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| Google to cut 4000 Motorola Mobility jobs, take $275 million charge Reuters (Reuters) - Google Inc said it would cut 20 percent of the workforce of Motorola Mobility, the money-losing cellphone maker it bought for $12.5 billion last year, and shut nearly a third of Motorola's offices worldwide. The news sent Google's shares up ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google to Buy Frommer's Travel Brand Wall Street Journal Google Inc. is acquiring the Frommer's travel brand from publicly traded John Wiley & Sons Inc. for an undisclosed price in order to bolster its offerings of local reviews around the world. In Frommer's, Google sees an opportunity to broaden its ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Joins Copyright Police Force InformationWeek This is a bad idea. It is the very evil that Google in its unofficial motto says it will try not to do. Google for years has made changes in the name of its users. Now, it's making changes at the expense of its users. People use Google because it ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Will Google face UK parliament over tax-avoidance strategies? CNET (blog) By the end of March, a Google executive could be brought before parliament members to explain how the company saves so much in taxes, despite generating massive profits each year, U.K. newspaper The Independent is reporting, citing a discussion with a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| India antitrust body investigating Google: minister Reuters NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust regulator has launched a probe against Google Inc over alleged anti-competitive practices by the U.S. Internet search giant, following a complaint by a consumer advocacy group, a federal minister said on Monday. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google: Morgan Stanley ups to Buy; Facebook, Moto Worries Overblown Barron's (blog) Shares of Google (GOOG) are higher by $11.59, or 1.8%, after Morgan Stanley's Scott Devitt raised his rating on the shares to Overweight from Equal Weight, and introduced a $775 price target, writing that some of the fears about the company's prospects ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| YouTube Exempt From Google Search Change; Black Galaxy S III; Nook Price Cut PC Magazine Google's new search algorithm penalty process for sites found to have a massive number of copyright complaints against them comes with one important caveat: It doesn't appear to have any bearing on YouTube-related copyright violations. For more about ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Gets a $22.5 Million Lesson TheStreet.com NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Investors learned Thursday that search giant Google(GOOG) agreed to pay a hefty fine of $22.5 million to settle charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for allegedly deliberately bypassing privacy settings on Apple's(AAPL ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Business briefs | Google to cut 4000 Motorola jobs; FedEx to trim workforce ... Kansas City Star Google Inc. will cut about 4000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. unit, or 20 percent of the staff at the company it bought for about $12.5 billion. Two-thirds of the reductions will be outside the U.S., Google said in a regulatory filing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lost Egyptian Pyramids Appear on Google Earth Gizmodo Lost Egyptian Pyramids Appear on Google Earth If only Howard Carter had access to satellite imagery, maybe he would have discovered more than just King Tut's tomb. Fortunately, Google Earth means that anyone can examine the planet for lost treasures. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google, Salesforce were allegedly offered 'TrapWire' spy tool ZDNet Now approaching its 10th day of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, WikiLeaks has released information about a video-surveillance program that is possibly being used by the US government and large organisations, such as Salesforce and Google. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google acquires Frommer's, pushes further into travel info CNET Google is once again investing in the travel space. The search giant is acquiring travel guide provider Frommer's from John Wiley & Sons. It's not immediately clear what Google might have planned for Frommer's, and a purchase price has not been divulged. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Search Quality Updates Returns Search Engine Roundtable ... quality update, Google came back with a dual post in August for 86 updates in June and July. You can see the full list on the Google Search blog but here it is broken down by category, excluding some of the more user interface or smart answer options. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Google goes all 'Logan's Run' on Motorola brainiacs Los Angeles Times In the sci-fi movie "Logan's Run," people had a crystal on their hand. When they turned 30, the crystal turned black and it was time to die. Google is adopting a similar approach for scientists and engineers at its Motorola mobile-phone operation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google rebuilds Motorola, slashes 20 percent of workforce ZDNet (blog) Google rebuilds Motorola, slashes 20 percent of workforce. Summary: In a company streamlining effort, Google will be cutting 20 percent of the ailing cellphone maker's workforce, according to reports. Charlie Osborne. By Charlie Osborne for Between the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google cutting 4000 at Motorola unit The Associated Press (AP) — Google said Monday that it will cut about 4000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility wireless phone business and will close or consolidate about one-third of Motorola's 90 locations. The reductions represent about 20 percent of Motorola Mobility's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google, PayPal, VeriFone and US carriers form Mobile Payments Committee ... tuaw.com The companies that are on the committee are a who's-who of big names; Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Wells Fargo, Capital One, and all four of the top U.S. mobile carriers. Not surprisingly, Google, ISIS and PayPal are also on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Should I Buy Google? 3 Pros, 3 Cons Investorplace.com While most of Wall Street is pretty much on vacation, Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has kept busy. On Monday, the company announced that it is purchasing the popular travel book business Frommer's, but also that Motorola Mobility will be laying off 4000 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US HOT STOCKS: Sears, Google, Tesoro, Campbell Soup, Focus Media, Sysco Wall Street Journal U.S. stocks were trading lower Monday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 51 points to 13157, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index shed five points to 1401, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 11 points to 3010. Among the companies with shares ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google buying Frommer's travel guides from Wiley Seattle Post Intelligencer Google Inc., which bought the Zagat restaurant review service in September, plans to use Frommer's guides to hotels and destinations around the world to complement the Zagat listings. Google is buying Frommer's from publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc. in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google Translate App Can Now Translate Text From Camera Tom's Guide Over the years, Google has established itself as a versatile tool for translating foreign websites, documents and conversations for the frequent web surfer. Of course it is only natural that the search giant's mobile sector gets the same amount of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Google escalates competition with new voice search app Wireless HDTV News (blog) The search giant Google has launched a fresh version of its voice-based search app for Apple's iPhone and iPad. Google claimed that new search technology will unite web-based email and its search engine together. The application will allow iPhone and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analyst Upgrades: Sprint, Google, and Bed Bath & Beyond Schaeffers Research (blog) Analysts are weighing in today on wireless communications issue Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE:S - 4.92), Internet search engine Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG - 642.00), and home furnishings retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY - 62.78). See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google and Channel Intelligence Co-Hosted Summit, Guiding Retailers With ... Virtual-Strategy Magazine Jon Venverloh, Head of Platforms, Google Shopping offered, "Google is here to help retailers build upon their advertising success while significantly improving the shopping experience for consumers. The Google Shopping Summit with CI has been a great ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google takes small step against online piracy ZDNet Google takes small step against online piracy. Summary: Google is changing its search-engine algorithms to push down the search rankings of websites that receive large numbers of copyright-infringement notices. Spandas Lui. By Spandas Lui | August 13, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Facebook and Google Look to Cash in on Growing Mobile Advertising Market Investor's Business Daily Google recently purchased Wildfire Interactive, an online marketing company, for $250 million. Wildfire helps companies manage their marketing and advertising on all types of social media channels. "Google wants to be the leader in every single type of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Daily Report: Google Unveils Plans for Motorola - NYTimes.com By By THE NEW YORK TIMES Motorola Mobility, the ailing cellphone maker that Google bought in May, told employees Sunday that it would lay off 20 percent of its work force and close a third of its 94 offices worldwide, Claire Cain Miller reports in Monday's New York Times. Read more... NYT Bits | ||
| Goodbye Moto: Google Will Send Out 4000 Motorola Pink Slips ... By Ingrid Lunden With Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility closing in May, Google is now moving ahead on getting its new property in order. The New York Times is reporting that Google is preparing lay off 20 percent of the staff, or 4000 jobs, ... TechCrunch | ||
| Google Taking the Ax to Motorola, Cutting 4000 Jobs - Ina Fried ... By Ina Fried Two-thirds of the cuts will come outside the U.S., a source familiar with the situation told AllThingsD. AllThingsD | ||
| Google to Buy Frommer's From Wiley Publishing - NYTimes.com By By JULIE BOSMAN The acquisition of all of Wiley's travel assets will expand Google's ambitions in the travel business. Last year the company bought Zagat for $151 million. Media Decoder | ||
| Amateur archaeologist finds possible pyramids using Google Earth ... By Daniel Cooper While most Google Earth hobbyists are satisfied with a bit of snapping and geotagging, some have far loftier ambitions. Satellite archaeologist Angela. Engadget | ||
| Google Will Cut 20% of Motorola Workforce [REPORT] By Zoe Fox Google has made its first major move since acquiring Motorola, announcing it will cut 4000 employees. Mashable » Tech | ||
| Google Kinda Sorta Clarifies Piracy Plan and Says Most Popular ... By EricLimer After facing criticism that its new policy of penalizing pirate sites might unfairly favor Google-owned YouTube, Google has come out to say that most popular sites are unlikely to be penalized. It hasn't clarified exactly why or how, though. Gizmodo | ||
| Google's Motorola laying off 20 percent of its workforce as it focuses ... By Jeff Blagdon Just months after Google completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, major restructuring is resulting in a 20 percent cut (about 4000 people) of the phone maker's workforce, reports The New York... The Verge - All Posts | ||
| Google Is Buying Travel Company Frommer's - Business Insider By Jay Yarow Google Inc. is a multinational Internet search technologies corporation. Google hosts and develops numerous Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising. The company was founded by Larry... More » ... SAI | ||
| Google Gives Lower Search Rankings to Piracy Sites - GalleyCat By Jason Boog Google Gives Lower Search Rankings to Piracy Sites. GalleyCat | ||
| Google Will Penalize Sites Accused of Copyright Infringement By Daniel Scocco These requests are one of the ways to get content removed from Google. Anyone can file a request. It's not proof of copyright infringement. It's merely an allegation, and one that can be challenged. But Google evaluates each request, and if ... Daily Blog Tips | ||
| Google Cuts One-Fifth Of Motorola Mobility Workforce In Effort To ... By DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor Two-thirds of the 4000 positions being cut from the unit -- which primarily makes Android mobile phones -- will be outside the U.S., Google says this morn. Deadline.com | ||
| Google Boosts its Google Now Product with Frommer's Acquisition By Brad McCarty Word on the street via The Wall Street Journal is that Google is acquiring the Frommer's brand of travel guides for an undisclosed amount in order to beef up its travel-planning searches. The move comes only a few months after Google ... The Next Web | ||
| Motorola layoffs 2012 -- Google to cut 20% of Motorola work force By Dan Graziano It has only been a few months since Google (GOOG) completed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, however The New York Times is reporting that the Intern. BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech | ||
| Google's New London Offices Split Between London-Themed ... By Ada Teicu Leading companies like Google can't afford not getting noticed. The company's new London headquarters occupies the Central St. Giles Building in the city's. Freshome.com - Interior Design... |
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