GOOG: A Billion Dollars Here, A Billion There: "Still writing, so I'll just note this, link to coverage, (here's Technorati on Google Earnings) and say: Holy shit. A billion dollar quarter (not including TAC - traffic acquisition costs - of about $378 million). Release in extended entry. And...in 2004, the company created a billion in net cash. Yow. How's the company doing in the markets? Check here. It's up nearly 12 points in after hours trading - in the first few minutes."—John Battelle