Google Isn't Dominant: Schmidt ... Really?
Google's Eric Schmidt said Google was in the monopoly area in September, but then backtracked in response to written questions from Congress. It won't wash.
Googleopoly
November 7, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
September 9, 2011
Friday, September 09, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
Google Zagat Buy Provides More Antitrust Fodder
Acquiring Zagat is a great move to bolster Google's local search business, but it's also a risky one. Here's why.
April 28, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011 1:32 PM/EST
"Googlization of Everything" Good Primer for Antitrust Authorities
Siva Vaidhyanathan's "Googlization of Everything" is a thought-provoking treatise on how Google has become so entwined in our daily lives that it might be time to crack down on the company and slow its roll, at least in search.
February 21, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011 12:01 AM/EST
AAI Antitrust Group Argues Against Google's ITA Bid
The American Antitrust Institute urges the DOJ to carefully weigh whether Google's bid for ITA Software breaches U.S. anti-competition laws.
December 20, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010 12:01 AM/EST
Google Shouldn't Acquire Market Leaders So Its Rivals Can
Google isn't the only game in town. If Microsoft, Facebook or Yahoo wanted to buy one of the companies Google wants, they must outbid Google for it.
December 16, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010 10:39 AM/EST
Should the Government Stop Google from Acquiring Big Fish?
Another anti-Google rant comes to the fore. Google is big, Google is bad, but Google is playing fair until proven otherwise.
December 13, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010 6:00 AM/EST
Mark Cuban Underscores Need for Google Anonymous Support Group
Mark Cuban uses a half dozen Google Web services in his digital lifestyle. So do I and more. Do we need Google Anonymous? Perhaps.
May 24, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010 12:01 AM/EST
Why Regulators Are Treating Google Like the Next Microsoft
Google is the new whipping boy (Facebook, next anyone) for misguided privacy and consumer advocates standing on soapboxes and calling Google the next Microsoft, or worse. Google's capitalistic pool has hatched careerist mosquitoes, including advocates, lawyers, and whiny rivals outgunned by a bigger company with better programmers.
February 26, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010 7:52 AM/EST
Why Foundem Is Lost in Google Complaint to FCC
Foundem argues that Google's Universal Search is just one big marketing channel for Google products and services and wants the FCC to rein in Google with regulation. Read on for why that idea sucks.
February 16, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:54 PM/EST
Is Google Gunning for E-Commerce Giants Amazon, eBay?
That's a fair question to ask in light of a New York Times report that Google has hired a former eBay executive as vice president of commerce. I think we know what Google wants to do in e-commerce. As the leading search engine, Google wants to maintain and grow share versus Microsoft Bing, which has been gaining share, and Facebook, which pretty much owns the social sector of the Web.
Search Engine News
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- Google Facing Investigation Over Safari Privacy Issue: Report
- Google Search Is Undergoing Major Revamp
- Google, Microsoft Search Engines Retained Share in February: comScore
- Google Search Remains Popular, but Users Worry About Privacy: Pew
- Yahoo Smacks Facebook With Patent-Infringement Claims
- Google to Pass Facebook in Display Ads in 2013: eMarketer
- Google TV Voice Search Patents Seem Like Siri
- Google Buys Cuil Search Patent Applications
- Yandex Taps Twitter Firehose for Real-Time Search
