Google Inc. (GOOG)
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Google, Inc. is an internet search and advertising company, offering a suite of web applications and services. Google is the number one search engine in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K., U.S.[1] Google is the 3rd most visited site on the internet.[2] The company has $3 Billion in annual cash flow and employs 7,942 full-time employees as of June 30, 2006.[1]
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Snapshot
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Acquisitions
Google has continually fueled its growth through acquisitions, in addition to in house research and development. A complete list of Google's 36 total acquisitions is available at Wikipedia.
YouTube
Google bought YouTube on October 9, 2006 for $1.65 Billion.[3] As of April 26, 2007, YouTube is ranked the 4th most popular internet destination by Alexa.[4].
DoubleClick
On Friday April 13, Google announced its purchase of DoubleClick for $3.1 Billion. [5] Google is rumored to have beaten Microsoft and possibly Yahoo in the bidding war. [6][7] News of the buyout lifted the entire internet advertising sector, with AQNT rising 12% on Monday trading, TFSM rising 10%, and VCLK rising 2%.
Recent Events
| 12/04/08 8:12 am | Blogs Keep a Company Death Watch (at BusinessWeek) |
| 12/04/08 7:12 am | Smartphones: In Apps We Trust (RealMoney by TheStreet.com) |
| 12/04/08 6:12 am | [video] RIM: A Winner in the Long Run (at TheStreet.com) |
| 12/04/08 6:12 am | Wind energy startups chase mile-high power (at Fortune Small Business) |
| 12/04/08 6:12 am | Banner Year? Not Quite (at Forbes.com) |
| 12/04/08 1:12 am | Google Was Only 3 Hours from Being Charged with Monopoly (at Seeking Alpha) |
| 12/03/08 11:12 pm | Giants pitcher to be video game headliner (at San Francisco Chronicle) |
| 12/03/08 8:12 pm | DOJ Hound Wanted To Sink Teeth Into Google-Yahoo Deal (paidContent.org) |
| 12/03/08 8:12 pm | Mobile Content Bits: GoTV Banners; Pandora On iPhone; Vlingo Adds Voice; Glu Game; Couponing (paidContent.org) |
| 12/03/08 6:12 pm | DOJ hired gun was eager to take on Google, Yahoo (at MarketWatch) |
Leadership
A list of all Executives and Board Members is found at Google Investor Relations
- Dr. Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer * Bio at Wikipedia
- Larry Page, Co-Founder & President, Products * Bio at Wikipedia
- Sergey Brin, Co-Founder & President, Technology * Bio at Wikipedia
Salaries and Compensation
Insider Trades
Institutional Ownership
Risks
Lawsuits
Various companies have filed trademark infringement claims against Google for the display of ads in response to user queries of trademark terms. French courts have held Google liable for allowing advertisers to select certain trademarked terms as keywords. Google is appealing these decisions. Google is litigating similar issues in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Israel and Austria.[8]
Google has also also been served with copyright claims that features of certain products, including Google Web Search, Google News, Google Image Search, and Google Book Search, infringe on copyrights.[8]
Competition
Google considers its main competitors to be Microsoft and Yahoo.[8] In 10-Q the recent 10Q, Google noted that Microsoft is integrating web search into its Windows operating system. Google also notes that both Microsoft and Yahoo have more employees, more cash resources, longer operating histories, and more established relationships with users and customers.
Censorship
- Google has received criticism for its self-censorship in France, Germany and China.
Valuation
- On November 27, 2006 Barron's Newspaper claimed Google was overvalued. Some investors believe Google's high share price leads to decreased liquidity. [citation needed]
History
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Fundamentals
Technical Analysis
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http://gicharts.blogspot.com/search?q=goog
Research Links
Options
- Options Prices and Data at Yahoo Finance
- Options Prices and Data at IVolatility.com
- Call Options Data at OptionsBuddy.com
Rumors
Discuss rumors on the Talk Page and link to the topics here.
Message Boards
- BoardCentral All-in-One Message Search
- HSM
- Investors Hub
- Investor Village
- Yahoo Finance
- Raging Bull
- ValueWiki Message Board
Options
- Options Prices and Data at Yahoo Finance
- Options Prices and Data at IVolatility.com
- Call Options Data at OptionsBuddy.com
- Google Option Plays
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.google.com/corporate/facts.html Google Corporate Facts
- ↑ http://www.alexa.com/site/ds/top_500 Alexa.com
- ↑ CNN.com
- ↑ YouTube traffic rank at Alexa.com
- ↑ Official Google Blog DoubleClick announcement
- ↑ TechCrunch
- ↑ Plenty of Fish Blog
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1288776/000119312506107734/d10q.htm#tx28105_8 10-Q
