Can there be another Google?

Iria · Dec 6, 2005, 03:07 PM

Internet search is reaching an important pivot point, where market leaders are rewarded by Wall Street, laggards are punished, and start-ups try to fill niches left empty by the major players.

Though the market has seen a few leaders come and go over the last decade--anyone remember AltaVista?--few would doubt that a distinct top tier has emerged, occupied by Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN.

Wall Street has certainly noticed, and it's rewarded the two standout companies--Google and Yahoo. As of the end of trading Monday, Google shares were up about 130 percent over the last year to $405.85, while Yahoo shares were up 4 percent to $40.47.

Google also is getting the bulk of business. Its search traffic rose nearly 30 percent to 83.3 million unique users in October from the year before. Yahoo search saw a 12 percent rise to 52.3 million unique users, according to Nielsen/NetRatings.
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pr0digal jenius · Dec 6, 2005, 04:16 PM

i wish I had bought google stock at the IPO....I was considering it, and had about $8000 to invest, which would have been roughly 43 shares at the $185 price, and would be worth $17451...god I could kick myself.

Sandok · Dec 6, 2005, 04:20 PM

ouch mate... OUCH....

pr0digal jenius · Dec 6, 2005, 04:28 PM

exactly

I gotta see whatever happened to that other $15,000 I inherited...it's in a bank SOMEWHERE...it should be in google instead

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 8, 2005, 03:02 AM

BTW: Yahoo is not search engine, it doesn't have a spyder that out out looking
its simply put a serchable "web index" in wich it user have to submit the
sites and other info...

Dec 6, 2005, 03:07 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Can there be another Google? Internet search is reaching an important pivot point, where market leaders are rewarded by Wall Street, laggards are punished, and start-ups try to fill niches left empty by the major players. Though the market has seen a few leaders come and go over the last decade--anyone remember AltaVista?--few would doubt that a distinct top tier has emerged, occupied by Google, Yahoo, AOL and MSN. Wall Street has certainly noticed, and it's rewarded the two standout companies--Google and Yahoo. As of the end of trading Monday, Google shares were up about 130 percent over the last year to $405.85, while Yahoo shares were up 4 percent to $40.47. Google also is getting the bulk of business. Its search traffic rose nearly 30 percent to 83.3 million unique users in October from the year before. Yahoo search saw a 12 percent rise to 52.3 million unique users, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com

Dec 8, 2005, 03:02 AM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	BTW: Yahoo is not search engine, it doesn't have a spyder that out out looking its simply put a serchable "web index" in wich it user have to submit the sites and other info... __________________

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pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i wish I had bought google stock at the IPO....I was considering it, and had about $8000 to invest, which would have been roughly 43 shares at the $185 price, and would be worth $17451...god I could kick myself.

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Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	ouch mate... OUCH....

Dec 6, 2005, 04:28 PM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	exactly I gotta see whatever happened to that other $15,000 I inherited...it's in a bank SOMEWHERE...it should be in google instead