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code.google.com - 1/27/2009

Google I/O

— code.google.com — Join us at Google's largest developer gathering For two days in May, thousands of web developers will... come together to learn how to develop web applications with Google and open technologies. Learn from product experts about Android, App Engine, ... (more) Google I/O

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techcrunch.com - 1/18/2009

Why Google Employees Quit

— techcrunch.com — In 2008 Google HR set up a private Google Group to ask former employees why they left... the company. We’ve been forwarded what appears to be authentic posts to the thread by a number of ex-Googlers, which we reprint below minus identifying ... (more) Why Google Employees Quit

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blogoscoped.com - 1/21/2009

Google Web Drive and "Cosmo" Discussed in Deleted Document

— blogoscoped.com — During my research for my last post about Google Web Drive , various search engine results kept... returning a document that had been deleted from the online document publishing website, Scribd . The site displays the following message explaining its ... (more) Google Web Drive and "Cosmo" Discussed in Deleted Document

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Google revenues up 3% on quarter, 18% on year, earnings down 70%
TG Daily — ... and we successfully contained costs. It's unclear how long the global downturn will last, but our focus remains on the long term, and we'll continue to invest in Google's core search and ads business as well as in strategic growth areas such as display, mobile, and enterprise." Google's international revenues were $2.86 billion, 50% of total revenues. Google ended the year with 20,222 full time employees, up from 20,123 full-time employees as of September 30, 2008. Google also announced today that it plans to offer its employees a voluntary, "one-for-one stock option ...

Google delivers good and bear earnings news to Wall Street
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... Google also announced a voluntary one-for-one stock option exchange to retain the 85% of its employees whose options are underwater -- meaning their strike price is higher than Google's trading price. ...

Google Offers Employee Option Exchange Program
WebProNews Feed — ... , they also had a drop in profit. Google has also announced an employee option exchange program. "Recognizing that about 85% of our employees have at least some stock options that are underwater (i.e., have an exercise price higher than the current market price of our common stock), we plan to offer our employees the opportunity to exchange those options," says Laszlo Bock, VP, People Operations. According to the announcement , here's how the program would work: - This will be a one-for-one, voluntary exchange. Employees will be able to exchange part or all of an existing ...

Google's Repricing of Options
John Battelle's Searchblog — ... Google yesterday announced it would offer a repricing program for its options holding employees, a move that acknowledges and addresses the reality that Google's stock has sunk, like most others, well below strike prices. Google plans to take a $460 million charge for the move. ...