Google should be scared of Microsoft

Don Reisinger, ITworld.com

The crown jewel in the Microsoft/Yahoo deal is search. Sure, Google commands the U.S. search market, but Yahoo commands search markets all over the world and would provide Microsoft the immediate growth in users that it has been hoping for all along. With the help of some smart business decisions, and a lot of cash, the companies together may actually be able to match Google dollar-for-dollar in the advertising game. ...continue reading 'Google should be scared of Microsoft'

Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead

By Dan Blacharski, ITworld

Bad news for all the conspiracy theorists who believe that Google will be able to read your thoughts and direct advertising directly into your brain: the FTC has given the go-ahead for the Google-DoubleClick merger. ...continue reading 'Google-DoubleClick Deal Moving Ahead'