Craig Burton - Latest Comments in Google is NOT a “Search” Company

Re: Google is NOT a “Search” Company

Nike shoes ! — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:03:38 -0000

From that perspective, Google is an Advertising as a Service company. Because Google spiders everything, it can provide rudimentary context-based advertising as a service to its side-business–search.

Re: Google is NOT a “Search” Company

Levittown Movers — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:47:45 -0000

You're absolutely right, and this is true of many companies if you think about it. For example, a company that manufactures a product may be called a manufacturer, but they have no revenue if they don't market the product, so the majority of their operations and really the driver of the revenue is the marketing. On the other hand, there would be nothing to market without the existence of the product.

Re: Google is NOT a “Search” Company

James — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:50:36 -0000

When Google was founded it was search company but now they OWN internet.

Re: Google is NOT a “Search” Company

jeremy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:03:35 -0000

I think I first realized that back in 1999. I asked Google back then if they offered an ad-free, subscription version. When they said no, I saw the writing on the wall.

Re: Google is NOT a “Search” Company

Jessie Morris — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:35:29 -0000

Could agree with you more, Craig. All these "free" services are paid for by their advertising. Their business model is stay dominant, get more people using the web, thereby more people use Google, and advertise. That's why Google Maps, Android, Chrome, etc. exist.