Google Inc (GOOG)
Quote as of 4:00 PM ET 11/21/2008 (NASDAQ GS)
| Last: 262.43 |
Change: $2.87 |
Percent Change: 1.11 |
Volume: 10,246,338 |
Google Inc. maintains an index of Websites and other online content, and makes this information freely available to anyone with an Internet connection. The Company?s automated search technology helps people obtain nearly instant access to relevant information from its online index. Google generates revenue primarily by delivering online advertising. Businesses use its AdWords program to promote their products and services with targeted advertising. In addition, the thousands of third-party Websites that comprise the Google Network use its AdSense program to deliver relevant ads that generate revenue and enhance the user experience. In September 2007, Google completed the acquisition of Postini, Inc., a provider of information security and compliance solutions. In March 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of DoubleClick, which offers online advertisement serving and management technology to advertisers, Web publishers and advertisement agencies.
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10:44:22 PM 11/21/2008
Inside Iraq: security pact
DOHA, Qatar, Nov 22, 2008 (Al Jazeera - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
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4:45:00 PM 11/21/2008
Late rally gives strong boost to tech sector
Technology stocks jump in the final hour of trading, following a broad market upswing that is sparked by reports that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner has been tapped serve as Treasury secretary by President-elect Barack Obama.
2:11:03 PM 11/21/2008
Vikings' mission is to slow Wegher
DECORAH, Nov 21, 2008 (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
As fourth-ranked Decorah (13-0) prepares to take on top-ranked Sioux City Heelan (13-0) in Saturday's Class 3A state championship game, all the Vikings have to do is Google "Brandon Wegher" to see what they're going up against.
1:31:45 PM 11/21/2008
Jurors find S.F. driver guilty in deadly Highway 12 crash
Nov 21, 2008 (The Reporter - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Deliberating for nearly six hours Thursday, a Vallejo jury found a San Francisco man guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a 2006 crash on Highway 12 that left two children dead in the wreckage of a small car.
1:31:03 PM 11/21/2008
BRIEF: CSU turns to YouTube to stress deadline
Nov 21, 2008 (Times-Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Eager to reach teenagers, California State University is posting videos on its YouTube channel with a simple message: Hurry up and apply if you want to attend a CSU.