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> Google's search share might be shrinking, but they have too many strong businesses. 90% of their revenue[1] comes from advertising (and 75% of that from ads
by frostmatthew 12y ago
> Google's search share might be shrinking, but they have too many strong businesses.
90% of their revenue[1] comes from advertising (and 75% of that from ads displayed on their own properties) - I'd consider that one strong business (selling ads), not "many" (selling ads on search, selling ads in gmail, etc.)
[1] https://investor.google.com/financial/tables.html https://investor.google.com/financial/tables.html
- nostrademons 12y agoDo you consider the major media networks (NBCUniversal, CBS, News Corp) to be in one business - selling ads - or do you consider them to be in many (selling ads on TV, selling ads on websites, selling ads on Internet Video, selling ads on Hulu, selling ads in magazines)?
- frostmatthew 12y agoNBCUniversal makes money through making movies, amusement parks, and selling ads. CBS Corporation is mostly ads, but they're owned by National Amusements so it's really films + ads. News Corp owns HarperCollins (and books seem to be the one thing companies have never decided to stick ads in) so books + ads for them. But to answer your real question, yes I consider all of their "ad businesses" as one business (selling ads). Perhaps I could be convinced that selling ads in magazines is a completely different business than selling ads on TV - but I think it's quite a reach to suggest selling ads on search is completely different than selling ads in gmail.