International Business News - Google http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the online video sharing site to disclose who watches which clips and when. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/85261-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/google-ordered-turn-over-youtube-records.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/google-ordered-turn-over-youtube-records.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:54:54 EDT Among the premarket stories for Monday, June 30, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A Citi Investment Research analyst named Google Inc. a top pick Monday, recommending the company's shares over Expedia Inc.'s because of economic trends that favor the search engine operator. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/premarket-roundup-google-merrill-lynch.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:46 EDT Shares of travel Web site operator Expedia Inc. fell to an annual low Monday after a Citi Investment Research analyst took the stock off his top picks list, preferring shares of Google Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/ahead-of-the-bell-google-and-expedia.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:07:48 EDT Online search giant Google Inc. spent $620,000 in the first quarter lobbying on online advertising and privacy, among other issues, according to a recent disclosure report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/google-spent-620-000-lobbying-in-1q.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:11:35 EDT Search engine operator Google says it named Patrick Pichette as its new chief financial officer to replace former CFO George Reyes, who retired in December. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080625/google-names-bell-canada-exec-as-new-cfo.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:19:15 EDT Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts says it will become the first health insurer to participate in Google Health, a medical records initiative by the online search engine. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/mass-health-insurance-co-joins-google-health.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:19:05 EDT Google Inc. shares rose Friday after rival Yahoo Inc. ended takeover talks with Microsoft Corp., and then entered into a partnership with Google. On Thursday, Yahoo said it was unable to restart buyout talks with Microsoft--which first offered to buy the company in January--and instead agreed to let Google handle some of its ads. Google shares added $19.38, or 3.5 percent, to $572.44 in morning trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/out-of-the-gate-google-rises-on-yahoo-deal.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:30:53 EDT Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit. The Sunnyvale-based company announced the plans late Thursday after its stock plunged 10 percent on news that its efforts to revive takeover talks with Microsoft had hit a dead end. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/yahoo-hires-google-to-sell-some-online-ads.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:48:38 EDT Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the Internet search leader hopes its recently acquired advertising service DoubleClick will aid newspapers as they struggle to corral more online revenue. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/google-ceo-moral-imperative-to-help-newspapers.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:32:51 EDT Google Inc. has won a communications and humanities award in Spain for a search engine praised as revolutionizing the world's access to knowledge. The Prince of Asturias Foundation says that by providing instant and selective access to the wealth of information on the Internet, Google "contributes decisively to the progress of peoples." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/google-wins-spanish-award-for-communications.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:44:39 EDT Tourists overwhelmed by the mind-boggling size of Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., will now be able to plan their tour with the help of a 3D Google Earth map created by The Walt Disney Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/64194-nasdaq-last-sale.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/disney-creates-google-earth-map-of-disney-world.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/disney-creates-google-earth-map-of-disney-world.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:42:29 EDT In the latest sign of its ambitious growth plans, Google Inc. has signed a 40-year lease to secure space for a huge office complex that will be built on a federal government research center near the Internet search leader's Silicon Valley headquarters. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/63836-nasdaq-last-sale.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/google-seals-deal-for-new-offices-at-nasa-center.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/google-seals-deal-for-new-offices-at-nasa-center.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:47:36 EDT Software giant Microsoft Corp is discussing ideas for partnerships with Internet portal Yahoo but it is not interested in an acquisition, Yahoo's chief executive said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/microsoft.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 14:08:16 EDT An analyst boosted her price target on Google Inc. Thursday morning in response to what she called positive data on the Internet portal's paid clicks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/ahead-of-the-bell-google-price-target-raised.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 08:56:34 EDT Google Inc. showed off its nearly completed mobile software system to about 3,000 computer programmers Wednesday, hoping to cultivate more services and advertising for people on the go. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/google-shows-off-android-software-for-mobile-phones.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 19:15:59 EDT Google claims that Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement suit against the You Tube video service threatens legitimate communication across the Internet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/google-viacom-lawsuit.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:08:07 EDT U.S. stocks recovered earlier gains as lower crude oil prices dragged energy companies shares down, while lifting airlines and bleak data showed a mixed picture of the housing sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/stocks-wall-street-oil-dollar-exxon-google-apple-housing.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 13:48:59 EDT Belgian French-language newspapers said Tuesday they want search engine Google Inc. to pay up to 49 million euros ($77 million) in damages for publishing and storing their content without permission. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/belgian-copyright-group-wants-77m-from-google.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 12:57:36 EDT Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080524/google-facebook-in-stalemate-over-social-data.htm Sat, 24 May 2008 00:01:13 EDT Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must contend with Facebook, the No. 2 online hangout behind MySpace. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/54259-facebook-facelift.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080524/google-facebook-in-stalemate-over-social-data.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080524/google-facebook-in-stalemate-over-social-data.htm Sat, 24 May 2008 07:55:50 EDT