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Google: Media or Tech?

October 31, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  No Comments

As a marketing platform, Google has become the largest online advertising channel in the world through the Adwords platform and you can even say just from having your site rank well in the organic results. But as a company, how does the public and maybe more important for Google, how do investors see Google? Is [...]

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Is Microsoft The Next Google?

October 30, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  2 Comments

Is Microsoft The Next Google?

It’s funny that the question for so long was “is Google the next Microsoft?” Could this question now be reversed? I’m not a financial analyst but you don’t have to be when you look at what each stock is worth. Now, how much does a stock price say about a company? It speaks volumes on [...]

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Google Stock To Hit $700

October 9, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  1 Comment

Wow…stocks always amazed me, specially the stocks of companies I have close relationships too…I do consider myself to have a strong relationship with Google cause Google is what makes part of my company and what I do WORK. “Average Price Target Rising – $619.25/share, Up $11.25/share From Two Weeks Ago; Two Upgrades Today from Bank [...]

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Yahoo! Could Break Up For 66% More Value

October 6, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  No Comments

So much speculation is going around about Yahoo now breaking up the company, why? According to financial experts, if Yahoo breaks the company apart…the value of Yahoo (stock wise) will be worth more. It doesn’t come from a user process sense (in terms of how the company runs,) but purely for financial reasons and stock [...]

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$16 Million with Google Adsense, Oh Mama MIVA

October 4, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  6 Comments

Financial news website Motley Fool had a report titled, “Is Google Broken?” I really suggest you read it, I thought it was a very interesting article but here is what struck me. MIVA…you’ve heard of them right? Second tier engine…not a big name…not mentioned anywhere…public company. In its third quarter, the company pulled $36.7 million [...]

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The Top 50k Blogs Generated $500M in Ad Revenue in 2006

August 6, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  No Comments

A research study by the University of Texas and Chitika reports that the top 50k blogs generated an estimate of $500 million in ad revenue. Key stats: > The top 1% accounted for approximately 20% of the total revenue > The top 5% accounted for approximately 50% of the total revenue > The top 10% [...]

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Domain Market Remains Hot…A Bubble Waiting To Burst?

June 25, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  2 Comments

In April, I wrote a blog post, “Domain Names Have Become True Commodities”. It’s now June and the market for Domain names is still rising in prices. It’s much like the housing market two years ago, not quite as hot and profitable yet, but there are a lot of people making serious money from domain [...]

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Yahoo! Changes its Focus, Now its CEO

June 18, 2007 by Pablo Palatnik  |  No Comments

Yahoo! Changes its Focus, Now its CEO

Not long after a press release of Yahoo’s change in ideology for its future and mission of its company, its CEO steps down. Now former CEO Terry Semel steps down and co-founder Jerry Yang replaces him. Semel still remains with the company as non-executive chairman. Susan Decker has been named president. Good move, bad move? [...]

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In Google We Trust: Financial and Future Catalysts Review

May 3, 2007 by Martin Lerda  |  No Comments

In Google We Trust: Financial and Future Catalysts Review

So much is written about GOOG, so often, that one wonders what is left to say. It’s obvious to pretty much everyone that follows the name that they are masterful at finding growth in the un seemingly areas of the web. Examples vary, from Google Analytics, to Google Trends, to their anti-Microsoft suit of office [...]

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