日々更新mobilerA8（Yahoo!ニュースを毎日ウォッチ）

BBCより。Googleは無料無料といいながら情報を集めて売っている。
ものすごい利益を出しているのだ。
収益は年間１２％も伸びている。
アップルの株の市場価値を下回っているものの、フェイスブックとともにそれに並び追い越す日も近いかもしれない。。
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24585998
Google shares top $1,000 after strong earnings

Google shares have topped $1,000 (£617) for the first time, jumping 13.8% on Friday after the company reported better-than-expected earnings.

Shares in the online giant closed 122 points up at $1,011.4, and have risen 42% since the start of 2013.

Friday's share price rise followed the company posting a 36% jump in net profits to $2.97bn for the July-to-September period on Thursday.

Google's revenues also beat forecasts with a 12% rise year-on-year.

"We are closing in on our goal of a beautiful, simple, and intuitive experience regardless of your device," Google's chief Larry Page said in a conference call with analysts.
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image of Rory Cellan-Jones Analysis Rory Cellan-Jones Technology correspondent

Look at a graph of Google's share price and you'll see a mountain range with two prominent peaks - one back in 2007 when it climbed above $700, another today as it breaks through $1000.

When it floated in 2004, early scepticism about the search giant's real value was quickly dissipated, as investors marvelled at the fast growing earnings from its advertising formula.

Then, from 2007 the shares halved in value as doubts surfaced about whether the growth story could continue.

But, over the last four years, as Google has shown that it can be as big a force in mobile advertising as it has been on the desktop, confidence returned sending the shares ever higher.

And 18 months after Facebook floated, its story is looking rather similar.

Facebook shares, which halved in value in the months after its stock market listing, reached a new high today - and again it's the social network's proven ability to make money from mobile advertising which has restored confidence.

Two companies battling for the upper hand in a vast new industry - but right now investors are betting that both can deliver spectacular growth.

The strong earnings report also helped other online companies, with Facebook shares adding 4.4% to a new high of more than $55. Amazon rose 3.4%.

Google's market value is about $334bn, which is still well below Apple's $461bn.

Google was floated in August 2004 at $85 a share, giving the company a market value at the time of $23bn.

The company reported its quarterly earnings on Thursday after US markets had closed.