Media6Degrees hires former Google executive Tom Phillips to be its CEOOctober 7th, 2009 Media6Degrees hires former Google executive as CEOPHILADELPHIA — Media6Degrees said Wednesday that it has hired a former Google Inc. executive to serve as its chief executive.
Verizon Wireless, Google team up to develop new Android smart phones, tackle iPhone challengeOctober 6th, 2009 Verizon Wireless, Google to hunker down on phonesNEW YORK — Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless devices that use Google's software.
Google aims to make reading online articles easier in test that will sell ads for publishersSeptember 14th, 2009 Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new formatSAN FRANCISCO — Google is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine. The change eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.
Google proposes micropayments for online newsSeptember 10th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. In the proposal, which was released on the internet Thursday, Google said that its micropayment system would be up and running within the year and would enable simple payment of one cent to several dollars.
Babbitt resigns from Access National board after appointment as FAA administratorAugust 21st, 2009 Babbitt resigns from Access National boardNEW YORK — Access National Corp., the holding company of Access National Bank, said Friday director J. Randolph Babbitt has resigned from the board, following his appointment to administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Judge allows Media Exchange to object to Google Book deal on behalf of private book ownersAugust 11th, 2009 Judge allows objection to Google Book dealSAN FRANCISCO — A judge has granted The Media Exchange Company Inc. the opportunity to file an objection to a settlement reached between Google Inc.
Top exec at French bank SocGen resigns after financial market watchdog starts investigationAugust 6th, 2009 Top executive at French bank SocGen resignsPARIS — Societe Generale SA says that a top executive whose career was damaged by the French bank's multibillion dollar trading scandal last year has resigned. Jean-Pierre Mustier is the former head of corporate and investment banking and one-time boss of disgraced trader Jerome Kerviel.
Google is buying ads instead of selling them in campaign aimed at corporate AmericaAugust 3rd, 2009 Google launches rare ad campaign to sell more appsSAN FRANCISCO — Google is launching a rare marketing campaign Monday to try to boost its sales of online business applications. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is leasing billboards along major highways in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston this month to promote a bundle of business applications that sells for $50 per worker annually.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple's board of directorsAugust 3rd, 2009 Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple boardCUPERTINO, Calif. — Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors.
Google overcomes slowest revenue growth yet to boost 2Q profit 19 pct, topping analyst viewsJuly 16th, 2009 Google 2Q profit up 19 pct amid slowing ad salesMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google's second-quarter profit rose 19 percent despite the slowest revenue growth since the Internet search leader went public five years ago.
Google to sell e-books to challenge Amazon.comJune 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seeking to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through search services, Google plans later this year to begin distributing and selling e-books on behalf of its publishing partners. "We've consistently maintained that we're committed to helping our partners find more ways to make their books accessible and available for purchase," Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said Monday confirming the move first reported by the New York Times.
O. Temple Sloan Jr. resigns from Bank of America board after 13 yearsMay 29th, 2009 Temple Sloan resigns from Bank of America boardNEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. says its lead outside director, O.
Now, Google the world's first 100 billion dollar brandApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Internet search engine Google has become the world's first 100 billion dollar brand. It is worth almost 25 per cent more than rival computing corporation Microsoft, according to the annual BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brands report.
Apple corrects vote count error, says shareholders to get 'say on pay' voteApril 27th, 2009 After error, Apple giving investors 'say on pay'NEW YORK — Apple Inc. investors will get an advisory vote on executive compensation, the company said Monday, reversing an earlier announcement in which Apple said the "say on pay" proposal failed to get enough support at the most recent shareholder meeting.
Apple fires 1,600 from retail storesApril 25th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Apple has fired some 1,600 employees from its chain of retail stores due to slackening consumer demand, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The job cuts were referenced in a securities filing by Apple Thursday in which the company said it had 14,000 full-time equivalent employees in its retail division as of March 28, down from the 15,600 as of the end of December.
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