Google earnings, revenue up from year ago
Search-related advertising continues to prime the pump as revenue surges for the tech giant.
Elinor Mills Former Staff Writer
Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service and the Associated Press.
Google posted third-quarter results on Thursday that show strong growth from a year ago on continued flourishing sales of search-related advertising.
Total revenue for the third quarter rose 70 percent to $2.69 billion, up from year-ago revenue of $1.58 billion. Excluding traffic acquisition costs, or commissions paid to content partners, revenue was $1.87 billion. Net income was $733 million, or $2.36 a share. Net income a year earlier was $381.2 million, or $1.32 a share.