The Web Week in Review   Google earnings up despite weakening
economy  Google came through for battered shareholders who
probably knew that if the company didn't, GOOG $300 would be a
day away.  The company reported third-quarter revenue of $5.54b
and net profits of $1.35bn, handily beating analyst forecasts.
The company's stock rose nearly 10% in after-hours trading on
the news.  Eric Schmidt, however, subdued some of the confidence
that Google exhibited earlier in the year about Google's
position in the economy. He stated:   Translation: we're
confident long-term but in the short-term, everyone is going to
be impacted.  Two interesting statistics:    • 30% of Google's
revenue came from clicks on the websites of AdSense partners, up
from 15% during the same period last year.   • 51% of Google's
revenue came from abroad.  Next up for Google: continuing not to
disappoint and making sure its deal with Yahoo goes through.
Ballmer says Yahoo deal would "make sense economically"  And
Google might want to get tha