Federal Communications Commission expected to investigate Google Voice calling serviceOctober 9th, 2009 FCC expected to open probe of Google Voice serviceWASHINGTON — Federal regulators will look into complaints by AT&T that Google's messaging and calling service, Google Voice, blocks calls to rural communities where local phone companies charge high connection fees. The Federal Communications Commission's probe was described to The Associated Press by people with knowledge of the inquiry.
Google CEO: Economic recovery underway in Europe as well as in the USOctober 7th, 2009 Google CEO: Europe keeping pace with US recoveryNEW YORK — Google Inc. is seeing an economic recovery under way, not just in the U.S., but also in Europe, CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday.
New Google tool seeks to convert Net into newsstandSeptember 16th, 2009 SAN JOSE - So far, you have been spending time browsing to read news on Internet. But now, top search engine and content giant Google will help you read news, as if you were actually flipping newspapers or magazines.
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 pushes deeper into Arab world with forum that lets users ask and answer each otherSeptember 8th, 2009 Google launches user-led Q&A service in ArabicDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Google Inc. launched an online tool Tuesday that allows Arab users to answer each other's questions, a move designed to boost the amount of Web content available in Arabic.
Antitrust watchdog probing Google Italy after Italian newspaper publishers complainAugust 27th, 2009 Antitrust watchdog probes Google ItalyROME — Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations by Italian newspapers that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine. Google said the newspapers were free to remove themselves from Google News while still remaining on its search engine.
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.
Google to buy video compression company On2 in $106.5 million all-stock dealAugust 5th, 2009 Google to buy video compression firm for $106.5MMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc.
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 profit jumps 19 percentJuly 17th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Web search giant Google reported a 19-percent increase in profits as cost cutting made up for a decline in online ad spending due to the recession. Profits rose 19 per cent to $1.48 billion from $1.25 billion a year ago.
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.
UW-Madison says new Google deal will expand public access to library collectionJuly 10th, 2009 UW-Madison: New Google deal boosts access to booksMADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a new agreement with Google will expand public access to its library collection.
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.
Playspan acquires Spare ChangeApril 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - PlaySpan, the leader in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Spare Change, the first and largest micropayments solution on social networks whose platform enables buyers and sellers to transact safely, easily and inexpensively. The acquisition further solidifies PlaySpan's global leadership position in monetization of social networks, online games and virtual worlds.
Google first-quarter profits up 8.9 percentApril 17th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Internet search powerhouse Google bucked the economic downturn in the first quarter, posting an 8.9-percent rise in profits as revenues climbed 6.2 percent. The Silicon Valley-based online advertising giant earned $1.42 billion in the quarter, up from $1.31 billion in the same quarter a year ago.
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