Archive for April 16th, 2009

Should Google run the mobile gateway? (Guardian Unlimited)

Google, the world's favourite search engine, just gets more and more powerful. The question is what to do about it. Even though it remains largely a one-product company - search - there is nothing on the horizon to dislodge it. A year or two ago, as web activity started migrating to mobiles, Google's dominance was at risk - not least because Yahoo was ahead in making mobile search usable. But ...

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google loses Brilliant to rival foundation (Guardian Unlimited)

Three years ago Larry Brilliant joined Google to head up its philanthropic arm: today he announced that he's parting ways with the internet giant. In an announcement, the 64-year-old said he was leaving Google.org to join a new organisation set up by former eBay president Jeff Skoll. "Looking back over the past three years, I'm incredibly proud of the work done by the team at Google.org to ...

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google’s finances: Analysts debate downturn’s effect (ZDNet UK)

Analysts are mixed on how much the recession will hurt Google's first-quarter results. Decreasing profitability could slow innovation, but the company is cutting expenses

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Google machine put to test in 1st quarter (Reuters)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With three rounds of layoffs announced since the year began, Google Inc is showing rare signs of vulnerability.

Thursday, April 16th, 2009