The Internet giant Google is preparing an offensive in the search services of television productions, says Wall Street Journal, citing its own sources. Internet giant is allied with U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network, with whom he co-developed the new service. However, neither Google, nor TV operator confirmed information of the Wall Street Journal. It is believed that the new service will work on the television equipment in the management of operating system Android. Users will be able to find movies and TV shows on the satellite network provider, and the popular video site YouTube. The text search will be introduced through console’s remote control or keyboard.
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The share of Google in Internet search continues to grow. According to data from Nielsen, in December the company has developed world to their positions in the U.S. at the expense of rivals Microsoft and Yahoo. Google held 67.3% of searches in the network, which is nearly 2 percentage points more than the previous month, when it was 65.4%. Secondly, it is Yahoo with 14.4 percent share in Internet search. Follows its partner Microsoft, whose service in Bing pass 9.9% of web search. The U.S. market remains the most important to Google. We recall that the company is about to withdraw from China, after problems with the authorities in the country who are trying to regulate the Internet at their discretion.
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The Internet giant Google e asked permission from the Federal Communications Commission for Energy regulation in the United States (FERC) can be traded on the wholesale allowance for electricity. This is necessary because the company’s greatest needs for energy, fed to their business. The company has submitted an application last month through its subsidiary company, Google Energy. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal in which quoted a spokesman for Google, the U.S. company believes that the authorization to trade in energy will help it better manage its energy supply and to gain a greater access to renewable energy sources. Google operates with large number of data centers that consume large amounts of energy to replenish its Internet services (search, video, email, etc..,). Executive Director of Google Eric Schmidt insisted for a long time for renewable energy to provide data centers the company.
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Facebook, the largest in the world, a social networking site, has created a dual shares structures that allow the owners of shares complete control over the company, reports BBC. Several private companies, including Google, have introduced such a structure, before they become public companies. But from Facebook said that so far have no plans to become a public company. The site has more than 300 million users a month and is currently leading in the industry. “We made a double structure, as existing shareholders want to retain voting control over certain issues. So the company will be able to focus in the long run to build a bigger business,” said Facebook spokesman Larry Yu. According to analysts, without the new structure, new shareholders can influence business decisions based on short term, but can not obtain long-term interests. Recalled, though the company is not public, former and current employees sell part of its stake in social network.
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The largest software producer in the world – Microsoft, which is among the competitors in the online Google search, considering alliance with media giant News Corp., Created by Rupert Murdoch. Founded by Bill Gates’ company is ready of News Corp. If cut off access to Google through their online editions for news search engine Google News. News Corp., Which owns the investment daily Wall Street Journal and yellow the tabloid Sun, has already started negotiations, but they are still at an early stage, sources indicate not claimed Reuters. We recall that recently the owner of media giant Rupert Maurdok said he wanted to make people pay for access to information sites on his company. Other publications including the New York Times, the same looking for a way to charge readers for online content, and stop access to them by Google and Yahoo. According to information from Financial Times Microsoft and negotiate with other major media, this can not be found in the two search engines.
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In the online search leader Google said it bought the company for Internet advertising Teracent. The purchased company will contribute to broadening the presence of central heating Internet giant pomegranate inferior to display advertising. This type of advertising is most known by the banners that used to promote a product. Another option is widely called contextual advertising that appears in the request for a product or service in search engines. Thus, Google will increase its presence in a market where Yahoo is the leader with 14.5 percent according to comScore, Google e sixth and 2.2% of the pie. Teracent technology allows easier targeting consumers, monitor their behavior on the Internet – what they are looking and what interests they have. Service suitable for companies with limited budgets who want to reach directly to a group of people.
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The President of the American Google Eric Schmidt left the board of directors of Apple for a potential conflict of interest. According to media, Google plans to continue the work appears over the phone operating system (Android) and above the operating system for PCs (Chrome). Such work is considered central to the business direction of Apple, which may occur and cause conflicts. “Eric was an excellent member of the board of directors of Apple, giving him his valuable time, talent, passion and wisdom to Apple to become successful” company, “said Steve Jobs, President and General Manager of Apple.
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The U.S. companies Yahoo and Microsoft Corp were to conclude an agreement in the field of search and advertising network, where both groups are clearly advanced competitors Google, transmit Reuters. The official release of the new union is expected later today, the agency specifies. We remind you that time CEO of Microsoft Steve Balmar stated that sees opportunities for collaboration with Yahoo in the creation of advanced search engine, but he refused, in his statement in San Francisco, to comment on whether such negotiations are conducted. In April it was reported that Microsoft continues to believe that there is a sense of cooperation in Yahoo, even if the company abandons the purchase of Internet search engine. Microsoft and Yahoo take the second and third largest market of Internet search engines in the U.S. with a share of respectively 21 and 8 per cent, while Google is the undisputed leader with 64%.
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Upcoming operating system Google – Chrome will be installed on millions of PCs and has the potential to attract former customers of Windows. It said the CEO of Google Eric Schmidt cited by Bloomberg. No specific numbers as estimates, but we know that millions will be, the objective is to take market share from Microsoft, said Schmidt. Google, which also suffered the consequences of economic crisis and the slowdown in the advertising market aims to attract more users to their sites, including to your search engine, which is most popular in the world, specify the agency. The new operating system, called Chrome, like last year put the browser will be directed to netbook computers by this point its main goal is to combine functionality with maximum speed and ease, allowing users quick access to the Internet. It is expected to appear on the market in the second half of 2010.
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