Larry Sends in the Troops for First Earnings Call

Larry Page spared only two minutes of his day to drop in on his highly anticipated first earnings call as CEO of Google.

More Google Management Changes: CFO Patrick Pichette Adds BizOps and HR to His Duties

New Google CEO Larry Page has handed CFO Patrick Pichette control of business operations and human resources, giving the well-regarded exec more power over the company’s internal operations.

Fed's Watchful Eye Over Google in Travel Search Makes Critics Very Happy

Time for a vacation! After roughly nine months of antitrust scrutiny, the justice department has approved Google’s acquisition of ITA, acting quickly before the government faces a potentially shutdown due to budget disputes. And, not surprisingly, all parties involved are claiming victory.

One More "Core Product Area" at Google: Commerce and Local, Led by Jeff Huber

We reported yesterday on new Google CEO Larry Page’s set of promotions to recognize the leaders of six “core product areas”: Android, social, Chrome, YouTube, search and ads. But there’s at least one more “core product area” in that group: commerce and local, which is being led by senior vice president Jeff Huber.

Liveblogging Google's Earnings Call: Où Est Eric?

BoomTown liveblogged Google’s earnings call. CFO Patrick Pichette, whose delightful French accent livened up what was a newsless event, led the call. It turned out that the biggest news was changes in how Google will present its earnings calls going forward: No more CEO Eric Schmidt! But a parade of Google execs was there to replace Schmidt, all of whom said as little as he used to.

Maka-Maka Melee for Zuckerberg or Maka-Maka Beautiful Music Together?

Please see this disclosure related to me and Google. Once it’s out (and sooner than later, we are guessing), we’ll all be able to consider whether Google’s new Maka-Maka project–a way to create an open social graph over the Web that is third-party apps friendly–is a real attempted assault on the Facebook platform or more [...]