Forces within Google are struggling to convince the company that maybe, just maybe, it might be a wise idea to buy some advertising offline. The company has hired Wieden & Kennedy to launch an ad campaign in Japan, and is also in talks with Taxi New York, according to the Wall Street Journal. And former Ogilvy &…

DoubleClick and Postini lead a list of 19 acquisitions Google completed during its fiscal 2007, according to the company's annual 10-K filing. After the $3.1 billion it spent on DoubleClick and the $625 million for Postini, the rest of the deals cost Google $281.6 million. Want a piece next time the pie goes round?…