Top Google execs pledged to stay 20 years: report
"We agreed the month before we went public that we should work together for 20 years"
Google Inc's top three executives had pledged to work together for 20 years in a pact they made shortly before the company's initial public offering in August 2004, Fortune magazine has reported. via Sympatico Finance
Spammers dive into Google’s lucky dip
"There really hasn't been a necessity until this point for the bad guys to raise their game with this technique."
Google's "I'm feeling lucky" button was designed to save web searchers time by automatically opening the first page of a query. via The Register
Google Adopts Universal Search in SKorea
"We're not setting any domestic market share target, but we expect the new services will help."
The Associated Press Wednesday, January 30, 2008; 12:53 PM SEOUL, South Korea -- Google Inc. via The Washington Post
Stocks wait for Big Ben to strike
U.S. stock futures drifted lower Wednesday ahead of another anticipated interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve and a report on economic growth that will be closely watched amid concerns of a looming ... via Money
Microsoft Inks Ad Deal with Wall Street Journal Digital Network
No matter what people think, Google is not an unstoppable force in advertising and search. via RealTechNews
Yahoo’s Q4 profit drops 23% to $206M
"While we will continue to face headwinds this year, we believe that the moves we are making will help us exit 2008 stronger and more competitive and return to higher levels of operating cash flow growth in 2009"
Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday reported fourth quarter net income of $206 million, or 15 cents a share, compared to $269 million, or 19 cents a share in the same period last year. via The Jersey Journal
Baidu Continues to Crush Google in Chinese Search Market - Now Third in World
For the quarter ending December 31, Baidu continued to lead the Chinese search market with a 60.1 percent share, with Google following with 25.9 market share, and Yahoo China coming in third with 12.8 percent. While Baidu continues to dominate in domestic search, Google did creep up a little and gain 2.2 percentage in China search share. Read more
EU May OK Google-DoubleClick Merger
"Because the evidence failed to show that DoubleClick has market power in the third-party ad-serving markets, it is unlikely that Google could effectively foreclose competition in the related ad intermediation market following the acquisition"
Peter Scharr, the head of an EU group preparing a report on Internet companies' privacy practices, told the hearing that IP addresses should be regarded as personal data. via NewsFactor Network
Google TV advertising has only 200 clients [Google]
When Google pitched ad products to New York agencies last night, newbie Googler Long Ellis got stuck with selling Google TV to the crowd. via ValleyWag
Big Internet earnings week points up uncertainties
"At the moment, investors are paying an awful lot more attention to outlooks than they are to past performance"
Big Internet stocks have fallen 25 percent to 40 percent in the last quarter and haven't looked cheaper in years. via Reuters
