Archive for April 16th, 2009

Google shares rise as profit beats Street view (Reuters.co.uk)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc's quarterly profit topped expectations, helped by cost controls and marketers switching to online ads from traditional media, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google profit up but first quarterly revenue drop (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Internet search giant Google reported a 9.2 percent rise in quarterly net profit on Thursday but said revenue declined for the first time ever in consecutive quarters.

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google reports stronger profits (BBC News)

Google, the internet search engine, announces strong results for the first three months of this year.

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Option traders bet on Google fireworks (Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wall Street has high hopes for Google Inc after the bell on Thursday, even as advertising spending remains under pressure and another tech giant, Intel Corp, disappointed some investors.

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google nabs purse snatcher (The Register)

Sister-tracking app used for good, not evil Google's Latitude service proved an unwitting aid to police tracing a stolen purse in San Francisco, guiding the boys in blue to the miscreants in moments.… Whitepaper - Protecting small business server and other tips for SMBs

Thursday, April 16th, 2009