Google’s Eric Schmidt Live at TechCrunch Disrupt: What’s Coming Next

Posted on September 28, 2010 by robhof

Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a surprise visitor to TechCrunch Disrupt, promising to talk about “what’s coming next.” Here’s what he has to say: What we’re really doing is building an augmented version of reality. It’s really about making people happier. That to me is the opportunity that is really before us. Three trends are accelerating [...]

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LIVE: Google’s Q2 Earnings Come in a Little Low

Posted on July 15, 2010 by robhof

Despite some promising signs of a continued rebound in search advertising, Google reported second-quarter results that met analysts’ revenue expectations but came in lower than they forecast on profits. Shares are down almost 4% in after-hours trading after closing up a fraction in today’s trading. I’ll liveblog the earnings call starting at 1:30 p.m. Pacific. [...]

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Questions About the Google-AdMob Deal–and How the FTC Answered Them

Posted on May 21, 2010 by robhof

Today the Federal Trade Commission decided not to oppose Google’s proposed purchase of leading mobile ad firm AdMob, clearing the way for the $750 million deal to be closed. Given recent hints that the FTC’s staff might recommend the commission block the deal, the decision was something of a surprise. But as the FTC itself [...]

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Why Google TV? Advertising $$$

Posted on May 20, 2010 by robhof

Eventually, when the cool glow of Google’s announcement of Google TV this morning dies down a bit, someone will ask the obvious question, one that dogs almost every new product or service the search giant releases: Why is Google doing TV software? Sure, Google makes a valid point that search can become a new way [...]

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Eric Schmidt: Google’s Next Big Business Is Display Ads

Posted on May 13, 2010 by robhof

Annual shareholder meetings can be anticlimactic snoozers, but often enough, Google’s are not. There was the time in 2008 when cofounder Sergey Brin abstained from a motion for Google to end its activities in China, on which the rest of the board voted no–providing a clue to Google’s recent decision to stop censoring search results [...]

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Google’s Nexus One: It’s Not About the Phone, Really

Posted on January 5, 2010 by robhof

There’s really not much else to say about Google’s just-announced Nexus One cell phone. You can read more than you want to read about it on Techmeme, plus reviews by Walt Mossberg, Mike Arrington, Tim O’Reilly, Joshua Topolsky at Engadget, and others. The gist: It looks like a very nice but not revolutionary alternative to [...]

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