Tag Archive: Google
Is Verizon even allowed to discriminate against NFC apps like Google Wallet?
Dec. 7, ‘11: Verizon Wireless has been careful to point out that it is not technically blocking the Google Wallet app/service from the new Galaxy Nexus phone, and that it is still negotiating with Google. Google, too, has not used the “blocked” word … Continue reading →
Isn’t it ironic: Google Wallet “closed” on the airwaves Google lobbied the FCC to keep “open”
Dec. 6, ‘11: About four years ago, Google was in activist mode, campaigning the FCC to force our wireless airwaves “open”, serving consumers’ interests above those of wireless operators. Google called for rules like: “Open applications: Consumers should be able to download and utilize any … Continue reading →
3 random, meaningless stats, because I love you
Nov. 16, ‘11: 55.5 million people “Like” Facebook on Facebook, or about one for every 14.5 of its 800+ million users. @Twitter has 6.8 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted 1,222 times. Google has “About 12,240,000,000 results” for “google”. (Bonus: If you … Continue reading →
Why Apple’s iPhone market share actually matters
Nov. 15, ‘11: While Google Android’s share of the smartphone market soars, Apple’s is drooping. Last quarter, Android represented 53% of smartphone shipments, according to Gartner — some 60 million devices shipped worldwide. That represented three times more Android shipments than the year-ago … Continue reading →
Actually, Apple’s Siri is only a small threat to Google
Nov. 10, ‘11: Siri may well be Apple’s entry into the search industry, and some Siri functions may indeed disintermediate Google in mobile search queries. But that shouldn’t have a large impact on Google’s business. It’s not really a “serious threat,” as Fortune … Continue reading →
Google updates Google TV but punts on the real question
Oct. 28, ‘11: Google announced a new interface and new features for Google TV today, including the ability to run Android apps from Android Market. That’s fine and good, and early Google TV adopters may appreciate these changes. But the real question — … Continue reading →
Adventures in self-publishing: Rejected from Google News!
Oct. 18, ‘11: Google, the search company that started as two guys at Stanford, openly discriminates against entrepreneurs. At least for its Google News product. Not only is that silly and short-sighted, but it should go against everything Google stands for. Yesterday, I … Continue reading →
How does Google make money?
Oct. 13, ‘11: In a word: Ads. This past quarter, Google generated $9.7 billion of total gross revenue. Of that, almost all of it was from advertising, both on Google’s sites and on its network “partner” sites, which run Google’s AdSense ads. But … Continue reading →
Google mobile ads now a $2.5 billion run rate business
Oct. 13, ‘11: Google CEO Larry Page just said on the company’s earnings call that Google’s mobile ad business is now on a $2.5 billion revenue run rate, up from $1 billion a year ago. In the context of Google’s overall business, that’s … Continue reading →
The most amazing thing about Apple is how fast it’s still growing
Oct. 13, ‘11: There are many impressive facets to Apple’s business: Its sheer size, its growth over the past decade, its international growth, its profitability, and how much of it comes from the iOS platform, which only came into existence four years ago. … Continue reading →
