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Here’s Google’s Full Earnings Call Here’s Google’s Full Earnings Call

Google released its Q1 earnings on Thursday, beating Wall Street estimates. The company reported $14 billion in revenue, up 31% year-over-year. Google has made available its entire earnings call for all to listen to after it was broadcast live . …

Google Changes Terms And Conditions For AdSense Google Changes Terms And Conditions For AdSense
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Google announced that it is updating its terms and conditions for AdSense users. The changes will go into effect April 23rd. AdSense product manager Matt Goodridge writes in a blog post, “In order to keep pace with changes in our …

CVS Includes Racist Slur On Receipt, Gets Sued CVS Includes Racist Slur On Receipt, Gets Sued
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Hyun Lee, a 37-year-old from New Jersey, is suing CVS for $1 million after allegedly receiving a receipt replacing her name with a racial slur when she wen to pick up her photos. Instead of the receipt saying “Hyun Lee,” …

eBay Seller Apologizes for Negative Feedback Suit, Called Out as Insincere eBay Seller Apologizes for Negative Feedback Suit, Called Out as Insincere
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We recently told you about a particularly odd lawsuit in which an eBay seller was suing a buyer for feedback left on their page. The seller, Med Express, was suing the buyer, Amy Nicholls, over her complaint on the eBay …

YouTube Beats Viacom For Second Time YouTube Beats Viacom For Second Time
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Viacom and Google (specifically YouTube) have been engaged in a legal battle for years, as Viacom accused the site of illegally hosting its property. Though Viacom has lost this battle in the past, the media giant refused to accept the …

Microsoft Reports $20.49 Billion in Revenue, CFO Leaves Microsoft Reports $20.49 Billion in Revenue, CFO Leaves
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Microsoft released its Q3 earnings, including $20.49 billion in revenue. Operating income was $7.61 billion. Net income was $6.06 billion. CEO Steve Ballmer said, “The bold bets we made on cloud services are paying off as people increasingly choose Microsoft …

United States Postal Service Losing $25M a Day United States Postal Service Losing $25M a Day
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It’s no secret that the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been struggling for years. The company has seen its revenues fall in the face of email and the new internet economy. In February, the USPS announced that it would …

Google Reports $14 Billion In Q1 Revenue, Up 31% Google Reports $14 Billion In Q1 Revenue, Up 31%
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Google released its earnings report for the first quarter, posting $14 billion in revenue, up 31% year-over-year. “We are working hard and investing in our products that aim to improve billions of people’s lives all around the world,” says CEO …

Google Joins NYC’s Initiative to Cut Emissions by 30% Google Joins NYC’s Initiative to Cut Emissions by 30%

Google, along with a handful of other high-profile companies, has announced that they will join New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is participating in the “Carbon Challenge,” an initiative to “cut greenhouse gases, improve air quality, and fight climate change.” …

‘Bitter Brew’ Author William Knoedelseder Talks At Google ‘Bitter Brew’ Author William Knoedelseder Talks At Google

Google regularly hosts authors for “At Google Talks”. Earlier this month, William Knoedelseder, author of “Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser Busch and America’s Kings of Beer” visited Google LA to talk about the book. Google has now …

eBay Earnings Up, Stock Down On Forecast eBay Earnings Up, Stock Down On Forecast

eBay released its Q1 earnings on Wednesday, with revenue increasing 14% to $3.7 billion year over year. Profit was $677 million. What the company considered to be a strong quarter wasn’t enough to please investors, as the forecast wasn’t quite …

LinkedIn Updates Mobile Experience, Its Fastest Growing Area LinkedIn Updates Mobile Experience, Its Fastest Growing Area
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LinkedIn says that their mobile platform is the “fastest growing” aspect of their service. On average, 27% of their unique visitors comes through their mobile apps – up from 15% a year ago. In a year, their mobile pageviews have …

Google Kills Affiliate Network Google Kills Affiliate Network
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Google announced that it is shutting down the Google Affiliate Network. The news came in an email to users, as well as in a post on the Affiliate Network blog. “Our goal with Google Affiliate Network has been to help …

VAR Guy: VARs Can Make FOSS Better For Enterprises VAR Guy: VARs Can Make FOSS Better For Enterprises

Univa put out the results of a survey indicating that 75% of enterprises encounter problems when using open source software. The biggest gripe is a lack of enterprise-grade support , with 27% of respondents raising this as their top concern. …

Etsy Launches Etsy Wholesale In Beta, New Digital Goods Delivery Process Etsy Launches Etsy Wholesale In Beta, New Digital Goods Delivery Process

Etsy announced that the launch of Etsy Wholesale beta. The previously announced product is now live. “For the past few months, we’ve been doing in-person usability tests, building the site features of what we hope will be the ultimate place …

Kickstarter’s Video Mode Is a Cool New Way to Explore Projects Kickstarter’s Video Mode Is a Cool New Way to Explore Projects
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Kickstarter has just announced a new way to explore projects on the site. It’s called “Video Mode” and it’s a “full-screen presentation where you can watch every single live project video” Video mode is an interesting new way to jump …

Twitter Ads Get Keyword Targeting Twitter Ads Get Keyword Targeting

Twitter has announced the launch of keyword targeting in timelines as a new feature for its ad platform. It is rolling out today in all languages and markets (where Twitter Ads are supported). The feature is available in the full …

Evan Williams’ Medium Buys Kickstarter Project ‘Matter’ Evan Williams’ Medium Buys Kickstarter Project ‘Matter’

Medium, the current company of Blogger and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, has acquired Kickstarter-backed journalism startup Matter. For a better idea of what Medium itself is, read this. Matter describes itself as a publication based around a new way to …

Amazon’s Announces Major Android Appstore Expansion Amazon’s Announces Major Android Appstore Expansion

Amazon has just announced that they are making another international expansion of the Android Appstore. They’ve notified developers that they can now submit their apps for distribution in a bunch of new countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, India, South …

‘Ship My Pants’ Ad Seems To Be Working For Kmart ‘Ship My Pants’ Ad Seems To Be Working For Kmart
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Earlier this week, we looked at a new Kmart ad entitled, “Ship My Pants”. It pretty much came out of left-field. I don’t think anyone would’ve expected an ad like this from Kmart, and perhaps that’s the point. If you …

Chrome For Business Gets Legacy Browser Support, Cloud-Based Management Chrome For Business Gets Legacy Browser Support, Cloud-Based Management

Google announced a couple of new Chrome for Business features including Legacy Browser Support and cloud-based management of Chrome for Google Apps for Business and Education customers. With Legacy Browser Support, businesses that have custom web apps that were built …