Earth And Space Adventures Capture Google Zeitgeist This Week

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Google and Four US States Improve Public Access to Government Websites

Mountain View, Calif. – April 30, 2007 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced partnerships with the states of Arizona, California, Utah and Virginia to make it easier to search for hard-to-find public information on state government websites.

These partnerships developed as both Google and officials with the four state governments recognized that the public is increasingly turning to search engines like Google to access government services, but that a significant share of the information on state agency websites is not included in its index of information sources on the web. As a result, many online government services can be difficult for the public to find.

“Connecting citizens with their government by offering the public better access to public sector information and services is consistent with our broader vision – to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” said Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “These partnerships are among many that Google is pursuing with government agencies to better serve the public.”

California joins Arizona, Utah and Virginia as one of the first states to partner with Google to improve accessibility of their online services.

“California state government provides tremendous resources online for the public to learn about our great state," said California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Our partnership with Google will empower Californians to know more about our government and provide better access to services and helpful information.”

To improve access to state agency websites, technology managers in the four states increased the amount of state information that is accessible through a Google search.

This means job seekers in Utah can now search on Google for employment in the state and find job postings provided by the state’s Department of Workforce Services. In Virginia, search engine users interested in the region’s colonial history can now find a greater variety of online resources provided by the Commonwealth’s archive, the Library of Virginia.

“Transparent digital government is a top priority in Virginia,” said Tim Kaine, Governor of Virginia. “Our goal is to provide easy, quick and intuitive citizen access to every government resource. Google is helping us to achieve it.”

Looking up information on education and health services in California has also become easier, as agencies in the state have begun opening their databases to search engine users. For Arizona home buyers, a Google search for real estate professionals now leads to records in the Department of Real Estate’s database of licensed agents.

“Government must be innovative in order to offer the best possible services to citizens,” said Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Chair of the National Governors Association. “Through this Google partnership, Arizona is continuing to fulfill its responsibility to make state government as open and accessible as possible to the public.”

While taking the step of opening more web pages to their citizens, the four states have also upgraded the search tool offered on some of their agency websites to encompass the full range of government information a citizen may be seeking. Using the Google Custom Search Engine™ service, the states of Virginia and Utah now provide visitors to Virginia.gov and Utah.gov the ability to search for information from all sectors of government. Now, a tourist considering a visit to either state can conduct one search to find information on parks and recreation, whether provided by a federal, state, or local government source.

Google has helped state officials implement these website improvements at no cost to the states. The Custom Search Engine service is free to government and private sector website owners.

For information on how a government agency can make it easier to search for hard-to-find public information, visit www.google.com/publicsector.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Media Contact:

Katie Watson
Global Communications and Public Affairs
kwatson@google.com
650-253-0097

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Google has acquired Tonic Systems

Existing partners:

Rest assured – you will continue to have uninterrupted access to your Tonic Systems products!

• Frequently asked questions
• Press inquiries

New Partners:

We are not accepting new partner registrations while we focus on migrating to Google’s systems.

Frequently asked questions

Background

Q. Who is Tonic Systems? What are their products?

A: Tonic Systems is a San Francisco-based company that provides Java presentation automation products and solutions for document management – Tonic Systems Builder, Tonic Systems Filter, Tonic Systems Transformer, Tonic Systems Viewer, and JarJar Links. Features of their products included text extraction for indexing documents, presentation creation capabilities and document conversion tools.

Q. Why is Google acquiring Tonic Systems?

A. Google shares Tonic Systems’ vision for helping people collaborate, share and work together online. Tonic Systems’ team and technology are a strong fit with existing Google products like Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Q. What are the terms of the acquisition? Has it closed yet?

A. The terms of the acquisition are confidential and the deal is officially closed.

Q. How much did Google pay?

A. The terms of the acquisition are confidential and the deal is officially closed.

Q. Why did Tonic Systems decide to sell the company?

A. We believe that joining Google will accelerate our team’s vision of offering users the best collaboration platform on the web. Google shares our vision and presents us with the world’s best environment for delivering on it.

Q. What are you going to be doing at Google?

A. We can’t share anything publicly, but we can tell you that we’re incredibly excited about the possibilities.

Tonic Systems’ Partners

Q. What does this mean for your customers?

A. Existing Tonic Systems’ partners will continue to have uninterrupted access to their accounts and will continue to receive maintenance in accordance to their existing maintenance agreements with Tonic Systems. Both Google and Tonic Systems are committed to supporting our customers, and we understand that users have invested a lot in our products. In the near-term, we’re focused on migrating Tonic Systems to Google’s systems and datacenters. We’ll work hard to make that move as seamless as possible so that customers won’t be inconvenienced.

Q. Can I still sign up for a new Tonic Systems account?

A. We will not be accepting new customers.

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Google AdSense for Audio Now Compatible with Industry Leading Station System Providers

Support by Broadcast Electronics (BE), ENCO Systems and LAN International’s VIERO® Brings Google Advertisers to More Radio Stations

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16, 2007 – Google Inc. today announced that Google AdSense™ for Audio is now supported by the leading radio station systems. Providers announced separately today include Broadcast Electronics (BE), ENCO Systems and LAN International’s VIERO.

"With AdSense for Audio, we’re committed to bringing new advertisers and new dollars to radio," said Jim Woods, Director of Product Management, Google. "Support from premier partners like BE, ENCO and VIERO is a major step towards allowing all radio stations to gain access to this new and complementary revenue channel."

AdSense for Audio is an automated way for radio stations to supplement their existing revenue streams by making their inventory available to Google advertisers, most new to radio, that aren’t otherwise easily accessible today. By integrating directly with stations’ systems, AdSense for Audio allows ads purchased by Google’s Audio Ads advertisers to be placed directly into the stations’ broadcasts, while at the same time making sure stations retain total control over their inventory through the tools and systems they’re already accustomed to. Radio station system compatibility is built on the AdSense for Audio API.

AdSense for Audio is currently available to stations using BE’s AudioVAULT Vault2 and AV100 product lines, in addition to Google’s own automation systems, SS32 and Maestro. ENCO’s DAD automation system and LAN International’s VIERO revenue management suite of tools, when used in conjunction with RCS NexGen™, will soon be AdSense for Audio compatible as well.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Contact:

Michael Mayzel
Google Inc.
(650) 253-4565
mmayzel@google.com

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Clear Channel Radio and Google Will Jointly Drive Radio Advertiser Expansion

Agreement Makes Guaranteed Inventory Available to Google Advertisers On More Than 675 Clear Channel Radio Stations

SAN ANTONIO AND MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16, 2007 – Clear Channel Radio and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), today announced a multi-year agreement that enables Google to sell a guaranteed portion of 30-second advertising inventory available on more than 675 of Clear Channel’s AM/FM stations. Specific financial terms are not being disclosed.

Under the agreement, Google™ Audio Ads advertisers will have national distribution, enabling them to reach specific audiences, at specific times, in targeted geographies. For Clear Channel, this agreement opens up an additional sales channel and provides supplemental revenue by making Clear Channel inventory available to advertisers who previously had not used radio.

"This is a true win-win," said John Hogan, Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Radio. "Clear Channel Radio gets access to an entirely new group of advertisers within a new and complementary sales channel, and Google adds another option for its existing customers. Google has proven its ability to gain premiums for advertising inventory and that fits perfectly into our broader strategy of building value for advertisers while increasing our overall revenue yield. We’re committed to working with the best-in-class and Google has a real economic incentive to produce meaningfully higher CPMs."

"Clear Channel is the market leader in delivering radio value to consumers and advertisers and has built an innovative platform to manage its on-air ad inventory," said Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google. "We look forward to working with Clear Channel Radio by providing a unique set of advertisers and a system that will increase the effectiveness and measurability of connecting advertisers with radio listeners."

Clear Channel Radio’s national and local sales forces will continue to focus on the company’s most lucrative advertiser relationships, and on the many advertisers who seek specialized advertising packages and concepts. Google will focus primarily on advertisers who currently run ads online but do not run ads on radio.

For Clear Channel, the move is part of a larger initiative to differentiate its on-air ad inventory. The company created a number of special positions (such as first-in-pod and islands), new and innovative spot types (adlets and blinks), unparalleled creative resources (the Creative Services Group), and fresh combinations on-/off-air/online packages. These efforts have produced many new advertiser alternatives and steady gains in revenue yield-per-minute. Using its Viero System, the company already enables sales managers and sellers to dynamically evaluate and price inventory. Clear Channel Radio and Google today separately announced Viero Systems full AdSense for Audio Compatibility.

This agreement complements an existing online advertising partnership in which Google provides text ads to Clear Channel’s radio-station Web sites through the company’s Online Music & Radio Unit.

About Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. The company’s content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods and via mobile-navigation devices from Cobra, Garmin, Kenwood and others. The company’s operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media and entertainment company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Contacts:

For Clear Channel
Lisa Dollinger
(210) 822-2828
LisaDollinger@ClearChannel.com

Michele Clarke
Brainerd Communicators
(212) 986-6667
clarke@braincomm.com

For Google
Michael Mayzel
(650) 253-4565
mmayzel@google.com

Brandon McCormick
(650) 253-0674
bmccormick@google.com

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Google to Acquire DoubleClick

Combination Will Significantly Expand Opportunities for Advertisers, Agencies and Publishers and Improve Users’ Online Experience

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 13, 2007 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire DoubleClick Inc., a global leader in digital marketing technology and services, for $3.1 billion in cash from San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman along with JMI Equity and management. The acquisition will combine DoubleClick’s expertise in ad management technology for media buyers and sellers with Google’s leading advertising platform and publisher monetization services.

The combination of Google and DoubleClick will offer superior tools for targeting, serving and analyzing online ads of all types, significantly benefiting customers and consumers:

• For users, the combined company will deliver an improved experience on the web, by increasing the relevancy and the quality of the ads they see.
• For online publishers, the combination provides access to new advertisers, which creates a powerful opportunity to monetize their inventory more efficiently.
• For agencies and advertisers, Google and DoubleClick will provide an easy and efficient way to manage both search and display ads in one place. They will be able to optimize their ad spending across different online media using a common set of metrics.

"It has been our vision to make Internet advertising better – less intrusive, more effective, and more useful. Together with DoubleClick, Google will make the Internet more efficient for end users, advertisers, and publishers," said Sergey Brin, Google’s Co-Founder and President, Technology.

"DoubleClick’s technology is widely adopted by leading advertisers, publishers and agencies, and the combination of the two companies will accelerate the adoption of Google’s innovative advances in display advertising," said Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer of Google.

"This transaction will strengthen our advertising network by expanding our access to publisher inventory and enabling us to serve the needs of a broader set of advertisers and ad agencies," said Tim Armstrong, Google’s President, Advertising and Commerce, North America.

"Google is the absolute perfect partner for us," said David Rosenblatt, Chief Executive Officer of DoubleClick."Combining DoubleClick’s cutting edge digital solutions for both media buyers and sellers with Google’s scale and innovative resources will bring tremendous value to both our employees and clients."

"When we acquired DoubleClick in July 2005, we saw an opportunity to partner with a great management team to further enhance the company’s capabilities and growth trajectory," said Philip Hammarskjold, Managing Director of Hellman & Friedman."This transaction affirms the successful transformation of DoubleClick, positions the firm for the future, and greatly benefits our investors."

Both companies have approved the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close by the end of the year.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The company will host a conference call and webcast at 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time (5:45 p.m. Eastern Time) today to discuss the acquisition.To access the conference call, please dial 866-288-0543 domestic and 913-312-6664 internationally.A replay of the call will be available until midnight, Friday, April 20, 2007 at 888-203-1112 domestically and 719-457-0820 internationally.Confirmation code for the replay is 8456893.A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available at investor.google.com/webcast.html.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

About DoubleClick, Inc.

DoubleClick is a provider of digital marketing technology and services. The world’s top marketers, publishers and agencies utilize DoubleClick’s expertise in ad serving, rich media, video, search and affiliate marketing to help them make the most of the digital medium.From its position at the nerve center of digital marketing, DoubleClick provides superior insights and insider knowledge to its customers.Headquartered in New York, and with 17 offices and development hubs and 15 data centers worldwide, the company employs more than 1200 people and delivers billions of digital communications every day. Learn more at www.doubleclick.com

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Google’s and DoubleClick’s ability to close the transaction and the expected timing of the transaction, Google’s plans to provide a better user experience on the web, expected benefits of the transaction, including the ability of advertisers and agencies to better optimize their ad spending, the ability of publishers to more efficiently monetize their unsold inventory, Google’s ability to make internet advertising more useful and relevant, and whether this transaction will strengthen Google’s advertising network. These statements are based on the current expectations or beliefs of management of Google Inc., and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to (1) changes in economic, business, competitive, technological and/or regulatory factors, (2) failure to receive regulatory approval for the acquisition, (3) failure to compete successfully in this highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace, (4) failure to retain key employees, and (5) other factors affecting the operation of the respective businesses of Google and DoubleClick. More detailed information about these factors may be found in filings by Google, as applicable, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including their respective most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Google is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter their respective forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contacts:

Google Media:
Jon Murchinson
650.253.4437
jonm@google.com

Investors:
Maria Shim
650.253.7663
marias@google.com

DoubleClick Inc:
Robb Malin
917.862.0274
ram@abmac.com

Hellman & Friedman:
Steve Bruce
212.371.5999
sb@abmac.com

Dan Hilley
213.630.6550
dch@abmac.com

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Google to Hold Worldwide Developer Event – Google Developer Day

****U.S. GOOGLE DEVELOPER DAY™ SESSIONS, ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MOUNTAIN VIEW, WILL NOW BE HELD AT THE SAN JOSE MCENERY CONVENTION CENTER FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 5:30 P.M.****

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 11, 2007 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)- today announced that on May 31, 2007, Google offices in ten countries will host Google Developer Day™, a global event featuring workshops, keynotes and breakout discussions on Google’s APIs and developer tools.

Focusing on the theme "Building Blocks for Better Web Applications," Google Developer Day will explore innovative uses of Google developer products to create and enhance applications, integrate with Google services and reach millions of users on Google and beyond.

"We’re very excited to hold this first-ever worldwide Google developer gathering," said Google Vice President of Search Products and User Experience Marissa Mayer. "Developers are using Google’s APIs and tools to build innovative web applications that we never dreamed of, and Google Developer Day is an opportunity for them to connect with one another, learn the latest techniques and have their questions answered by Google’s developer product teams. It’s also a chance for us to get feedback from the community and find ways to make our developer offerings even better."

Google Developer Day will take place at Google offices and offsite locations in Mountain View, Sao Paulo, Madrid, London, Paris, Hamburg, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. The proceedings will begin in Sydney on May 31, 9 a.m. AEST and end 27 hours later in Mountain View on May 31, 7 p.m. PDT.

Google engineers and product experts at each location will lead sessions in topic areas such as, "Developing with Geo: Google Maps, Google Earth and SketchUp," "Tools for Better Web Development: The Google Web Toolkit, Open Source and Other Developer Initiatives" and "Mashups and More: AJAX, Google Gadgets and the Google Data APIs."

Confirmed presenters include Guido Van Rossum, Google software engineer and creator of the Python programming language (Beijing); Chris DiBona, Google open source programs manager (London); Mark Stahl, Google data APIs tech lead (Madrid); Bruce Johnson and Joel Webber, co-creators of the Google Web Toolkit™ (Mountain View); Bret Taylor, group product manager for Google developer products (Mountain View); Lars Rasmussen, Google Maps™ senior engineer (Sydney); and Greg Stein, Google engineering manager and chairman of the Apache Software Foundation (Tokyo).

To reach developers everywhere, Google will offer live streaming webcasts from its Mountain View office and provide a YouTube™ channel with videos of Google Developer Day sessions around the world.

For registration and additional information, see the Google Developer Day website: www.google.com/events/developerday.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Media Contact:

Chris Ulbrich
Global Communications and Public Affairs
culbrich@google.com
650-796-9343

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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Join in Online Darfur Mapping Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum today joined with Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to unveil an unprecedented online mapping initiative aimed at furthering awareness and action in the Darfur region of Sudan. Crisis in Darfur, enables more than 200 million Google Earth™ mapping service users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur. The Museum has assembled content — photographs, data and eyewitness testimony — from a number of sources that are brought together for the first time in Google Earth. This information will appear as a Global Awareness layer in Google Earth starting today.

Google Earth’s Elliot Schrage, Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs, joined Museum Director Sara J. Bloomfield and Darfurian Daowd Salih at the launch.

Crisis in Darfur is the first project of the Museum’s Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative that will over time include information on potential genocides allowing citizens, governments and institutions to access information on atrocities in their nascent stages and respond.

"Educating today’s generation about the atrocities of the past and present can be enhanced by technologies such as Google Earth," says Bloomfield. "When it comes to responding to genocide, the world’s record is terrible. We hope this important initiative with Google will make it that much harder for the world to ignore those who need us the most."

"At Google, we believe technology can be a catalyst for education and action," said Elliot Schrage, Google Vice President, Global Communications and Public Affairs. " Crisis in Darfur will enable Google Earth users to visualize and learn about the destruction in Darfur as never before and join the Museum’s efforts in responding to this continuing international catastrophe."

Crisis in Darfur content comes from a range of sources—the U.S. State Department, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations, individual photographers, and the Museum. The high-resolution imagery in Google Earth enables users to zoom into the region to view more than 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages, providing visual, compelling evidence of the scope of destruction. The remnants of more than 100,000 homes, schools, mosques and other structures destroyed by the janjaweed militia and Sudanese forces are clearly visible. Humanitarian organizations and others now have a readily accessible tool for better understanding the situation on the ground in Darfur.

With this release, the Museum also announced the creation of a similar mapping project on Holocaust history available on the Museum’s website: www.ushmm.org/googleearth. The Holocaust took place across the entire European continent, and for all of Europe’s Jews, as well as other victims of Nazism, geography played a major role in determining their fate. The Museum is using Google Earth to map key Holocaust sites with historic content from its collections, powerfully illustrating the enormous scope and impact of the Holocaust. Further information on Holocaust-era sites can be accessed through the Museum’s online Holocaust Encyclopedia at www.ushmm.org.

To find Crisis in Darfur on Google Earth, users must download the Google Earth application at no cost from earth.google.com. Once downloaded, users will find Crisis in Darfur by flying over Africa. Information on the Museum’s Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative and the Holocaust mapping layer can be accessed from the Museum’s Web site at www.ushmm.org/googleearth.

About the Museum

A living memorial to the Holocaust, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stimulates leaders and citizens to confront hatred, prevent genocide, promote human dignity and strengthen democracy. Federal support guarantees the Museum’s permanence, and donors nationwide make possible its educational activities and global outreach. For more information, visit www.ushmm.org.

In addition to educating the public about contemporary genocides, through its Academy for Genocide Prevention, the Museum works with State Department and other U.S. government agencies, the military and non-governmental organizations to develop effective methods for responding to and preventing genocide. In July 2004 the Museum declared its first-ever genocide emergency for Darfur and has been a leading voice in educating policy makers and the American public about the urgent need to respond to the genocide there.

About Google Earth

Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google’s search service to make the world’s geographic information easily accessible and useful. There have been over 200 million unique downloads of Google Earth since the product’s launch in June, 2005.

Media Contact:

Andrew Hollinger
202.488.6133
ahollinger@ushmm.org

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Google to Announce First Quarter 2007 Financial Results

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 10, 2007 – Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) today announced that it will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2007 financial results on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time).

The live webcast of Google’s earnings conference call can be accessed at investor.google.com/webcast. The webcast version of the conference call will be available through the same link following the conference call.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

Contacts:

Maria Shim
Investor Relations
650.253.7663
marias@google.com

Jon Murchinson
Corporate Communications
650.253.4437
jonm@google.com

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Introducing My Maps

Announcement
April 5, 2007

Today, Google is launching My Maps, a new feature of Google Maps that enables users to quickly and easily create custom maps for personal use or sharing through search. With this release, creating maps mashups is now as simple as pointing and clicking.

From chronicling trips, to sharing tips and documenting academic endeavors, My Maps empowers users to create content-rich maps that are relevant to their interests, expertise, or personal needs.

With My Maps users can:

• Mark locations on a map from a library of icons
• Draw lines and shapes to highlight paths and areas
• Add text, photos, or YouTube/Google Videos to a map
• Add HTML for further personalization
• View their maps in Google Earth

Users can choose to make their My Maps unlisted or public. Unlisted maps are intended for personal use or sharing with friends and family by email. Public My Maps will be accessible through Google Maps search along with maps shared by other web sites in the KML format. My Maps users can store maps they have created or viewed when signed into their Google Account.

We expect that public maps created by our users will further enrich the Google Maps and Earth search experience by providing additional rich, local, and visual information about the world from our best source – our users.

My Maps is available in 10 countries and can be accessed on the Google Maps homepage at: maps.google.com.

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Google Desktop Moves to the Mac

Announcement
April 4, 2007

Today Google is launching a Mac™ version of its Google Desktop™ application to enable Mac users to find and access information on their computers and across the web as quickly and easily as possible. Google Desktop for the Mac (beta) was designed to provide users the same fast and comprehensive search functionality they’ve grown accustomed to on the web to search the full text of all information on their hard drive, including e-mail, files, music, and photos.

Of course, not everything users are looking for resides on their Mac. Google Desktop for the Mac also makes it easy for users to search their Gmail™, web history and the web simultaneously.It can even find prior versions of files or recover those that have been accidentally deleted.And because the user’s index resides on their computer, they can access their Gmail and web history when they’re offline.

Users also don’t need to remember whether the information they’re looking for lives on their Mac or on the web. By hitting the command key twice, users get a Quick Search Box that offers a single starting point for searching both the web and their desktop.As users begin to type, the Quick Search Box instantly begins displaying results, making it easy to quickly launch applications and find files.And just like Google web search, each Desktop search result includes the file name and a brief snippet with the search term highlighted so users know they’re opening the file they want.

This launch also includes the Google Updater™ for the Mac, which installs Google Desktop and helps keep Google software up to date so users don’t need to worry about missing out on new features.The Updater also makes it easy for users to explore and install other Google products that are available on the Mac.

Google Desktop for the Mac (beta) is available in English, runs on both PowerPC and Intel machines with Mac OS X 10.4+ and is compatible with Safari, Firefox, and Camino browsers.It can be downloaded for free at desktop.google.com.

Google, Google Desktop, Google Updater, and Gmail are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

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Website Optimizer Now Available to AdWords Advertisers Worldwide

Announcement
April 4, 2007

As part of our continued commitment to help advertisers make smart business decisions, we are happy to announce that the Google Website Optimizer™ application is now available to AdWords advertisers worldwide. Google Website Optimizer is designed to help website owners increase conversions such as sales, sign-ups or downloads. This multivariate landing page optimization tool enables marketers to test different ideas for web page content such as different headlines, promotional copy, or images. The application provides easy-to-read reports that enable advertisers to see which variation resonated best with their site visitor. It is a self-service application that enables website owners to set-up and run multivariate landing page experiments.

Google Website Optimizer is a beta application that is integrated with the Google AdWords™ program and free to AdWords advertisers. Advertisers can sign up immediately at www.google.com/websiteoptimizer. Over the coming weeks, the Google Website Optimizer application will become available automatically in all advertisers’ accounts. Website owners can now determine what content was most effective as indicated by the highest conversion rate.

By giving website owners the tools they need to improve their website content, Google is helping improve the user experience on the internet as a whole. Since the beta launch of the application in October 2006, many advertisers who used Google Website Optimizer have achieved major results.

"Using Website Optimizer enables us to approach our website like a living lab, where we can test and play and constantly figure out how to improve the site," says Deborah Krier, Marketing Manager, Dale and Thomas Popcorn, "Website Optimizer is a powerful tool that allows us to understand our users better, leading to increased conversions and increased business success."

In addition, we are announcing the formation of a new partner program, Google Website Optimizer Authorized Consultants. As of today, Optimost, EpikOne, Future Now, ROI Revolution, and SiteTuners.com have signed on as charter members.

"We’re delighted that Google is now offering Website Optimizer. In the past, not everyone had the tools to test regularly," said Bryan Eisenberg, co-founder, Future Now, Inc. and author of the New York Times bestseller Call to Action, "Google Analytics had a major effect on the accessibility of data and on how website owners valued analytics; Website Optimizer will take the benefits of testing to a much broader audience and help them increase online conversion rates."

For more information or to sign up to use Website Optimizer, please visit: www.google.com/websiteoptimizer

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Google Announces 2007 Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Winners

PALO ALTO, Calif. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – April 3, 2007 – The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship today. The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of Anita Borg and her efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in computer science and technology. The award is a $10,000 scholarship for outstanding female undergraduate and graduate students completing their degrees in computer science and related fields.

"The Anita Borg Scholarship is a living testament to Anita’s vision of supporting and recognizing exceptional women in computer science and technology," said Dr. Telle Whitney, President and CEO of the Anita Borg Institute. "We are pleased that together with Google, we can help these outstanding young women continue in their chosen fields."

"Google is honored to be able to keep Anita’s spirit alive by recognizing the achievements of these talented young women and helping them pursue careers in the technology sector," said Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President of Engineering & Research, Google. "We must continue to build programs that encourage women to pursue careers in the sciences and to build on Anita’s legacy."

For the 2006-2007 academic year, the institute received over 250 applications from students at 115 different universities across the country. Eligible students must be going into their final year of study at a US university or college. Selection criteria includes academic performance, letters of recommendation, answers to short essay questions and interviews with members of the review committee. After three rounds of review, the committee selected 50 finalists, who were then interviewed by phone. Of this group, 20 outstanding young women received the $10,000 scholarship.

The 2007 Anita Borg Scholarship Recipients

• Alice R. Pang, Stanford University
• Chaitanya Sri Kamisetty, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Jessica Leigh Kiefer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
• Lauren Joyce Cohen, Duke University
• Lauren Michelle Chikofsky, Carnegie Mellon University
• Marisabel Alejandra Guevara, University of Arkansas
• Stephanie Lauren, Rosenthal Carnegie Mellon University
• Tiffany Chen, Duke University
• Alicia Avelon Thorsen, Michigan Technological University
• Andrea Elaina Grimes, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Bistra Dilkina, Cornell University
• Ling Xu, Carnegie Mellon University
• Marshini Chetty, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Neha Shyam Rungta, Brigham Young University
• Isabelle Lesley Stanton, University of Virginia
• Wei Le, University of Virginia
• Julie Anne Kientz, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Martha Allen Mercaldi, University of Washington
• Kelly Rae Cannon, University of Minnesota
• Helene Margaret Brashear, Georgia Institute of Technology

Google also recognizes these 30 highly qualified finalists, who will receive $1,000 awards:

• Brittany Terese Fasy, Saint Joseph’s University
• Debra Joy Lauterbach, Iowa State University
• Elizabeth Michele DeLouise, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Marquita Benetra Priester, Clark Atlanta University
• Michelle Leigh Wynn, Indiana University
• Natalie S Yudin, University of Texas at Austin
• Tiffany Anne Ralph, Colorado State University
• Yi-Chieh Wu, Rice University
• Qian (Janice) Wang, California Institute of Technology
• Rachel Sima Sealfon, Princeton University
• See Hwai Tracy Ng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Kshipra Uday Bhawalkar, Duke University
• Cecily Heiner, University of Utah
• Rimma Vladimirovna Nehme, Purdue University
• Tierui Chen- University of California, Santa Barbara
• Diane Josephine Hu, University of California, San Diego
• Bao Nguyen Nguyen, University of Washington
• Lizabeth Yue Li, Stanford University
• Tabitha Celeste Peck, University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Hila Becker, Columbia University
• Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel, Purdue University
• Animashree Anandkumar, Cornell University
• Natalie N. Arkus, Harvard University
• Suzette Jean Person, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
• Tammara Monique Massey, UCLA
• Arati Baliga, Rutgers University
• Aviva Presser, Harvard University
• Lavanya Ramakrishnan, Indiana University, Bloomington
• Claris Castillo, North Carolina State University
• Susan Porter Wyche, Georgia Institute of Technology

All 50 scholars were invited to Mountain View to meet each other, tour Google and participate in a workshop on educational and career issues of women in computer science. The day also included discussions with Google engineers and executives, representatives from the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology and former scholarship winners. This event was part of a larger Google Scholars Retreat, which includes the winners of the 2006-2007 United Negro College Fund and Hispanic College Fund Google Scholarships which were previously announced.

About the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology

Founded in 1997, the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to changing the world for women and technology. ABI’s mission is two-fold: to increase the impact of women on all aspects of technology and to increase the positive impact of technology on the world’s women. ABI accomplishes its goals through collaboration with industry, academic and government organizations. The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. www.anitaborg.org

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

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EchoStar and Google Partner on New TV Advertising System

First of its kind partnership will deliver more relevant ads to EchoStar’s millions of subscribers

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 3, 2007 – EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today that the companies have entered into a partnership agreement to introduce the first automated system for buying, selling, delivering and measuring television ads on EchoStar DISH Network’s 125 national satellite programming networks. Google will have access to a portion of DISH Network’s advertising inventory that spans across all channels and dayparts. The agreement is the first of its kind for a national pay-TV provider and Google.

This partnership extends Google’s current advertising platform to a national TV audience with the aim to deliver more relevant and measurable ads. EchoStar and Google are working together to provide automated online campaign planning, scheduling, delivery and measurement of ads on the DISH Network.

"DISH Network is focused on improving all aspects of our business, and advertising is no exception," said Charlie Ergen, Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar. "Through this groundbreaking partnership with Google, we are confident we will be able to bring increased efficiencies to DISH Network’s advertising sales and more accurate, up-to-date viewer measurement with easily accessible online reporting to advertisers."

"Our partnership with EchoStar is important for us as we begin to offer a TV advertising platform broadly," said Eric Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer, Google. "We think we can add value to this important medium by delivering more relevant ads to viewers, providing better accountability for advertisers and better monetize inventory for TV operators and programmers. EchoStar, with its focus on technological innovation and its dedication to improving end user experience, is a great partner for us as we move forward to accomplish these goals."

About EchoStar Communications Corporation

EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has been a leader for more than 26 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support worldwide. The Company’s DISH Network™ is the fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000 and currently serves more than 13.1 million satellite TV customers. DISH Network offers a premier line of industry-leading Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and hundreds of video and audio channels as well as the most national HD and International channels in the U.S., Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming. DISH Network also provides a variety of package and price options including the lowest all-digital price in America and the DishDVR Advantage Package. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.

About Google Inc.

Google’s innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google’s targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.google.com.

EchoStar’s DISH Network Media Contact:

Francie Bauer
720-514-5839
press@echostar.com

Google’s Media Contact:

Sunny Gettinger
650.253.4713
sunnyg@google.com

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Google Announces TV Ads Trial

Announcement
April 2, 2007

At Google, we are constantly looking for ways to improve user experience and bring value to advertisers, publishers and partners. Users spend a lot of time watching TV so improving the relevance of advertising information on that medium is important. That’s why today we are excited to announce our trial to deliver Google TV ads. Working closely with our partners, EchoStar and Astound Cable, we are currently running a trial to deliver better ads to viewers and help advertisers, operators and programmers more efficiently buy, schedule, deliver and measure ads on television.

Deliver more relevant ads to viewers and provide better reporting for advertisers
Advances in set-top-box technologies make it possible to report aggregate statistics on how many times an ad was viewed and whether it was watched through to the end. As part of this trial, we will be working with partners to use aggregate, anonymized set-top-box metrics to deliver timely and accurate viewing reports. Advertisers can use this data to understand the effectiveness of their TV ad campaigns and use this information to provide more relevant ads to viewers.

Bring more advertisers to TV and help inventory owners
With our AdWords™ and AdSense™ advertising programs we have seen the benefits of the long tail and we think we can apply these principles to help grow the TV advertising industry. Our goal is to extend the reach and visual power of this medium to include more advertisers, large and small, and help monetize more TV programming with relevant ads.

Create efficiencies in the existing model
With Google TV ads, the entire process is automated – from planning the campaign to uploading and serving the ad to reporting on its effectiveness. Like our AdWords advertising program, Google TV ads are bought using an auction model and through a single online interface that is already familiar to agencies and advertisers. Advertisers can target by demographic, daypart and channel and pay only for actual impressions delivered. Pricing is on a CPM basis. Because the entire process is automated and online, advertisers can plan their TV ad campaigns efficiently all year long. The flexibility of this model also allows advertisers to make changes to their campaigns as often and as quickly as they like.

This is an early trial. We look forward to getting feedback and working closely with advertisers, agencies and partners to improve and expand our TV ads offering.

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