When referring to the Google - Yahoo! - Microsoft triangle , one thing is certain: there will always be complaints: people complain about Google's domination, about Yahoo!'s services, about Microsoft's business practices and the list could go on and on. And, while everyone has the right to complain, one thing needs to be mentioned: these companies don't have to be fair! So Google is dominating the search industry?

There's no need to beat around the bush: what do you, as an Internet user, think about when someone mentions the word "search"? You most likely think about Google and, why not, Yahoo! may also be on your mind. Microsoft's Live Search has started out as something they considered extremely promising but, unfortunately, things didn't exactly turn out the way these folks would have liked them to. Let's face it: as far as search is concerned,

No matter what your attitude towards the Google-Yahoo-Microsoft triangle may be, such a title definitely makes you ask yourself a few questions. "The Real Google Killer", no question mark? Nope, not this time. Yes, the real Google killer is out there and it's only a matter of time until the inevitable occurs. Am I referring to Microsoft? Even if they'd be willing to invest a pretty penny in order to make that happen, they don't have what it takes at this point.

I'm sure it comes as no surprise that everyone and their dog is talking about the fact that Microsoft is "officially" not interested in Yahoo! but it this actually a scenario people believe? Given the way things have unfolded up until this point, I'd definitely say that it is not the case. Basically, we have two big companies playing cat & mouse and that's about it. As I've mentioned on one of my previous guest posts here on MarketingPilgrim, we have two companies,

A recent article here on MarketingPilgrim, which referred to an interview with Eric Schmidt, where he basically saw Microsoft as the "evil" company the knight in shining armor )since Google's CEO was being interviewed, I'm sure it's clear who he sees as the "knight in shining armor"( needs to protect us from gave me the idea for today's post Obviously, the opinion in question is anything but objective, but it does make us wonder: who exactly is the bad guy?

The Microsoft and Yahoo! Q1 earnings reports represent important variables which need to be taken into consideration, so that analyzing them for a moment is definitely a must. It's only natural that these earnings reports as well as the reactions of the two companies leave a lot of room for interpretation and, once again, we can indeed say that the week was anything but boring. The folks over at Yahoo! do seem to have an edge thanks to their Q1 report which, let's face it,

An extremely interesting weekly highlight definitely has to be the Google - comScore drama and, given the way things have unfolded, it's clearly something worth looking into, as it illustrates how everything can )and, in most cases, will( backfire if you "dare" to mess with the big G. Everything started with comScore's 1.8% paid click growth for the first quarter announcement, which has naturally generated quite a bit of buzz.

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Nope, it's not something which helps you stay in shape: I am, of course, referring to the Google-Yahoo!-Microsoft triangle which dominates everything which has to do with news and it definitely seems that things are not about to change. I liked the way Andy has analyzed the similarities between the GYM triangle and soap operas . After all, soap operas are all about illustrating how people can go from hating each other to becoming close friends, from enemies to lovers, right?

Having gone through more than a few of the industry's April Fool's Day posts, I have come to quite an interesting conclusion: as far as the Web is concerned, we are actually celebrating April Fool's Day 365 )366( times a year. Let's face it: nothing should surprise us nowadays. "Google is conquering space!", it sounds like a fairly decent April Fool's Joke, doesn't it? But guess what: it's not a joke,

Nowadays, everyone seems to think that making money as a blogger is a piece of cake. A lot of people make the mistake of starting out by picking a niche they are not exactly passionate about simply because it pays well. In other words, they are just in it for the money and somehow consider this a sound business model. It's easy to show up day after day if the pay is good, right? No Pleasure, No Gain Sorry to burst your bubble there, but you couldn't be more wrong.

If I were to only use one word to describe Google's decisions, it would have to be "controversial". As the industry's biggest player, it simply comes with the territory and results will, in the end, speak for themselves. Unfortunately for Google, comScore's numbers don't exactly paint an all that optimistic picture this week, with their February click growth being down 3% compared to January and up )only( 3% compared to February 2007.

Yahoo! has definitely been the most active player this week and, as far as their announcements are concerned, I'd label one of them as " entertaining ", yet two as " quite interesting ". I have found their optimism this week to be extremely entertaining since, let's face it: given the current state of the US economy,

The fact that Bebo was sold for $850 million )a surprisingly low amount according to most analysts out there( to AOL definitely represents the highlight of the week, and that makes one wonder: where on Earth have the other big players been? If we take MySpace as an example, a company which was also sold way below what it was worth if we take its potential into consideration )the folks over at News Corp are most likely congratulating themselves for their decision each day(,

If you were to stop for a moment and take a look at the market, it could definitely seem that things stand this way. After all sorts of scenarios regarding possible mergers, after all of the controversy generated by the possibility of Google finally having a decent competitor, what do numbers tell us? The answer: 66%, Google's February market share )US(. It seems that, no matter how hard competitors were to try, Google's position seems untouchable.