On Monday, Google finally declared its Initial Public Offering plans complete with Nasdaq ticker (GOOG) and a target price of up to $135 a share. The company could raise up to $3.8 billion. NewsFactor reports:

www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Google-Sets-IPO-Price–Selects-Ticker-Symbol&story_id=26014

But not all the news was good for Google on Monday. NewsFactor reports that MyDoom.O, a new variant of the MyDoom virus, hit Google and other search engines. For detail, see:

www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=MyDoom-Temporarily-Takes-Out-Google&story_id=26028