ItÔÇÖs crisis, what crisis? for online search engine Google, which has defied the credit crunch to post a 26 percent rise in profits for the third quarter. ┬á┬á┬á Google recorded earnings of $1.35 billion in the third quarter of 2008, outstripping analysts' expectations. The company attributed the growth to its core online search and advertising businesses. ┬á┬á Quarterly revenue, including commissions to affiliated advertisers, rose 31 percent to $5.54 billion.