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Google earnings Pale Compared to Another Earnings Report

by zipdadoda | April 21, 2008 at 05:43 am

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The BBC is reporting that Internet search engine Google has seen quarterly profits soar by 69%, beating expectations.Net income climbed to $1bn in the first three months of 2007, up from $592m on a year earlier. While this is impressive earnings by any standard, it pales in comparison to another earnings report released last week by a Congressional research and investigation agency.

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zipdadoda

at 05:44 on April 21st, 2008

The BBC is reporting that Internet search engine Google has seen quarterly profits soar by 69%, beating expectations, boosted by strong advertising revenue. Net income climbed to $1bn the first three months of 2007. While this is impressive earnings by any standard, it pales in comparison to another earnings report released last week

jayr_patron

at 06:00 on April 21st, 2008

Thanks fo sharing. But this serves as a good example of how not to use the highlight tool. Please add an excerpt from the article along with your brief comment. That will make the post more appealing.

Jarrett Martineau

at 10:42 on April 21st, 2008

Thanks for clarifying David, I have removed the flag. However, I would request that, as per jayr_paton's comment above, you include some of the original text in the section you've highlighted, in order to provide context for the original story. Thanks.