Google Happy Loser in Wireless Spectrum LicensesApril 4th, 2008 Nobody is a happier loser than Google when it lost the auction to win the highly coveted premium wireless spectrum to Verizon. The premium wireless spectrum (C block) would have cost Google $4.7 billion, inadvertently thrusting the company into the wireless business and could have sent Google’s shares even lower.
A look at the world's 10 most valuable brands in 2009September 17th, 2009 The world's 10 most valuable brands in 2009Here's a look at the world's top 10 most valuable brands:
1. Coca-Cola, up 3 percent to $68.73 billion
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Obama Loses to Sarah Palin in the Global Count - shows Google ZeitgeistDecember 18th, 2008 Google has compiled the names of this year's mega celebrities. The popularity is anything but to leave out because its just not another list.
Some key statistics on Microsoft, and Yahoo and GoogleJuly 30th, 2009 Microsoft, Yahoo and Google at a glanceMicrosoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
Google Loses Search Market Share, Sign Of Omnious Future?August 23rd, 2006 It may be inconceivable to many but Google has actually lost search market share by one percentage point while Yahoo gained in July. ComScore Networks said Google’s share of all searches dropped a full percentage point to 43.7% during the month of July, while Yahoo’s share increased by 0.3 percentage points to 28.8%.
Google Remains the Top Search EngineMay 19th, 2009 Google retains its top slot in the search engine market being the destination for largest number of web surfers in April. According to the recent data released by comSourceThe searchers throughout the month touched the 9.5 billion mark.
Google profit falls for first timeJanuary 22nd, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google posted the first-ever decline in its quarterly earnings Thursday but still beat market expectations in the withering economic climate. The web search giant said that it earned $382 million, or $1.21 per share, in the three months ending in December - a drop of 68 percent from the same period in 2007.
Google Down!January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.
Bank of America Loses Tapes of Records of 1.2 Million With Visa CardsFebruary 28th, 2005 Bank of America said yesterday that it had lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 million federal employees, including some senators, with Visa charge cards issued by the bank. The tapes were lost in shipment.
Google Acquired YouTube For $1.65 BillionOctober 9th, 2006 Google Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in a stock-for-stock exchange. Both companies have approved the deal, which should officially close in the fourth quarter.
Google Revenue Doubles; Is AdSense Program Coming to an End?October 24th, 2005 Advertising from Google and its network partners sites displaying its ads accounted for most of the company's earnings. Google posted revenues of $1.578 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2005, up 96% from the third quarter of 2004.
Google becomes world's first $100 bn brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - They changed the lexicon for the word - search. Now the phrase 'I'll just Google it' has helped make the internet search giant become world's first $100 billion brand beating other household names like Microsoft, and Coca Cola to McDonald's.
Facebook tops 10 most popular online brands poll in the UKMay 13th, 2009 LONDON - A survey on the most popular online brands in the UK has revealed that Facebook tops that chart, accounting for 13 per cent of all UK internet time last month. As per Nielsen Online, which tracked the top 10 most popular online brands, this equated to the UK users spending one in every eight minutes on the site.
Maytas Infra loses second project in OrissaFebruary 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maytas Infra - the infrastructure company floated by the promoter-family of scam-tainted Satyam Computer Services - has lost another project in Orissa. Hyderabad-based KVK Energy, which is setting up a Rs.50-billion (Rs.5,000-crore), 1,050 MW coal-fired power project in Cuttack district, Tuesday said Maytas was no longer its joint venture partner.
Come on Google, What About India?August 10th, 2006 What's wrong with Google and India? Did we hurt them in any way?
Google provides GMail by SMS signup in Australia, Indonesia, Malayasia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and of-course US of A. However India is not there.