Google has serious buying power as a company, and its never shied away from investing money in a market or trend it sees value in. YouTube, DoubleClick, and Android, some of the most successful ...

If you are wondering what people care about, looking at their search history is probably a good place to start. Search companies like Google probably know more about their users' behavior than the ...

Google performed well in 2013 (read our ‘Year in Review‘), launching a plethora of new and improved products, ramping up its profits each quarter and maintaining its dominance in the mobile OS race.

Google is out today with its Q4 2014 earnings results from the holiday quarter. The company reports revenue of $18.1 billion, earnings per share of $6.88, with net income of $4.76 billion. “Google’s ...

Google has spent more than $28 billion on a whopping 163 companies since 2001. That’s almost one company per month. The search-engine-that-could has purchased all kinds of companies, services and ...

Have you ever heard the expression, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”? It’s a saying that extolls the virtues of diversification—always have a “Plan B.” Judging by Google’s messy and ...

In late October John Hanke and several of his co-workers met for a reunion of sorts at Fiesta Del Mar, a Mexican restaurant near Google’s Mountain View headquarters. Hanke, a 10-year Google employee ...

Thank you to GEB readers André, Martin and Maarten for letting us know that Google did an imagery update on 4th October, 2014. Imagery updates for 4th October, 2014 – Larger version. Google has this ...