Business affairs

Google grows profit and revenue in Q1

admin • April 18th, 2008 • Business affairs

Google said Thursday that it generated revenue of $5.19 billion for the quarter that ended March 31, up 42% compared with 2007’s first quarter.



Report: Yahoo-Google deal moves forward

admin • April 17th, 2008 • Business affairs

Yahoo is moving forward with plans to outsource its search advertising to Google, according to the Wall Street Journal.



Internet retailer sues Yahoo for $1 million

admin • April 17th, 2008 • Business affairs

Online retailer Bigreds.com is suing Yahoo for $1 million, claiming it was overcharged because it was the victim of click fraud.



Survey: Online banking gets bonus from users

admin • April 16th, 2008 • Business affairs

Users are more satisfied with the online experience offered by banks than by credit card or investment firms, a survey shows.



N.Y. to tax goods bought on Amazon

admin • April 16th, 2008 • Business affairs

The state of New York is going to tax merchandise bought from Amazon and some other online retailers in a move to collect as much as $50 million this year.



AOL acquires search company Sphere Source

admin • April 15th, 2008 • Business affairs

AOL today announced that it has acquired contextual search company Sphere Source.



Google Maps set to include YouTube videos

admin • April 15th, 2008 • Business affairs

Google this week said that local businesses can now add YouTube videos to listings on Google Maps.



GAO: Stolen U.S. military gear sold on eBay, Craigslist

admin • April 15th, 2008 • Business affairs

The GAO said there are few safeguards to prevent the sale of sensitive or stolen U.S. military equipment on eBay and Craigslist.



Report: Microsoft still planning to pursue Yahoo on its own

admin • April 14th, 2008 • Business affairs

Despite reported talks with News Corp. about putting in a joint bid for Yahoo, Microsoft is planning to go after the Internet company alone.



Google aims to penetrate the Deep Web with HTML forms crawling

admin • April 12th, 2008 • Business affairs

Google today disclosed that it conducting experiments to find ways to index Web sites whose HTML forms have long made them inaccessible to search engines.