Internet search engine Google saw revenue rise and profit fall in the final quarter of last year in what have been seen as positive year-end results, while rival Microsoft prepares to cut up to 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months.  Total revenue for Google was $5.7 billion, up 18 percent compared with the same quarter the previous year, and net profit for the period was $382 million, a 68 percent fall from $1.21 billion for the same period in 2007.