shares got a lift after analysts raised their price estimates for the Internet giant. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports in San Francisco.
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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 |