Controlling the junction between device and the internet is a rather vital strategic battleground – and that is what’s at the core of what makes Google’s Chrome so interesting. Two pieces of software facilitate that connection, the device’s operating system and the browser that renders the web. Once you’re on the web, Google is king, [...]
Filed under: Mobile | Tagged: 3G, Chrome, Explorer, Firefox, Google, HTC Touch Dual, Microsoft | 1 Comment »
It occurs that, as Duncan Riley of Techcrunch US muses, there will potentially be a gap for a number three in the search/display ad network/2.0 tech space, should the deal between MS and Yahoo go through. That brings up the question of who can step up to fill the void and it seems clear that [...]
Filed under: Display advertising, Search | Tagged: Ask, Atlas, Bluelithium, DoubleClick, Google, IAC, Microsoft, News Corp, yahoo | Leave a Comment »
Incredible. Not that it has happened but that it happened so fast. As most industry bods have commented in recent days, months and years (in Michael ‘Techcrunch’ Arrington’s case), the sale of Yahoo to Microsoft seemed possible. However, none of us thought it would happen so quickly and it’s still such a gargantuan deal that [...]
Filed under: Display advertising, Search | Tagged: Google, Microsoft, yahoo | Leave a Comment »
Results here http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/YHOO/229397472x0x163792/d27edf0c-7cd0-476c-9929-2eac03454c6f/163792.pdf and conference call here http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/earnings/2007/Q4/ The longs and the shorts of it from what I can gather are: Yahoo is investing heavily in building its display ad platforms on its own sites, through its newly-acquired networks, and through partnerships with key affiliates (like AT&T and BT, for example). It believes online display [...]
Filed under: Display advertising, Search | Tagged: Google, Microsoft, yahoo | Leave a Comment »
Results here http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/YHOO/229397472x0x163792/d27edf0c-7cd0-476c-9929-2eac03454c6f/163792.pdf and conference call here http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/earnings/2007/Q4/ The longs and the shorts of it are: Yahoo is investing heavily in building its display ad platforms on its own sites, through its newly-acquired networks, and through partnerships with key affiliates (like AT&T and BT, for example). It believes online display is still ripe for double-digit [...]
Filed under: Display advertising, Search | Tagged: Google, Microsoft, yahoo | Leave a Comment »
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