The business of Google rolls along, subpoenas and the potential of trade secret exposure to the Feds notwithstanding; two sections and one button made their way into Google News and Gmail, respectively.
Google’s Top Three Take $1 Salaries
Eric Schmidt, Sergey Brin, and Larry Page repeat their base salaries of $1 for 2006, just as they took in 2005; don’t be in too much of a hurry to launch SaveGooglers.com and start a fundraiser, though.
Yahoo Staffer Predicts Google Fall
One diviner of the inscrutable GOOG has peered out from the Yahoo enclave in Sunnyvale and forecast a dire fourth quarter earnings report from Google.
Sun Shines On Google Rumors
Google has a custom operating system in use internally, but will they have to share it when they outsource their server farms becomes the big question, at least if you believe what Sun Microsystems has to say.
Gonzales Makes Indecent Proposal To Google
Though privacy has been cited as one reason for Google’s battle against a subpoena from Alberto Gonzales and the Justice Department, the other reason, preserving trade secrets, looks like the reason Google has dug in to resist the request.
No Justice: Google Stock Plunges
The analysts who recently advised clients to sell Google have been proved prescient, as Google’s now-public fight with the Department of Justice has led to a sell-off.
Google and MSN Tie, But Google Still Wins
When it comes to searcher satisfaction, perception may play just as large a role as the actual quality of the search results. A recent study by Keynote Systems concluded that though there seems to be little difference in actual search results quality across the most popular engines, Google still came out on top as the preferred engine among study participants.
No Love For Google Video
Google rolled out Gmail to tremendous applause, Google Earth found a devoted following for its services, but Google Video has received nothing but grief from the online world.
Google Facing Problems?
Scott Kessler of Standard & Poor’s recently downgraded Google from hold to sell. In this Business Week article, he explains many of his reasons, including:
Google, I Know What You Did Last Fall
Some wonder if Google’s quarterly results (coming Jan. 31) will disappoint — if Yahoo’s recent slightly-below-expectations numbers are a bellwether for the sector.