The optimism of investors for Google Inc is running high and the stage is all set for another jump in shares of the Internet search company.

Options investors appear to be betting on more gains for the stock that hit a record high of $670.25 on January 4. Traders have been buying Google calls that grant the right to buy the stock at a fixed price up to a specific date at a greater pace than its puts or stock selling rights at a preset price.

“The options market is positioned bullishly ahead of results. Call options have been bought over the past few weeks,” Credit Suisse equity derivatives strategist Terry Wilson said.

“Google is a stock that is surrounded by a lot of optimism from Wall Street analysts and option speculators. This sets a high bar on the earnings report, and any disappointing news could leave the stock vulnerable to the downside,” said Bell, of Schaeffer’s.

Google has thrown its weight behind East London’s fast-growing hub for Internet companies, Tech City, by signing a lease for a seven-floor building that would be serving as a launch-pad for new start-ups and developers.

The center will house advisers from Google and other organizations that support technology entrepreneurs.

From in.finance.yahoo.com:

The move supports British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ambition, announced in November 2010, for London’s East End to become a technology centre to rival California’s Silicon Valley.

The plan was backed by a host of technology companies, including Google, Vodafone, Facebook and Intel.

Google, which will retain its central London offices, said the centre would be the first initiative of its kind for the company anywhere in the world.

“East London is already home to hundreds of innovative British start-ups, and has huge potential for economic growth and new jobs over the coming years,” said David Singleton, Google UK’s engineering director.

Google Inc. has announced a $12.5 billion cash acquisition of mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. to set its sights on rival, Apple Inc.

The biggest foray of Google into hardware comes weeks after a failed attempt to buy patents from bankrupt Nortel.

From in.news.yahoo.com:

But in buying Motorola, the Internet giant risks alienating the hardware partners that license its free Android software. Google CEO Larry Page sought to calm the jitters by stressing on Monday that Android will remain open to all.

“The danger is that other handset makers feel disenfranchised,” said Nomura Securities global technology specialist Richard Windsor.

“Motorola is the weaker player. This could actually collapse the entire community.”

Shares of Motorola Mobility jumped 59 percent, while Nokia’s stock gained more than 10 percent on speculation the Finnish mobile company is now an acquisition target.

The deal — which took Wall Street by surprise — appears to mark a shift in strategy for a company that had focused on shoring up its Internet search and advertising empire with forays into video and social networking.

The acquisition will give Google an intellectual property library in wireless telephony to wage war on Apple and Microsoft Corp.

If you are looking for a good source of inspiration to get going, this compilation of inspiring quotations will help you stay confident and satisfied in no time.

Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question. – Peter Drucker

Why did I want to win? Because I didn’t want to lose! – Max Schmelling

To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business. – J. Paul Getty

To win without risk is to triumph without glory. – Pierre Corneille

To succeed… You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you. – Tony Dorsett

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business. – Zig Ziglar

If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours. – Ray Kroc

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating. – Denis Waitley

Management is nothing more than motivating other people. – Le Iacocca

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement. – Donald Trump

Whether it’s Google or Apple or free software, we’ve got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes. – Bill Gates

The mobile phones are now controlling the lives of youth with being the most sorted out device the young generation requires to own. The 3G services and the internet on the go have made mobile devices a useful technology.

From timesofindia.indiatimes.com:

The days are long gone when mobile phone use was restricted to just talking and texting, for it is now barging into the territory of PCs, so much so, that people prefer checking their mails on their cellphones instead of their computers.

According to a report, half of users in their 30s accessed the web using their mobile device while at work or at home even though they had access to a computer.

The little PC has replaced the computers and is in high demand for surfing Google and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter etc.

Google now comes up with “Google instant” which will allow users to get results before without even typing your query completely. This might be difficult for online advertisers and act expensive to bid too but has a good impact as Search engine optimization.

From marketingvox.com:

It has become widely assumed that the introduction of Google Instant is going to boost search prices for advertisers. The reasoning is this: Because the user could choose a search result before finishing writing out his or her query, advertisers may be forced to bid more for more common terms. Maybe so, but maybe not, says Greg Sterling, principal of Sterling Market Intelligence. “I don’t think we should prematurely jump to conclusions. Let’s see how this has played out in a few weeks or months from now,” he tells MarketingVOX. Instead of pricing rising, they could fall as marketers double down on their organic search processes in response, he suggested.

Google instant has now made marketers to bid intelligently in terms of retargeting, win-back situation, pay per click etc. with this long tail searches are also not anymore popular when you get results with a keyword.