Comments on: Misunderstanding Google http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:55:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Top UK websites, and does Google have potential to dominate? | The Wardman Wire http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/comment-page-1/#comment-11756 Top UK websites, and does Google have potential to dominate? | The Wardman Wire Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:55:43 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/#comment-11756 [...] Worstall zeroes in on and dismisses the assertion that search dominance feeds through to advertising [...] [...] Worstall zeroes in on and dismisses the assertion that search dominance feeds through to advertising [...]

]]> By: Jon Barnard http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/comment-page-1/#comment-11701 Jon Barnard Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:31:33 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/#comment-11701 Sorry, the 35% figure refers to its revenues in 2007. Sorry, the 35% figure refers to its revenues in 2007.

]]> By: Jon Barnard http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/comment-page-1/#comment-11700 Jon Barnard Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:30:37 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/#comment-11700 Actually, Tim, most of Google's ad revenue comes from the 'paid search' ads that appear alongside the natural search results. Only 35% of its total ad revenues came from serving ads to third-party websites - see the Annual Report (http://investor.google.com/pdf/2007_Google_AnnualReport.pdf) for details. Of course, Google's dominance of this market will continue only as long as it continues to provide the best search results: if a better competitor comes along, it will cost consumers and advertisers nothing to switch their custom. Actually, Tim, most of Google’s ad revenue comes from the ‘paid search’ ads that appear alongside the natural search results. Only 35% of its total ad revenues came from serving ads to third-party websites – see the Annual Report (http://investor.google.com/pdf/2007_Google_AnnualReport.pdf) for details.

Of course, Google’s dominance of this market will continue only as long as it continues to provide the best search results: if a better competitor comes along, it will cost consumers and advertisers nothing to switch their custom.

]]> By: Jon Barnard http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/comment-page-1/#comment-11699 Jon Barnard Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:29:35 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/04/29/misunderstanding-google/#comment-11699 Actually, Tim, most of Google's ad revenue comes from the 'paid search' ads that appear alongside the natural search results. Only 35% of its total ad revenues came from serving ads to third-party websites (see the <a href="http://investor.google.com/pdf/2007_Google_AnnualReport.pdf" rel="nofollow">Annual Report</a> for details). Of course, Google's dominance of this market will continue only as long as it continues to provide the best search results: if a better competitor comes along, it will cost consumers and advertisers nothing to switch their custom. Actually, Tim, most of Google’s ad revenue comes from the ‘paid search’ ads that appear alongside the natural search results. Only 35% of its total ad revenues came from serving ads to third-party websites (see the Annual Report for details).

Of course, Google’s dominance of this market will continue only as long as it continues to provide the best search results: if a better competitor comes along, it will cost consumers and advertisers nothing to switch their custom.

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