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Google isn't more diverse. Of Google's $37.9 billion in revenue for 2001, $36.5 billion of that came from advertising. Fancy self-driving cars aside, Google i
by waterlesscloud 14y ago
Google isn't more diverse. Of Google's $37.9 billion in revenue for 2001, $36.5 billion of that came from advertising.
Fancy self-driving cars aside, Google is wholly dependent on the success of its ad targeting mechanism. Beat them out for that (and Facebook could potentially do so), and they're done for.
- vladd 14y ago> Beat them out for that (and Facebook could potentially do so) Google searches have purchasing intent, see http://cdixon.org/2012/05/15/facebooks-business-model/ http://cdixon.org/2012/05/15/facebooks-business-model/ .
- waterlesscloud 14y agoAnd a year or two from now Facebook sends out a message to it's (then) 1.2 billion users, "Welcome to Facebook Marketplace, where you can find whatever you need, ask your friends for advice, and even make your purchase with Facebook Credits." Then Facebook has intent to buy wrapped up. The landscape of tomorrow is not the landscape of today.