You Need Google, Google Needs You!!

Google presents its news in various publications. In Belgian however, they wish to exclude Google from their papers because of the extent in which Google carries their news. The article from The Tech Beat entitled "Google Loses, or Did the Belgian Papers?" believes that Google provides a monumental amount of information with their news and in turn capturing more audience members than the Belgian Papers. This obviously rests on the issue of competition. With billions of customers, Google has the luxury of acquiring a sea of audience members, and due to their number of services, the Belgian Papers are in "fear" one can say, of losing their customers. However, from a critical standpoint, wouldn't it be more efficient to have Google news included in the papers? At least Google will help attract audience in addition to extending news coverages and as a result, more revenue is incurred. I think the Belgian publishing company should evaluate their future and keep Google on their team, for it's beneficial to both companies.

PHONE RUMORS SKYROCKET GOOGLE STOCK!!

According to Market Watch from the Dow Jones, Google stocks took a significant leap today. it generated an almost $700.00 price! This comes amidst rumors that Google will be getting into the wireless phone business and plans to develop software for wireless communications.

"The stock topped out at $698.48 around mid-day, up 2.8% from the previous close. The shares were trading around $696 in early afternoon."

Original rumors have been circling around the net and in newspapers for months now and as recently as two weeks ago Google was thought to be designing its own phones, but these rumors as cited by an earlier article in the Wall street Journal have been squashed. but the fact that Google will be developing phone software itself id still big news and the record breaking stock prices are proof of this.

"We believe, that to some extent, the run-up in the Google stock may have been attributed to expectations that Google may provide some color on rumored 'Google Phone,'" Trip Chowdry, an analyst for Global Equities Research, wrote in a report Friday. "Both Google Analyst Day and CTIA conference have come and gone, and nothing has been announced on Google Phone. We believe this may have caused expectations to get somewhat ahead of itself."

I think the rise in stocks is a great sign for Google. This huge jump occurred only amidst rumors of wireless phone involvement . Imagine when the real deal hits the market . The results could be very profitable for the already lucrative company. This is just another example of how the digital revolution is constantly evolving. However, many people believe that the phone software speculation had little to do with the rise in Google's stocks and that the Media Giant should be careful not to alienate other device makers or carriers.

NEVER SAY NEVER TO FUTURE GOOGLE PHONE

Nice post K.J. McIntyre , but i disagree with the part of the article that implies that Google will not be getting into the phone making business itself. I think that this is just for now. I am sure that phone companies like at&t will be paying a fee to give their subscribers access to the Google search engine. Eventually it may become so profitable that Google will say"hey, why not just get into the phone business for ourselves". If I've learned nothing from reading up on these large media corporations its that you should always expect the unexpected and never believe the term "never". Never is something that companies want you to believe because they don't want people guessing what their next step will be or the other guys might get there first. This is how they stay ahead of the competition.

Another Google Encounter

Google contributes to technological advancement to a great degree. This time, they wish to take their services to another level as they are debating to advance their services to wireless. According to the article from http://www.technewsworld.com/story/58645.html, Google ponders that adding this wireless service among other substantial features, will benefit their company to a great degree.

Through some phone services, people can attain information such as Google Maps and others. Google wishes however, to have advancement if they embed almost all their services through wireless. If this occurs, more revenue is incurred for advertisers because information is reached to billions of people through different niches. I believe that this is one of the great stepping stones for Google, because not only they are able to attract an even larger audience, but they can also acquire a monumental amount of profit if they do a partnership with major phone companies such as AT&T, T-Mobil, and Sprint.

Imagine, everything you normally search on Google on your computer is readily available to you via phone. Imagine, being on a bus or just waiting around in boredom, you can access any You Tube video (because Google is the owner) that will fulfill your entertainment needs. Even better, Imagine the enormous amount of information one can access through a phone device on anything that ranges from directions to history, to entertainment to news. Oh how the power of the digital revolution has set a precedence for convenience and technological advancement.

European Commission Examining Double Click Proposal

For those of you who don't know Google Inc. has made a 3.1 billion bid for online ad tracker Double Click to review proposals meant to eliminate antitrust and monopoly concerns. Google lawyer Julia Holtz said in a statement that "We believe that the deal is good for publishers, advertisers, and users — and we trust that the Commission will reach the same conclusion and clear the transaction," she said. "Today's advertising market is highly competitive and innovative, and it is evolving very quickly." This information comes to me courtesy of the Associated press. The commission will take till Nov 13th to either OK the deal or set up an in depth probe that could take up to several months to complete. several of Google's key rivals including Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. believe that the deal will damage competition i n the lucrative advertising market. for those of you who are unfamiliar with the New York-based Double Click, it helps its customers place and track online advertising, including search ads.It puts ads on the web that target specific users and generate lots of revenue for companies like GOOGLE INC.
I think that such a deal would in fact damage competition between the Internet Powers, however if the commission rules in favor of Google it would be a great victory for the company. For more specifics of the proposed bid , click the following link. WHY WE'RE BUYING DOUBLE CLICK

INFRINGEMENT A NO,NO , According to GOOGLE!

According tom Information Week, Google has instituted an new copyright enforcement system to stop You Tube users from uploading videos that the content owner does not want taken. about seven months ago Viacom filed a 1 billion dollar lawsuit against Google accusing them of "brazen disregard" for intellectual property laws. On Tuesday, Google Inc started a content identification system called You Tube Video Identification, to give copyright owners some control over the inclusion of their videos on the site. This measure may very well clean Google of all liability for stealing of materials on its site.
"Video Identification goes above and beyond our legal responsibilities," said David King, You Tube Product Manager, in a blog post. "It will help copyright holders identify their works on You Tube, and choose what they want done with their videos: whether to block, promote, or even -- if a copyright holder chooses to license their content to appear on the site -- monetize their videos."

I think that Google is doing a smart thing and protecting its interests with You Tube. This is probably something that could have been done some time ago. It probably would have stopped the Viacom lawsuit dead in its tracks before it was filed. According to a story in the Nation this past march,"Fearful of the growing dominance of Google, some of the country's most powerful media companies are seeking to rein in the digital giant."
What do you guys think?

GOOGLE EARTH NOW WITH NEW YOU TUBE POSSIBILITIES!

According to Yahoo News, Google Inc. is now allowing users of Google Earth software to view You Tube videos that are mapped to specific locations. It will satellite images, maps, terrain and buildings of the world. Since this past may Google earth users have already been able to view contributed photos uploaded to Panoramio, a photo-mapping service that they offer.

According to the article, "Virtual Earth from Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Maps from Yahoo Inc already offer the ability for users to annotate maps with links to Web sites, photos and videos."


Google Inc., however, could speed up the move to link together maps with online videos by letting You Tube creators tag their videos as they upload them. I think that this is a good thing because it allows people from all parts of thew world to communicate even further through the use of video feeds and maps. the possibilities are endless. a person could share a video of a country and those who view the video could get a detailed view of that part of the world. maybe even opening up the possibilities of traveling to these places.