Google Inc., a Sound Business Investment? Google Inc, a Sound Business Investment? The decision to invest in a company requires research and analysis. As a mutual fund manager, I am currently considering investing in Google, one of the leading Internet technology, and advertising companies in the world. Google specializes in Internet search engines and related advertising services. Google maintains a large index on websites and other online content, which are freely available through its search
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SWOT ANALYSIS OF GOOGLE [pic] GOOGLE’S BUSINESS STRATEGY: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE STRENGTHS; WEAKNESSES; OPPORTUNITIES; AND THREATS (SWOT) OF GOOGLE BY: KWAKU F. DARKWAH (MBA; B.ED; CTLLS; ASSOCIATE-CIPD; MInstLM) CEO/FOUNDER: ADESUA GLOBAL, GHANA LECTURER-MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, LONDON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT EDUCATION (LSME) FEBRUARY, 2010 IF YOU NEED A FREE UPDATED COPY OF THIS ARTICLE IN PDF FORMAT, JUST SEND YOUR REQUEST TO: [pic]adesuaglobal@gmail.com [pic]This e-mail address
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Google Inc.: SWOT analysis Case Study: Google, Inc. Introduction: Google was started as a research project by two Stanford PhD students named Sergey Brin and Larry page. They registered the domain name google.com in the year 1997 and in September 1998, it became a privately owned incorporate Google Inc. With its extensive research on search algorithms and use of state of the art technology, Google successfully established its brand name in internet search engines market. By the year 2004, Google
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I. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS | WEAKNESSES | * Strong broad band image provides edge over competitors * Robust financial performance strengthens investors’ confidence and provides capital for future growth avenues * Wide portfolio of offerings * Net Sales/Employee: 2010 * Liquidity Ratios – leader in Current and Quick Ratios | * Patent infringement lawsuits may affect financial condition and operating results * Profitability Ratios 2010 trailing Baidu and Microsoft in: *
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Google SWOT Analysis: Strengths * Google Search Engine- The number one search engine, hard to replicate. * Strong Brand Value * Ancillary Service- Gmail, YouTube, Google Hangout * Robust Research and Development Opportunities | Weakness * Click fraud * Piracy and copyright issue * Not a leader in social media space | Opportunities * Growing demand of online video * Growing demand of Android OS | Threats * Competition from Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple and smaller competitors
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1 GOOGLE CASE STUDY Google was started as a research project by two Stanford PhD students named Sergey Brin and Larry page. They registered the domain name google.com in the year 1997 and in September 1998, it became a privately owned incorporate Google Inc. With its extensive research on search algorithms and use of state of the art technology, Google successfully established its brand name in internet search engines market. By the year 2004, Google came up covering over 75% of US web search market
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of their way to allow engineers at their companies with 20% of their working time to explore areas they want to. Google Earth, Gmail and Google mobile are some of the most successful innovations of Google. These successful projects over the years have motivated the employees of Google to drive on this innovation trend within the company to create easy and user friendly products. Google does not seem to believe in a hierarchical structure. It divides their
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1. Introduction The purpose of this project is to compare Google Inc. with Yahoo Inc. by using the SWOT analysis. As we live in modern era, in the era of e-society, there are probably not too many people in the world that haven’t heard about Google and Yahoo, these two major players in the Internet and computer software industry with continued history of rivalry. These two multinational corporations own the two most used search engines. The site google.com is ranked as number one in the world according
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SWOT is an acronym used to describe the particular strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that are potential strategic factors for any company. A SWOT approach should not only result in the identification of a corporation distinction competencies - the particular capabilities and resources that a firm possesses and the superior way in which they are used – but also in the identification of opportunities that the firm is not currently able to take advantage of due to a lack of appropriate
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Competitor Analysis Viadeo: Founded in June 2004, Viadeo is one of the many online sites for networking and recruiting for students, alumni and professionals. This site offers networking capabilities for students, recruiting abilities for businesses, and the ability to showcase career achievements for its members. This is a free service, as many of these sites are (CrunchBase, 2010). Viadeo competes with many sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook. The chart below shows the steady, but declining
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