Thursday, November 5, 2009
Does Your Mom Edit Your Blog? Google Wants to Know.
Why did Google start labeling blogs as “blogs” in its search results? Eric Schmidt thinks it may have to do with your mother.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Don’t Tell a Soul! Media, Tech Moguls Take Manhattan for Semisecret Quadrangle Conference.
Wouldn’t you like to bump elbows with media moguls and hear from the likes of Eric Schmidt, Biz Stone and James Murdoch? Me too! Alas, Quadrangle’s Foursquare conference is closed to the public and the press. But at least I can tell you whom you won’t be hearing from.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Meet AOL’s BOD: Tim Armstrong May Be Youthful, but His Directors-To-Be Aren’t
AOL continues to prep for its impending spinoff from Time Warner. Today’s step: Announcing the board of directors for the company-to-be. Boldface names of note include William Hambrecht, former head of tech investment bank Hambrecht & Quist; Michael Powell, former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission; and Jim Wiatt, former head of William Morris. Notably absent: Anyone from Google, Tim Armstrong’s favorite recruiting ground, and any whippersnappers, unless you count 46-year-old Powell.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
How Good Is Google’s Growth Story? Time to Find Out.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt couldn’t be any clearer: He’s been saying, over and over, that he thinks the recession is in his company’s rear-view mirror. And Wall Street has been listening: It has been steadily pushing up the search giant’s shares for months. Today we get to find out just how good Google’s growth story is.
Friday, October 9, 2009
The AP Tries a “Truthiness” Approach: “We’re Not Talking to Google” Means “We’re Talking to Google”
Associated Press CEO Tom Curley told a group of journalists this week that his company isn’t talking to Google about renewing its licensing deal. But they have been talking for months and talked again this week.
The Secret of Chad Hurley and Steve Chen’s Famous “Two Kings” Video. Revealed!
Three years after the Google deal, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley explains some of the cryptic language in the clip that defined the Web 2.0 era. Also, he’d like you to know his site is generating more than a billion views a day.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Google Says Google’s Perks Are Overrated, and Belt-Tightening Is Underrated
Hey Googlers! All those perks the company is famous for: The great food, the high-end daycare, the fancy bathrooms? Overrated, your bosses say. So is the dream of getting insanely wealthy at your job.
Instead, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said today, you ought to be happy to work at Google…because it’s Google.
Google: We’re Hiring, and Spending, Again
Google CEO Eric Schmidt used the opening moments of a New York City press conference to reinforce a message he’s been delivering for several weeks: The worst is over, things are looking up, and Google is spending accordingly.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Report: Leaked Emails Zing YouTube in Viacom Copyright Suit
Viacom has been rummaging through Google and YouTube records for more than a year as part of its $1 billion copyright lawsuit. Did it get what it was looking for? Maybe.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Some More Positive Murmurs for Web Ads
More upbeat–but not too ecstatic–chatter about the state of the Internet advertising market this morning from Wall Street: Barclays Capital analyst Douglas Anmuth is raising his estimates for Google, citing “improving macro conditions [and] a stronger ad market.” Other online advertising bulls: Investors, who have been pushing up Google stock for months, and CEO Eric Schmidt, who has declared that the worst is over.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Google, Yahoo Going Shopping Again
Remember the good old days of the last Web boom, when start-ups sold to Google and Yahoo instead of going public? They’re back!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Google Swaps Out China Bosses
Kai-Fu Lee, the head of Google’s China operations, is leaving the company this month to start his own company. Lee had a four-year run that began with a bang: Google poached him from Microsoft in 2005, which kicked off a legal battle between the two rivals.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Is Google Getting a Hollywood Tour Guide? Former William Morris Boss Jim Wiatt May Take YouTube Consulting Gig.
Does Google need a Hollywood guide? It may be getting one: Jim Wiatt, the former head of the fabled William Morris talent agency, has been talking to the company about a consulting gig for its YouTube video site.
Wiatt, who is leaving his old job in the aftermath of his agency’s highly contentious merger with the Endeavor agency, discussed the idea with Google and YouTube executives in Mountain View last week, multiple sources said.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Google Says YouTube Can Start Making Real Money, Very Soon. Really!
YouTube, the world’s biggest video site, is a money loser for Google. But it may not stay that way for long, the company hinted today.
In response to a question during Google’s, quarterly earnings call today, chief financial officer Patrick Pichette contended that the company could begin making a substantial profit, someday soonish. If Google really does pull this off, it will be a remarkable turnaround project.
Waiting for the Economy to Bounce Back? So Is Google.
Waiting for the economy to come roaring back? So is Google. The search giant had a decent quarter, but not one that’s going to blow away Wall Street or convince anyone that the economy is roaring back. But it’s an okay performance for a media company in a recession.
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