Comments on: The EU Approves Google’s DoubleClick Deal. Yahoo Needs To Pick a Partner Fast. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:53:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Will 2008 Be Google’s End Of Innocence?: tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2377513 Will 2008 Be Google’s End Of Innocence?: tech product reviews, tech news, daily videos, free downloads, and podcasts, tech, products, computer, mp3 players, cell phones, digital cameras Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:28:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2377513 [...] $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. The deal was eventually approved, although the EU took a lot longer to give their stamp of approval (The EU in general isn’t a fan of [...] [...] $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. The deal was eventually approved, although the EU took a lot longer to give their stamp of approval (The EU in general isn’t a fan of [...]

]]> By: Will 2008 Be Google’s End Of Innocence? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2375460 Will 2008 Be Google’s End Of Innocence? Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:18:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2375460 [...] $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. The deal was eventually approved, although the EU took a lot longer to give their stamp of approval (The EU in general isn’t a fan of [...] [...] $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick. The deal was eventually approved, although the EU took a lot longer to give their stamp of approval (The EU in general isn’t a fan of [...]

]]> By: lazysupper » All Hail the Googlepire ——Serving the world a spoonful one dish at a time——Politics News Sports Opinion Humour http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2284161 lazysupper » All Hail the Googlepire ——Serving the world a spoonful one dish at a time——Politics News Sports Opinion Humour Fri, 09 May 2008 00:40:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2284161 [...] those fun & bubbly blue, yellow, red and green letters. Well, at least in the comments on the recent TechCrunch article, that [...] [...] those fun & bubbly blue, yellow, red and green letters. Well, at least in the comments on the recent TechCrunch article, that [...]

]]> By: bananastandmedia » Blog Archive » Tech Offensive #16: Give her a call sometime, Zuck. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2057876 bananastandmedia » Blog Archive » Tech Offensive #16: Give her a call sometime, Zuck. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:44:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2057876 [...] Google/Doubleclick, [...] [...] Google/Doubleclick, [...]

]]> By: Rel http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2052191 Rel Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:41:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2052191 lets be realistic, they couldn't exactly refuse Google. Google already have a monopoly! Its a bit too late for that! They are in cahoots with the governments. And yes, Google is now evil, however still a source of income. Conflicting morals and will to earn money. But hey, supermarkets... lets be realistic, they couldn’t exactly refuse Google. Google already have a monopoly! Its a bit too late for that! They are in cahoots with the governments.

And yes, Google is now evil, however still a source of income. Conflicting morals and will to earn money. But hey, supermarkets…

]]> By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2051446 ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:57:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2051446 [...] to target ads based on good old demographics. Google will be doing a lot more of that now that it owns DoubleClick. But it is also starting to incorporate demographic targeting into AdWords itself (in a very [...] [...] to target ads based on good old demographics. Google will be doing a lot more of that now that it owns DoubleClick. But it is also starting to incorporate demographic targeting into AdWords itself (in a very [...]

]]> By: Microsoft Picks Up Another Ad Startup: Rapt http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2037563 Microsoft Picks Up Another Ad Startup: Rapt Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:26:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2037563 [...] with 85 employees, is a small deal that helps Microsoft fill out its technology checklist. With the recent conclusion of Google-DoubleClick deal, it looks like the massive consolidation of pure-play advertising deals is trickling down. (Quigo, [...] [...] with 85 employees, is a small deal that helps Microsoft fill out its technology checklist. With the recent conclusion of Google-DoubleClick deal, it looks like the massive consolidation of pure-play advertising deals is trickling down. (Quigo, [...]

]]> By: A Fuller View on the Google Ad Manager « AdViking http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2036444 A Fuller View on the Google Ad Manager « AdViking Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:49:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2036444 [...] 13, 2008 Following on from the news that the acquisition of DoubleClick by Google has been given grace in Europe and therefore has been closed, Google announces what’s a [...] [...] 13, 2008 Following on from the news that the acquisition of DoubleClick by Google has been given grace in Europe and therefore has been closed, Google announces what’s a [...]

]]> By: Google a preluat Doubleclick http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2035339 Google a preluat Doubleclick Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:58:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2035339 [...] Google a primit marti avizul favorabil din partea Comisiei Europene pentru achizitia DoubleClick. Marele G nici nu a stat pe ganduri si a inceput deja integrarea angajatilor in structura corporatiei. Google a inceput sa fie privit ca fiind o companie monopolistica, cam cum era privit Microsoftul acum cativa ani. Intre timp situatia s-a inversat si din cauza avantului si competitiei dintre cei doi mari giganti, Google a inceput sa fie privit cu ingrijorare. [...] [...] Google a primit marti avizul favorabil din partea Comisiei Europene pentru achizitia DoubleClick. Marele G nici nu a stat pe ganduri si a inceput deja integrarea angajatilor in structura corporatiei. Google a inceput sa fie privit ca fiind o companie monopolistica, cam cum era privit Microsoftul acum cativa ani. Intre timp situatia s-a inversat si din cauza avantului si competitiei dintre cei doi mari giganti, Google a inceput sa fie privit cu ingrijorare. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch en français » Google vend maintenant des services SEO via Performics http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2035040 TechCrunch en français » Google vend maintenant des services SEO via Performics Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:09:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2035040 [...] Comme annoncé, Google a confirmé l’acquisition de DoubleClick après avoir reçu l’accord de l’union européenne. La polémique fut autour du placement des publicités mais beaucoup n’ont pas fait attention au fait que par la même occasion Google possède désormais les services en SEO de Performics. [...] [...] Comme annoncé, Google a confirmé l’acquisition de DoubleClick après avoir reçu l’accord de l’union européenne. La polémique fut autour du placement des publicités mais beaucoup n’ont pas fait attention au fait que par la même occasion Google possède désormais les services en SEO de Performics. [...]

]]> By: lazysupper http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2034817 lazysupper Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:14:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2034817 Finally people are starting to notice. Some of us been sayin' it for years. ;P <a href="http://lazysupper.com/?p=168" rel="nofollow">All hail the Googlepire</a> Finally people are starting to notice.
Some of us been sayin’ it for years. ;P
All hail the Googlepire

]]> By: Isaac http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2033618 Isaac Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:35:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2033618 What will Y! do??? Y! stock is going to slip... What will Y! do??? Y! stock is going to slip…

]]> By: Forumistan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2033143 Forumistan Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:46:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2033143 Google is an evil. Google is an evil.

]]> By: Tony http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032930 Tony Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:15:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032930 @18 Nope, they just hate Microsoft for some reason @18

Nope, they just hate Microsoft for some reason

]]> By: what http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032732 what Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:51:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032732 Google's informal motto, "Don't be evil" nolonger fits. Now, its like eating others to survive. Google’s informal motto, “Don’t be evil” nolonger fits. Now, its like eating others to survive.

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032718 Andy Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:42:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032718 You see Europeans don't milk every american company to fill its cash reserves (refering to article on Microsoft and European Regulators) You see Europeans don’t milk every american company to fill its cash reserves (refering to article on Microsoft and European Regulators)

]]> By: I for one.... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032506 I for one.... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:28:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032506 ...welcome our ad-serving overlords! Long live Adblock plus! …welcome our ad-serving overlords!

Long live Adblock plus!

]]> By: Sandra G http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032312 Sandra G Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:14:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032312 Good. I'm happy that Google got the approval. If Microsoft bought DoubleClick, I would think they would just kill it. MS can't innovate anymore. This is just one more step to Yahoo and Microsoft becoming irrelevant. I, for one, welcome our Google overlords and would stress my usefulness in rounding up others to toil away in the underground salt mines. Good. I’m happy that Google got the approval. If Microsoft bought DoubleClick, I would think they would just kill it. MS can’t innovate anymore. This is just one more step to Yahoo and Microsoft becoming irrelevant.

I, for one, welcome our Google overlords and would stress my usefulness in rounding up others to toil away in the underground salt mines.

]]> By: The Googlopoly Has Come http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032134 The Googlopoly Has Come Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:05:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032134 True, but rail networks, etc. don't have access to immense amounts of personal data...and aggregate that to maximize ROI via behavioral advertising, etc. It's a bit more disconcerting to have a Googlopoly in an industry with that much access to private data, than it is when one has only 1 or 2 options for rail travel. True, but rail networks, etc. don’t have access to immense amounts of personal data…and aggregate that to maximize ROI via behavioral advertising, etc.

It’s a bit more disconcerting to have a Googlopoly in an industry with that much access to private data, than it is when one has only 1 or 2 options for rail travel.

]]> By: The Googlopoly Has Come http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032122 The Googlopoly Has Come Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:00:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032122 It's OK #13, that was me with the longer post/Googlopoly first. (i.e. not spamming) It’s OK #13, that was me with the longer post/Googlopoly first. (i.e. not spamming)

]]> By: I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032065 I Am Not Posting To Spam My Blog Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:38:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032065 Right decision. Competition regulation is only remotely justified where there's an inherent monopoly. By which I mean something like rail networks, where it's completely impractical to build a second competing network alongside the existing one so the barriers to entry are unscalably high. Internet advertising doesn't fit that definition by any stretch of the imagination. Competition in business is not like competition in sports. It's easy to be deluded on this point since business journalists have been emulating sports journalists in their coverage for decades. But whereas in sports you always want the teams to be as equal as possible to make it exciting - if Manchester United are always 1st in the league, it gets boring - there is no reason why this has to be the case with business. Right decision. Competition regulation is only remotely justified where there’s an inherent monopoly. By which I mean something like rail networks, where it’s completely impractical to build a second competing network alongside the existing one so the barriers to entry are unscalably high. Internet advertising doesn’t fit that definition by any stretch of the imagination.

Competition in business is not like competition in sports. It’s easy to be deluded on this point since business journalists have been emulating sports journalists in their coverage for decades. But whereas in sports you always want the teams to be as equal as possible to make it exciting - if Manchester United are always 1st in the league, it gets boring - there is no reason why this has to be the case with business.

]]> By: Widgity http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032058 Widgity Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:35:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032058 BTW - Googlopoly (c) 2008, Widgity.com :-) BTW - Googlopoly (c) 2008, Widgity.com

:-)

]]> By: The Googlopoly Has Come http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032050 The Googlopoly Has Come Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:31:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032050 Yup. Googlopoly. About 3 quarters of ALL online ads will be Google-owned now. Great... This just put another nail in Yahoo's coffin. They simply MUST sell to Microsoft, Congress and the EU won't let them outsource their search and search ads to Google now, and News Corp just walked away. It's game over. There simply HAS to be someone left standing to compete (even if it's a weak competitor) with the Googlopoly. Yup. Googlopoly.

About 3 quarters of ALL online ads will be Google-owned now.
Great…

This just put another nail in Yahoo’s coffin. They simply MUST sell to Microsoft, Congress and the EU won’t let them outsource their search and search ads to Google now, and News Corp just walked away. It’s game over.

There simply HAS to be someone left standing to compete (even if it’s a weak competitor) with the Googlopoly.

]]> By: Nina Hartley http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032026 Nina Hartley Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:22:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032026 Ever use MSN Adcenter? it is a bad...really bad....all they had to do was take the best of Google..and the best of Yahoo! and they would have a great product..... Ever use MSN Adcenter?

it is a bad…really bad….all they had to do was take the best of Google..and the best of Yahoo! and they would have a great product…..

]]> By: Bob M http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032006 Bob M Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:14:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/11/the-eu-approves-googles-doubleclick-deal/#comment-2032006 Guys, what Google is doing is no different then what Microsoft did when they tried to kill Netscape. Destroy the other company. MS did it to Netscape. I do not think that Google can do it to MS but they can dent it a bit. Unless MS tries another Netscape against Google (something I do not think they can do anymore). Guys, what Google is doing is no different then what Microsoft did when they tried to kill Netscape. Destroy the other company. MS did it to Netscape. I do not think that Google can do it to MS but they can dent it a bit. Unless MS tries another Netscape against Google (something I do not think they can do anymore).

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