SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: DoubleClick
Search, Ads And Apps: The Google Q3 2007 Results
Google’s combo of search, ads & apps gave it a very strong Q3. Here’s the top-line from the press release: Google reported revenues of $4.23 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, an increase of 57% compared to the third quarter of 2006 and an increase of 9% compared to the second quarter of […]
Yahoo CEO Yang To Give First Public Speech At Right Media Conference Following Q3 Earnings
In perhaps his first public speech since talking the helm at Yahoo, CEO Jerry Yang will deliver the opening keynote at the upcoming RightMedia Open in Half Moon Bay, CA October 22 – 24. Yang will speak on the morning of October 23. And John Battelle will moderate what will be the other newsworthy session […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google’s DoubleClick Acquisition Likely To Be Approved
Google-Doubleclick deal seen winning approval from Reuters reports that some antitrust experts believe that Google will win the right to acquire DoubleClick. The Federal Trade Commission is reviewing the details of the acquisition, but even with the opposition from Microsoft, Yahoo, and privacy advocate groups, the deal seems likely to go through.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 2, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
German Data Protection Commissioner Opposes Google-DoubleClick Deal
German official says ‘nein’ to Google-DoubleClick deal from News.com reports that Germany’s data protection commissioner has come out against the Google / DoubleClick acquisition.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 28, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Senate Hearing On Google-DoubleClick & Post Office Metaphors
After all the buildup to yesterday’s hearing in the US Senate on the Google-DoubleClick deal, the actual hearing itself sounded to be a bit anti-climatic. Below, a look at what was said and how it doesn’t seem like it will influence the ultimate decision by the US Federal Trade Commission one way or the other.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Listen To The Google-DoubleClick Hearings Live
If you have curiosity, a vested interest or just have a lot of time on your hands, you can listen live to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings today considering the implications of the intended acquisition of DoubleClick by Google (courtesy of Gary Price, who has instructions on a couple of ways to listen in). […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Hoping aQuantive’s McAndrews Can Outfox Google
With the aQuantive acquisition now done, Microsoft is moving to try and thwart Google on multiple fronts, both competitive and regulatory. It is lobbying in the U.S. and before the EU to stop the DoubleClick acquisition, arguing it would create an online ad monopoly. And the longer the investigations, discussion of investigations, and hearings (which […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 25, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Files For Approval Of DoubleClick Acquisition In Europe
Just as U.S. Congressional hearings on the intended acquisition of DoubleClick are about to begin, a parallel process is potentiality starting in Europe. Reuters reports that Google filed on Friday with the European Commission for approval of its intended $3.1 billion deal.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google-DoubleClick Senate Hearing To Begin Next Week
I won’t repeat verbatim the cliche about politics and strange bedfellows, but that’s exactly what we’ll have on parade next week as the public hearings in the US Senate begin about Google’s proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. As News.com succinctly and ironically points out, “an unlikely alliance of former antitrust defendants like Microsoft and […]
Google Hires In-House Lobbyist To Address A Range Of Issues Before Congress
Anyone who believes that the United States is a truly free market should think again. The US government is in so many instances the gatekeeper or arbiter for the spoils of public assets, such as wireless spectrum. And Google has discovered how central political favor in Washington to its fortunes. In 2005 Google opened an […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 6, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 6, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 1, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Yahoo Monday: Today’s Google Free Alternative
As part of our Google Free Mondays series this month, today is the day to try Yahoo. What are Google Free Mondays all about? My past post explains the intent of the series more. The short scoop is NOT to be anti-Google but rather stress that trying alternatives is good, because there might be something […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 27, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Buys Ad Exchange AdECN
Microsoft has announced that it will purchase AdECN, an online ad exchange that competes with Yahoo’s RightMedia and, presumably, the forthcoming DoubleClick exchange. Assuming that the deal goes through and Google’s acquisition of DoubleClick isn’t blocked by regulators, all the major search engines will have extended graphical ad distribution through so-called exchanges. This is obviously […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
House & Senate To Review Google’s Acquisition Of DoubleClick
Congress to Examine Google-DoubleClick Deal from the New York Times reports that Google’s executives will be called on to testify in from of the U.S. House and Senate committees over the DoubleClick acquisition. There has been a lot of opposition to this acquisition, leading to an FTC filing asking for a closer investigation into the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Telecom Pundit Predicts FTC Blockage of Google-DoubleClick Deal
Microsoft’s acquisition of aQuantive was recently approved by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Yahoo completed its acquisition of ad exchange Right Media after a green light from the FTC. That just leaves Google-DoubleClick as the last major acquisition on the regulatory table. Now a telecom consultant, Scott Cleland, president of Precusor LLC, has […]
FTC OKs Microsoft’s aQuantive Acquisition
Microsoft’s bid to acquire online marketing firm aQuantive for $6 billion has cleared an antitrust regulatory hurdle, the companies said today. The FTC-mandated waiting period to review anticompetitive fallout from large mergers has passed without additional inquiries from the FTC, clearing the companies to move forward with the deal. A shareholder meeting is scheduled for […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 6, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 3, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
European Consumer Rights Group Joins Others In Opposition Of DoubleClick Acquisition
Consumer group hits at Google $3bn move from the Financial Times reports a large European consumers rights group, Beuc, has joined with others that oppose Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 25, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Google Press Day 2007 Q&A With CEO Eric Schmidt
As part of today’s Google International Press Day, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is doing Q&A with journalists. Here’s a live blogging highlight of what was said, which covered a range of issues from privacy, censorship, whether Google is too big and scary and more.
Video Display Ads A ‘Strategic Threat’ To Google?
Gary Price points us to a recent IDC online ad forecast that says search will lose some of its appeal as display (specifically video) ads become more popular and prevalent online. The release identifies this anticipated shift as a “strategic challenge” to Google. While that characterization is attention getting, the reality is not as dramatic.
Antitrust Reviews For Microsoft’s aQuantive & Yahoo’s Right Media Deals
FTC Examines Web-Ad Deals Involving Microsoft, Yahoo from the Wall Street Journal reports both Microsoft and Yahoo will be undergoing antitrust reviews. The Federal Trade Commission will be reviewing the $6 billion bid by Microsoft to buy aQuantive and the $680 million bid by Yahoo to buy Right Media. Google is already under antitrust review […]