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February 2008
- At Cell Phone Trade Show, Eyes on Google
  
  New York Times | Feb 14, 08 1:06 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - At this week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Google kept to the shadows, holding meetings away from the crowds as it pursued its telecom future. But its presence was everywhere as companies discussed Android, Google’s new phone platform, the New York Times reports. Android faces resistance from phone software companies, who criticize Google’s business approach and argue that the platform isn’t secure. More »
- Google Phone Rumors Swirl
  
  Reuters | Feb 8, 08 10:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The public will finally get to see Google’s Android cellphone platform in action at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week, a source told Reuters. British chip maker ARM will show the prototype, the source said, though ARM and Google declined comment. The first phones and services based on Android are due on the market in the second half of 2008. More »
- Google Reinventing the Search
  
  MIT Technology Review | Feb 6, 08 10:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google has gotten a lot of mileage out of its supremely simple search interface, but now it’s exploring ways to reinvent that wheel. Users can now experiment with three new views: info view, timeline view, and map view. None of them is all that revolutionary, but they represent a major attempt to rework a time-tested formula, MIT's Technology Review reports. More »
- Microsoft May Borrow for 1st Time to Fund Yahoo Deal
  
  Reuters | Feb 5, 08 8:09 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft is likely to borrow for the first time to finance its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo, the company's CFO said yesterday, rather than drawing down its reserves to fund the half-cash, half-stock offer. After spending $31 billion on stock buybacks and dividend payouts in 2007, Microsoft has $21 billion cash on hand, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, Yahoo is said to be considering an alliance with rival Google in an effort to thwart Microsoft’s takeover try. More »
- Google to Microsoft: Not So Fast
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 3, 08 9:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google is offering to help Yahoo thwart Microsoft’s attempts at a hostile takeover, the Wall Street Journal reports. After Microsoft announced its $44.6-billion bid, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt called Yahoo’s Jerry Yang on Friday to bolster talk of an ad search alliance, support Yahoo’s efforts to find a higher bidder, or help the struggling search giant remain independent. More »
- Microsoft and Yahoo May Not Be Enough to Fell Google
  
  NPR | Feb 3, 08 5:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A Microsoft/Yahoo combination would pose a greater challenge to Google, but it's not at all clear the search engine behemoth would be greatly affected, NPR reports. Google owns about 60% of the search market—three times that of Microsoft and Yahoo combined. And, perhaps more to the point, it is a household word. "Google has become a verb," notes one analyst. More »
- Bid Kicks Off Clash of the Internet Titans
  
  New York Times | Feb 2, 08 10:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Analysts agree that Microsoft's bold $44.6-billion bid for Yahoo marks the start of a big push by Microsoft to challenge Google's Web dominance. The move is a dramatic change in tactics for Microsoft, which likes to build new businesses on its own, writes Steve Lohr in a New York Times analysis , and an admission of failure. " This just shows how worried Microsoft is by Google," an expert tells Lohr. More »
January 2008
- Google's 17% Profit Not Good Enough for Markets
  
  Bloomberg | Jan 31, 08 4:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google disappointed investors with its after-hours announcement of a 17% rise in net income, signaling to many that credit woes could be hurting Internet use. The climb to $1.21 billion, or $3.79 per share, from $1.03 billion, or $3.29 a share, one year earlier underperformed estimates of a $3.91 share price, Bloomberg reports. The search giant’s shares have already fallen 18% in 2008. More »
- Google Fights Patent Theft Charges
  
  PC World | Jan 12, 08 8:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google denies allegations that it is infringing on a patent held jointly by Northeastern University and a Massachussetts company for an Internet search method, and is countersuing to invalidate the patent, PC World reports. NU and its partner claim Google is infringing a patent they were granted for a distributed database system that breaks down search queries for faster results. More »
- E.U. Probes Price Effects of Google, DoubleClick Deal - washingtonpost.com
  
  Washington Post | Jan 12, 08
  
  European Union antitrust regulators asked online advertising companies whether prices would rise if Google's proposed $3.1 billion takeover of DoubleClick is approved, according to an E.U. questionnaire.
December 2007
- Google Mafia Aims to Take Over Silicon Valley
  
  New York Times | Dec 28, 07 4:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Stock options have turned a growing number of Google employees into millionaires, and they’re not sitting on the money. Google alumni are becoming a force in Silicon Valley venture capitalism, pumping money into likely-looking startups. Now, they’re hoping to organize, the New York Times reports. “We are planning to bring all the ex-Googlers… together to tighten up the network,” one said. More »
- Microsoft, Viacom Ally to Check Google
  
  Wall Street Journal | Dec 20, 07 9:34 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft and Viacom joined forces to counter Google's growth in the ad market yesterday, with a 5-year, $500-million partnership. Microsoft gets audio and video content from Viacom, and is a preferred partner in online gaming. Viacom will switch its ad placement from DoubleClick, which Google is about to buy, to Microsoft's Internet ad company, aQuantive. More »
- Google Takes On Wikipedia
  
  CNET | Dec 14, 07 4:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The company is developing a collaborative online encyclopedia, called the "knol project," that will allow contributors to earn money by including Google ads on their pages. Google won't edit content, but will give high search ranking to entries it considers high quality, reports CNET. Users will also be able to rate and review articles. More »
November 2007
- Google Keeps Growing, Stock Keeps Rising
  
  Reuters | Nov 22, 07 1:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Google is already the US most popular search engine, but new data indicate it enjoyed a substantial jump in traffic this past month. Reuters reports that the search giant accounted for 58.5% of the American market. Google is trailed by Yahoo, Microsoft, IAC (the owners of Ask.com), and Time Warner (owner of AOL) for shares of the search market—and all four of those challengers saw their traffic flatline or drop. More »
May 2007
- E.U. Probes Google Over Data Retention Policy
  
  New York Times | May 26, 07
  
  Google has been warned that it may be violating European Union privacy laws by storing search data for up to two years.
April 2007
- Google - The Ultimate Money Making Machine - ReadWriteWeb
  
  readwriteweb.com | Apr 10, 07
  
  We learned the fundamental law of Supply and Demand in Economics 101. The textbooks explain that shifts in demand cause corresponding changes in supply. But this law makes important assumptions which are often overlooked - that supply and demand are treated as flexible and having unlimited quantities. However the Internet, because it does not have geographical restrictions, changes the rules. In this post, we look at some different types of supply / demand scenarios. Our conclusion (sorry to ruin the ending) is that Google is the ultimate money making machine on the Internet. Now let's find out...
June 2003
- Google, the god that failed? - By Steven Johnson - Slate Magazine
  
  Slate | Jun 16, 03
  
  The arrival of Google five years ago served as a kind of upgrade for the entire Web. Searching for information went from a sluggish, unreliable process to something you could do with genuine confidence. If it was online somewhere, Google and its ingenious