Topic: Sergey Brin

Facebook IPO? Flat. Facebook future? Bright.

Facebook IPO generated no big stock gains on its first day of trading. But Facebook has many of the traits that made Apple, Microsoft, and Google great in the long run.  

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.

Project Glass taken out for test run by Google co-founder: report

Project Glass, augmented reality lenses from Google, is already being tested by Google employees, including company co-founder Sergei Brin. 

Valentine's Day Google doodle: Does it subtly support gay marriage?

Valentine's Day inspires a lovely Google doodle cartoon, with a political message right at the end.

Facebook IPO: Are users really worth $125 each?

The Facebook IPO suggests that the social network's 800 million users are worth $100 billion. What role will Facebook's audience play as the mega giant files what could become one of the largest IPOs of all time.

Facebook IPO likely to rank company among world's largest

Facebook IPO expected to be as high as $100 billion and will rank Facebook among the largest public companies in the world.

Tesla Model S California factory hosts electric car fans

Tesla Model S: People who preordered the electric vehicle got a chance to see it up close over the weekend. The company's CEO pleaded with fans to talk up the Tesla Model S.

Google celebrates 13th birthday

Google rolls out a special doodle for its 13th birthday – and what a wild 13 years it's been.

I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59, by Douglas Edwards

What one early employee saw at the Google revolution.

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.

Vera Svechina: woman sneaks into Google headquarters

Vera Svechina reportedly snuck into Google's headquarters by following a visually impaired employee. What Vera Svechina did next has the company's employees and founders scratching their heads.

Obama in California: The good, the bad, and the $35,800 dinner plate

President Obama made his two-day, six-stop trip to California to raise money and rally his base. Along the way, he drew cheers at Facebook headquarters and hecklers in San Francisco.

With Harry Houdini doodle, Google has a curious new patent up its sleeve

Today's Harry Houdini logo is the first to appear after Google received a very interesting patent. The "Google doodle" – which shall forever after be known as the 'System and Method For Enticing Users To A Web Site' – has been approved by the US patent office.

Google celebrates birthday with cake

Google rings in its birthday with a cake doodle. How old is Google anyway?

Wizard of Oz latest Google Doodle homage

Google celebrates the 71st anniversary of Wizard of Oz, the 1939 film that follows Dorothy's journey to the Emerald City.

The Facebook Effect

Facebook may know more about you than your government does.

Facebook generation: clicking 'like' won't solve America's problems

Will the Facebook generation step up to confront America’s urgent challenges, from soaring debt to energy?

Google out of China: Doing no evil

Google tried for years to cooperate with censorship in China. But in the end, cofounder Sergey Brin's boyhood experience under totalitarianism demanded a different decision.

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It

A look at the meteoric rise of Google.

Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel

Google Inc. is hoping to gain greater control over how personal computers work by developing a free operating system that will attack Microsoft Corp.’s golden goose - its long-dominant Windows franchise.

California votes down same-sex marriage

Voters in Florida and Arizona also approved similar bans in a setback for the gay rights movement.

Many new ‘friends’ to be made online, but what about dollars?

Social network websites are booming. If only they could turn a profit.

Update: Forget Jeeves, ask Powerset

Forget Jeeves, ask Powerset

Debunking the dorm-room entrepreneur