2012, Google Getting 14.42 billion U.S. dollars

Google made a lot of profit in the fourth quarter of last year 2012. Internet business is very lucrative for Google, but they need to work hard to make the unit profitable mobile hardware business.Google reported a fourth-quarter revenue in 2012 amounted to 14.42 billion U.S. dollars, up 36 percent from year to year.In 2012 also the first year for Google, who recorded a total income of up to 50.18 billion U.S. dollars, or around Rp 488 trillion. This figure shot up from 2011 which generated a total income of 37.91 billion U.S. dollars.This figure is very fantastic, especially when compared to the Indonesian state budget in 2012, which is around Rp 1,400 trillion.Google CEO, Larry Page, is quite satisfied with the achievements of the company. "This is not a bad achievement in a decade and a half of our trip," Page said as quoted by Reuters on Tuesday (22/01/2013).Google increased business since the company introduced several new products during the 4th quarter of last year, which usually has become the strongest quarter. We still got a lot of profit from the advertising business despite of this sector should be down 6 percent compared to the year 2011.As is known, the company serves online advertising, including mobile advertising, display advertising, video ads, and so on. Google optimistic advertising on the Internet will continue to increase, especially from the YouTube platform.In addition, the Android mobile operating system will still be a money machine for Google. More and more manufacturers are adopting it. More than 1 million Android devices activated every day.Google's mobile devices business unit, which Motorola Mobility, have not fared so well. Motorola suffered an operating loss of 353 million U.S. dollars in the 4th quarter of 2012.Google to rack my brain so that the company is profitable and restructure. "We now live in a world multi screen. Would feel naked if we live without a smart phone," said Page.