Many people will be surprised to hear that Google offered advertisers print advertising. They did this through a partnership with around 800 newspapers. The program started in 2006 with 50 partners and Google built up their print business from there.

Only problem – it didn’t go too well. So Google has pulled the plug on Google Print Ads.

The company also sells Radio and TV ads through its network. But this is either a case of the company finding that they can’t do ‘everything’ and have retracted to focus on their more profitable core of online advertising.

Or possibly this could be a move to hedge against the ongoing declide and tough times the newspaper industry has been seeing.

For the full story check out what the Director of Google Print Ads, Spencer Spinnell has to say: Google Print Advertising