Google to Add Images to Advertising Program

Google Inc. is expected to announce today that it will expand its lucrative online advertising program to include images instead of just text ads. The Mountain View, Calif., company anticipates that advertisers will pay more to place banner ads and other graphics beside Internet search results. Google, which made 95% of its $962 million in revenue last year from advertising, will first test the picture-based ads on third-party websites where it places ads before featuring the service on its own websites.