Topic: Internet Search and Navigation Services

Google to split stock to preserve control

The split will take the form of an issue of new, non-voting shares after Google reported increased earnings in its first quarter.

New Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson cuts 2,000 jobs

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson announced the company would be laying off 2,000 employees on Wednesday in order to take the "next step toward a bold, new Yahoo."

Android patent trial set for next month

Android system violates Java patents, Oracle charges in patent and copyright suit against Google. Android suit could run into hundreds of millions of dollars. 

Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement, Facebook calls it 'puzzling'

Yahoo Inc. said in a court filing Monday that Facebook has infringed 10 of its patents covering advertising, privacy controls and social networking.

Google privacy changes go live tomorrow

Amid criticism from a top French watchdog group, Google is set to launch its new privacy policy. 

Yelp IPO is near, could raise $115 million

Yelp IPO targets stock price at $12 to $14 a share. Yelp IPO target suggests company could be worth up to $840 million.

Twitter censorship? Posts now yanked country by country.

Twitter messages can now be censored on a per-country basis, allowing posts that are problematic in one country to still appear in others. But some worry this means Twitter has turned its back on free speech.

Jerry Yang leaves Yahoo in surprise departure

Jerry Yang is severing all formal ties with Yahoo by resigning all positions including his seat on the board of directors.

New Yahoo CEO arrives: why his company isn't dead yet

As former eBay executive, Scott Thompson takes the helm at Yahoo the company confronts some big strategic hurdles, but it hasn't been wiped off the Internet map just yet.

10 entrepreneurs who changed the world

From Starbucks to Home Depot, here are 10 of the businesses – and their leaders – that author John A. Byrne counts as 'World Changers.'

Solar power: Google pulls the plug

Solar power was at heart of Google's alternative energy efforts. But CEO Page has dropped the solar power and other energy projects to refocus Google on the Internet.

Data centers: Google expands to Asia

Data centers are planned for Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. They will be Google's first data centers in Asia.

Google's 16 biggest purchases, and how they worked out

Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola will be its biggest acquisition ever -- more than four times the size of DoubleClick, the previous leader.

But over the last decade, Google has been one of the biggest -- and most successful -- acquirers in the tech industry, and owes a lot of its success to these smart buys.

Its core search advertising platform and most of its biggest new businesses, including Android, YouTube, and display advertising, all come from other companies.

Join us as we count down Google's top 16 acquisitions by value and show what happened to them.

Google to buy Motorola Mobility. What's behind the sale?

Google makes its biggest acquisition yet, spending $12.5 billion on Motorola Mobility. But did Google want the phone manufacturer or its patents?

Patents: Google buys 1,000 of them from IBM

Patents buy is part of arms race for intellectual property. Google's purchase will help defend itself against patents litigation.

Google investigation: Is it abusing its dominance?

Google investigation will focus on search results and advertising. Federal Trade Commission's launch of Google investigation could parallel federal probe of Microsoft in the 1990s.

Will Zanran be the Google for data?

The beta version of a data search engine is up and running. It has enormous potential, but it's still got some glitches.

Larry Page, Google co-founder, will be CEO after surprise shake-up

One of the original Googlers, Larry Page, will take the reins from long-time Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Google's online-ad and Android sales outperform Wall Street expectations

Google's 3Q report proved Wall Street wrong in their below average expectations for Android and online-ad sales.

Ask.com strengthens search engine with real people

Ask.com is tapping into social networking to improve results.

Google AdWords lacks transparency, according to French regulator

Google AdWords is not transparent enough to suit French antitrust regulators, so the company must clarify conditions within four months.

Google's China presence in limbo as license set to expire

The license for Google's China website expires at midnight, but as the workday ended it had not been renewed. The US firm antagonized Beijing this year by refusing to censor its search results.

Google stops routing Chinese users to Hong Kong after Beijing objects

Google said Tuesday it will stop automatically routing users to its Hong Kong site after the Chinese government objected.

Facebook revenue approaches $800 million in 2009

Facebook revenue approaches $800 million in 2009, based on increases in users and advertising.

Flock browser gets faster but way behind Explorer, Firefox, Chrome

Flock? The Flock browser just got a big upgrade but is light years behind Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera.