Week of May 29, 2006 SEO News Archives
Jun. 1, 2006
Yahoo: YouTube still hasn't proven it can make money yet
Although it leads the rest of the video pack, YouTube still hasn't proven it can make money as
it subsists on $11.5 million in venture capital. Yahoo, in contrast, earned $160 million during
the first three months of this year and ended March with $1.4 billion in cash.
May 31, 2006
Google more interested in partnering with other companies
Google's Eric Schmidt said that instead of mergers or acquisitions, the company was
more interested in partnering with other companies in order to boost its own traffic.
Recently, Google has made deals to have some of its software installed on personal
computers made by Dell, and some handheld messaging devices manufactured by Nokia.
May 30, 2006
Steve Ballmer denies rumors that Microsoft is teaming up with eBay
Google's Erick Schmidt admits that the company has yet to develop the right TV ad format but said
that Larry Page is trying new prototypes on an almost weekly basis. Microsoft is this weekend denying
a story that appeared in the New York Post that is has been in discussions to buy online auctioneer
eBay. A Microsoft spokeswoman said “There is no foundation to this story.” Last month Microsoft
chief executive Steve Ballmer denied rumours that Microsoft was teaming up with eBay to take on
search giant Google.
May 29, 2006
Yahoo's websites have a unique audience of 105 million visitors
According to NetRatings, Yahoo had the most popular set of websites in April, with a
unique audience of 105 million. Microsoft.com was number 2, msn.com — another Microsoft
property — number 3 and Google.com number 4, with an audience of about 92 million.
The increasing importance of text ads actually make Google struggle to get control over
the non-search part of this market. Google is now considered by many as a portal and may
have some catching up to do.
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