(InfoWorld) - Google saw its revenue and net income shoot up in its 2005 second fiscal quarter, ended June 30, as its online ad sales continued to grow strongly, the Mountain View, California, search engine company announced Thursday.

Google had revenue of $1.38 billion, up 98 percent compared with 2004's second quarter. Excluding $494 million that Google paid to its ad network partners, a portion of revenue often called traffic acquisition costs, revenue was $886 million.

Meanwhile, net income was $343 million, or $1.19 per share, compared with net income of $79 million, or $0.30 per share in 2004's second quarter.

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