Groupon just announced its first earnings report after going public last October. For the full year, Google's revenues were $1.6 billion, up 419 percent. The daily deal company, however, lost $350 million, most of that attributable to its very aggressive international expansion (7,000 out of its 10,000 employees are overseas). 
Share:  <span class="company">Groupon</span> just announced its first earnings report after going public last October. For the full year, Google's revenues were $1.6 billion, up 419 percent. The daily deal company, however, lost $350 million, most of that attributable to its very aggressive international expansion (7,000 out of its 10,000 employees are overseas). Tweet this   read full story

Now that Facebook is preparing the biggest tech IPO in history, it is possible to compare its financials and potential market value to Google's when it went public. At first glance, all of Facebook's numbers look bigger. Its pre IPO revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 are more than two and a half times larger than Google's 2003 revenues of $1.5 billion ( Google's IPO was in 2004). 
Share:  Now that Facebook is preparing the biggest tech IPO in history, it is possible to compare its financials and potential market value to <span class="company">Google</span>'s when it went public. At first glance, all of Facebook's numbers look bigger. Its pre IPO revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 are more than two and a half times larger than <span class="company">Google</span>'s 2003 revenues of $1.5 billion ( <span class="company">Google</span>'s IPO was in 2004). Tweet this   read full story

Now that Facebook is preparing the biggest tech IPO in history, it is possible to compare its financials and potential market value to Google's when it went public. At first glance, all of Facebook's numbers look bigger. Its pre IPO revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 are more than two and a half times larger than Google's 2003 revenues of $1.5 billion ( Google's IPO was in 2004). 
Share:  Now that <span class="company">Facebook</span> is preparing the biggest tech IPO in history, it is possible to compare its financials and potential market value to Google's when it went public. At first glance, all of <span class="company">Facebook</span>'s numbers look bigger. Its pre IPO revenues of $3.7 billion in 2011 are more than two and a half times larger than Google's 2003 revenues of $1.5 billion ( Google's IPO was in 2004). Tweet this   read full story