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Google Reports Increased Profits

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the mo'-money-mo'-money-mo'-money dept.

typobox43 writes "According to Yahoo! News, Google has reported increased profits compared to the year-ago numbers in its first quarterly earnings report as a publicly held company. Google's revenue figures more than doubled, leaping to $805.9 million from $393.9 million. Google shares closed today at $149.38."

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  1. Ad revenue? by Nazmun · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hmm... I might be a bit ignorant about google's business model but um... do they make all of this from ad revenue or something? If so, thats one hell of an accomplisment.

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  2. Re:Glad to see it by mOoZik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Google, like any other high-tech company, will soon fade and merge into nothingness. Maybe they'll dominate for another half-decade, but it ain't gonna remain forever, so express you joy until that fateful day.

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  3. What makes Google different by scrappy64 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Here is a paper written by Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page the basic composition of google's search engine. You can find the article here. Makes for an interesting read and gives a little insight on what makes google tick.