I wrote Tuesday about trouble with Google’s AdWords platform. I noted that it’s not performing as well as it used to, and that that will spell short-term trouble for the company and stock because 99% of Google’s revenue comes from its ads. On Wednesday, Digg switched from partnering with Google to provide ads on its […]
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Trouble For Google AdWords
On July 16, I complained about AdWords, Google’s advertising platform, and cited decreasing return on internet advertising as a short-term weakness for Google. I pointed out that eBay didn’t suffer during the week that it pulled its ads from Google, and related my own experiences with Google AdWords. I wrote, “I’ll keep watching Google for […]
Google, SiCKO, and Japan’s Free Trains
Last month, eBay pulled its ads from Google for one week when Google threw a Google Checkout party at the same time eBay held its eBay Live conference. It seemed that Google was trying to siphon off some of the attention being focused on PayPal, eBay’s online payment service. eBay later said that during the […]
