Google suffers several negative firsts in quarter

17.04.2009

The company's permanent head count also fell for the first time since it began reporting, to 20,164 compared to 20,222 in the fourth quarter, according to its Web site.

Google reported other negative firsts in the quarter, including the growth rate on Google Web sites, which fell 3 percent compared to the fourth quarter and hit a record low of 9 percent on a year-to-year basis.