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Google-YouTube merger clears antitrust review
November 6, 2006
Google gets OK to move forward with its $1.65 billion acquisition of video-sharing site.
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Google buys ad firm DoubleClick for $3.1 billion
April 14, 2007
Deal boosts the search giant's banner advertising business, which lagged rival Yahoo's.
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Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo
February 1, 2008
Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday.
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Google purchases Marratech conferencing software
April 20, 2007
Acquisition of Swedish start-up's flagship product raises questions about whether Google's planning a WebEx competitor.
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Plenty of Google to go around
April 20, 2007
The Internet juggernaut rolls on with strong earnings growth, notable acquisitions and an ever-evolving software lineup.
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FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed
December 20, 2007
In a 4-1 vote, regulators give their blessing to the controversial union, despite outcry from competitors and privacy advocates.
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Nokia to buy Navteq for $8.1 billion
October 1, 2007
Nokia ups the ante in location-based service market with acquisition of map provider Navteq in one of its largest acquisitions.
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Privacy concerns dog Google-DoubleClick deal
April 18, 2007
Consumer privacy advocates worry what Google will do with combined data on Internet users' search and surf habits.Video: Schmidt discusses DoubleClick
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Wall Street pouts after Google earnings
July 19, 2007
Despite sales and earnings climb, the numbers fall short of analyst expectations. Stock pounded in after hours trading.
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Google wants more cash
March 29, 2006
Search giant plans to sell 5.3 million shares--and could make nearly $2.1 billion based on Wednesday's closing stock price.
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Analysts mixed on eBay's purchase of Skype
September 12, 2005
Some industry observers praise a "strategically positive" move. Others say entering the nascent Net calling market is risky.
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Salesforce.com buys into Google AdWords
August 22, 2006
Company acquires tiny start-up that built an add-on for purchasing and managing Google-driven Web ad campaigns.
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Google goes wild for wikis
October 31, 2006
With acquisition of JotSpot, search king picks up another little piece of what could eventually be a giant tech empire.
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With YouTube, Google puts its competitors in a jam
October 10, 2006
Build off what they have, or buy a second-tier site? For Microsoft and Yahoo, there's no easy way to make the Internet video market a horse race.
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Microsoft, Google square off in Washington
September 27, 2007
Thursday will mark the opening round in the heavyweight fight over Google's acquisition of DoubleClick.
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Video site buying spree in the offing?
October 10, 2006
Some observers wonder if more deals will follow Google's acquisition of YouTube.
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Week in review: Microsoft seeks for search gains
May 23, 2008
Company gets creative in quest for larger search market slice, while Facebook tries to make nice with Google. Also: Soft cell market.
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Google draws privacy complaint to FTC
April 20, 2007
Three public-interest groups are expected to ask for a government investigation into issues posed by Google's DoubleClick acquisition.
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Fox buys online-advertising specialist
February 22, 2007
Acquisition of Strategic Data Corp. to help News Corp.'s interactive division serve graphical ads across its sites.
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Google's billion-dollar video play
October 13, 2006
With $1.65 billion buy of YouTube, Google takes lead in Internet video--and possibly a host of copyright woes.
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