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Google CEO: We letting cash 'pile up'
Google Inc plans to let its cash pile up as it weathers an economic recession but doesn't expect to see a fall in revenue, the Web search leader's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.
YouTube, Universal Music close to partnering on new hub for music videos
YouTube and Universal Music Group, the nation’s largest recording company, are in talks to enter a partnership that would create a new music video hub powered by YouTube.
Google CEO doesn't foresee decline in revenue
Google Inc CEO Eric Schmidt said the economic storm will affect all forms of advertising, including the online ads that Google depends on, but said that he doesn't expect Google to experience a decline in revenue.
Google to spend $200 mln at new Finnish site
HELSINKI - Google said on Wednesday it would spend 160 million euros ($200 million) on building a new data centre at the site of an old paper mill in southeastern Finland.
Yahoo CEO interested in social networks, search
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz said social network sites are a key area of interest for the Internet media company, even as it tries to figure out how to boost its Web search business.
Linux to launch Linux based tablet, netbook
The Linux based open source hardware announced to launch a Linux based tablet/netbook with Touch Book OS.
Yahoo fined by Belgian court for refusing to help convict internet cons
A Belgian court fined Internet search engine Yahoo €55,000 ($69,300) on Monday for failing to hand over personal account information of users suspected of committing fraud online.
Apple is World's Most Admired Company, ahead of Google and Microsoft
In spite a rocky year for Apple following CEO Steve Jobs struggling health, the company has once again been named the World's Most Admired Company by Fortune for a second year in a row.
Google news search page displays Ads
Google announced on its official blog that it has began displaying ads on its News search page.
The Black Hole: How the Web devours history
Academics, family researchers and even baseball history nuts have noticed recently how some important archives of older newspapers from around the world have vanished off the Web.
Yahoo paid $79 million to financial advisers
Yahoo Inc paid its financial advisers millions of dollars last year to defend the Internet company against Microsoft Corp's unsolicited buyout offer, according to a filing.
Yahoo CEO reorganizes company
Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz on Thursday took the wraps off a broad reorganization plan designed to dismantle what she called the silos that had slowed down the Internet company.
Yahoo CFO says not opposed to search sale
U.S. Internet firm Yahoo Inc is not opposed to doing a deal that would potentially sell its search business, Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen said on Wednesday
Gmail e-mail service outage yesterday
Google's e-mail service, Gmail, was smacked with an outage lasting two and half hours yesterday morning. However, Google responded to it quickly.
Google joins EU antitrust case against Microsoft
Google Inc has added its voice to the case against Microsoft Corp as the European Commission probes antitrust charges related to the software giant's Internet Explorer browser
Visto to buy mobile email rival Good from Motorola
Privately held mobile email provider Visto said Tuesday it agreed to buy rival Good Technology from Motorola Inc to expand its position in a market dominated by Research in Motion Ltd.
Yahoo offers tools to help marketers
Yahoo introduced several tools on Tuesday that it says will help marketers target their ads more efficiently at a time when many of them are cutting advertising spending drastically.
One of the new products lets marketers target people with tailored display ads based on the terms they used in Yahoo's search engine.
Another tool customizes display ads based on the websites people have visited an...
Yahoo to help marketers target ads: report
Yahoo is set to unveil several tools on Tuesday to help marketers better target their online adverts, as the Internet company tries to win back business during a recession, the Wall Street Journal said, citing senior company officials.
Yahoo, the leading provider of online display advertising, has been under pressure for nearly a year as it held fruitless merger or partnership talks with Microsof...
Yahoo to offer tools to match users, ads: report
Yahoo Inc is set to unveil several tools on Tuesday to help marketers better target their online adverts, as the Internet company tries to win back business during a recession, the Wall Street Journal said, citing senior company officials.
Yahoo may reveal revamping next week: report
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, according to the blog AllThingsD.
The Wall Street Journal-affiliated blog, citing several sources inside and outside the Internet company, said the revamp would likely come on Wednesday, although it could be pushed out a week or two or rolled out in pieces.
Bartz sent a memo to employees...
Yahoo may reveal management revamp next week: report
Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, most likely on Wednesday, according to the blog AllThingsD.
The Wall Street Journal-affiliated blog, citing several sources inside and outside the Internet company, said the shift could be pushed out a week or two or rolled out in pieces.
The blog cited a February 20 Bartz memo to employ...
Google shareholders lose that loving feeling
Google Inc is famous for pampering its employees, but some shareholders feel like they're getting a raw deal.
Mobile advertising edges closer to breakthrough
After years of hype and hot air, advertising on mobile phones finally appears to be making some headway, boosted by the popularity of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and the content found on them.
Executives gathered at the mobile industry's annual event in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, said the biggest boost to advertising was the introduction of smartphones.
HTC launches sleek new touchscreen Google phone
The new touchscreen HTC Magic is the phone maker's sleek second attempt at integrating Google's mobile phone Android operating system.
Freescale aims to sell Google Android netbooks in Q2
Chipmaker Freescale, which began making chips for small netbook laptop computers last month, plans to expand its offering to include chipsets for Google's Android operating system by next quarter.
Search giants unify for a general cleaning
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft unite with one common goal and that is to clean up what is called the Canonical Link Tag. The three big search engines agreed to the manage canonicalization issue with the use of a common tag.
Google scraps radio ads, 3 weeks after cancelling print ads
Google entered the radio advertising business with great hopes, but the internet search giant pulled out on Thursday.
Settlement valued Facebook $11 Bln below Microsoft estimate
Facebook Inc. has estimated its market value to be worth about $3.7 billion according to a lawsuit brought by former classmates of CEO Mark Zuckerberg last summer.
Google PowerMeter to measure power consumption
The Mountain View, California Web giant Google has developed a new tool called Google PowerMeter which will allow consumers to track their household energy consumption.
Google PowerMeter to cut electricity bill by $180 a year
Google announced a new service on Tuesday that helps consumers track their personal electricity usage, and could help lower a household's electricity bill as much as $180 a year.


