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Googles main revenue lies in Search, they'd gladly sacrifice everything else to keep it. I don't think other parts of Google could convince Google Search to sac

Googles main revenue lies in Search, they'd gladly sacrifice everything else to keep it. I don't think other parts of Google could convince Google Search to sacrifice itself for them. Disclaimer: I worked at Google Search but no longer work at Google or own any stocks.

capableweb 6y ago
I'm sorry if I misunderstand what you mean, but how does Google get any revenue at all from Google Search? I thought the Ads was the money maker for Google and Google Search is simply supporting Ads to make more money.
- username90 6y ago
  Google search generates more ad revenue than the other parts of Google combined last time I checked.
  - capableweb 6y ago
    Right, but Google without the ad revenue would be zero. Google without the search revenue would be a shadow of it's former self, but ad revenue would surely not be zero as YouTube and myriad of other services still exist. Summary: Google without Ads but with Search = $0 Google without Search but with Ads = >$0
    - Drakim 6y ago
      I assume the idea is that Google Search could use ads from other sources than Google Ads and it would beat a theoretical Google Ad + everything else but without the Google Search.
      - a1369209993 6y ago
        That's how I read it, but capableweb has a point in that that's not particularly clear from how username90 phrased it.
ffpip 6y ago
> Googles main revenue lies in Search No. It's targeted advertising
- judge2020 6y ago
  Still a fairly large portion: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204420000032/goog-20200630.htm#ic2ae448cce0849038d43b782fcd4e855_43 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204420... > google search and other 2020: 21,319 (millions) > Google advertising: 29,867 (millions)
LockAndLol 6y ago
Are you saying the way to kill Google is to challenge its search? On another note, do you have an opinion on YaCY (https://yacy.net/ https://yacy.net/) ?

capableweb 6y ago

I'm sorry if I misunderstand what you mean, but how does Google get any revenue at all from Google Search? I thought the Ads was the money maker for Google and Google Search is simply supporting Ads to make more money.

username90 6y ago
Google search generates more ad revenue than the other parts of Google combined last time I checked.
- capableweb 6y ago
  Right, but Google without the ad revenue would be zero. Google without the search revenue would be a shadow of it's former self, but ad revenue would surely not be zero as YouTube and myriad of other services still exist. Summary: Google without Ads but with Search = $0 Google without Search but with Ads = >$0
  - Drakim 6y ago
    I assume the idea is that Google Search could use ads from other sources than Google Ads and it would beat a theoretical Google Ad + everything else but without the Google Search.
    - a1369209993 6y ago
      That's how I read it, but capableweb has a point in that that's not particularly clear from how username90 phrased it.

ffpip 6y ago

> Googles main revenue lies in Search No. It's targeted advertising

judge2020 6y ago
Still a fairly large portion: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204420000032/goog-20200630.htm#ic2ae448cce0849038d43b782fcd4e855_43 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204420... > google search and other 2020: 21,319 (millions) > Google advertising: 29,867 (millions)

LockAndLol 6y ago

Are you saying the way to kill Google is to challenge its search? On another note, do you have an opinion on YaCY (https://yacy.net/ https://yacy.net/) ?