google earnings

Boomtown liveblogged Google's earnings conference call this afternoon.

Earlier today, Google (GOOG), more than Wall Street expected its first-quarter earnings, showing that internet ad spending back on track.

Here we go:

1:30 pm Wednesday: Investor woman to what investors. Zzzz.

13:33: First time: skin Keith Patrick, chief financial officer of Google, its pleasant French accent is active in what is an almost entirely newsless event.

In fact, it became the biggest news is how Google will change the current earnings request: No more CEO Eric Schmidt!

Instead, it will Pichette from here on out, as a partner and head product Playboy  Berg. Who is not around today, so the top Google executives will be Susan and Jeff Hu Bowoqiji inches

Also appeared, the European head of the European head of Nikesh Arora, president of global sales and business development.

Therefore, the procession, Google executives to replace Schmidt, they said no because he used to!

Pichette experienced figures, many, many of them.

"Very strong performance across the board in the following areas of income," he concluded.

13:44: Next, Woqijifen the fact that the vice president of product management: Google search results began to improve her garage.

They will get fat and detailed, it is clear that all the extra things to them.

"Our idea is to make them more useful, and therefore more performance," she said.

At the show, Woqi Ji said, "very strong momentum." DoubleClick's largest integrated, more analysis.

Mobile: "doing very well." (I look forward to its first analyst with Google 7.5 billion purchase of AdMob regulatory approval of the question.)

Will be able to "need" smart phone ad, it sounds kind of cool.

13:51: Now, this is Huber's turn. He is a senior vice president of engineering.

He began to work with mobile phones and Google's geo-targeting capabilities, some of which sounds a little stalkerish. All Google, look at the eyes, they are fabulous, of course.

It's Android operating system and browser more and more, Huber said, noting there are 34 robotic equipment.

Take that, Apple! , Of which only one (but it itself is quite good, Huber refused to add).

13:55: Laura talk with others participating in the Q & A

Issues relating to international advertising. All is well, said the two Pichette and Aurora.

The next question is from the business and the proportion of mobile revenue. Nexus is also its producer?

Pichette is not to say, of course, this information will be useful.

The data also do not profit Nexus 1, it is indeed profitable Pichette said. However, Google did not say how many! More non-news.

Finally, on whether Google will continue to Apple Computer (AAPL) products are still in the increasingly fierce competition to give them very good, and this is why the heck Schmidt at a press conference no more requests, and whether and more of it.

Pichette has been related to the president a little bit of emotional problems.

Eric has been everywhere! Abu Dhabi! Washington, DC! No one likes the GooglePlane travel business!

"This does not mean not to use Eric said:" Pichette explained that this is only a "streamlining" of the problem.

Huber declined to comment about Apple, of course!

However, the blood in the water: What is the competition with Facebook?

This is a real Google itself oucher, and administrative staff are very concerned about the growth of the social networking site, even if Huber did not acknowledge this, saying that it "not a major problem."

Translation: This is very significant.

Back to sleep and how to market, the company that the future than in the past few quarters 14:04.

Hey, colorful characters and Google Google's good, people will not cut it! You needsome beautiful ad! You have to push! After all, Google and other interrelated actual product.

The next question is about the sale of a phone number of the Nexus, and eventually in China.

Huber did not say that! If badillion equipment sales, you know he will, of course.

Pichette read out China's problems.

"This is a difficult situation, but we really think we made the right decision," he said, the company from Hong Kong, the Chinese people.

Ah, not really, but it is the right decision.

2:10 p.m.: Another for the News Corp. (NWS) deal, AdMob situation is very good question.

Pichette said the mobile advertising market is "new" natural note Apple announced that the company recently announced a network of Internet Addiction.

In other words, let us Apple has always stressed that to achieve the Government to save our bacon.

"Google hopes that every partner, said:" The agreement on MySpace Pichette innovation, but added that the economy has changed, because the first is complete with heat, this is not a social networking site.

Translation: Do not expect a large check, Rupert Murdoch!

More weeds to provide some insights, but not much.

14:28: Another problem in China, if the service results from Hong Kong's sustainable development.

Yes, said Pichette.

More about search advertising innovation and positioning. Google is all it said many, many, many words have Wo Qi.

Before this trip, Schmitt, it was asked whether the reported tensions between China and the absence of co-founder Sergey Brin behind.