Category Archives: Google
Google to Move Beyond NFC into RFID and M2M
Google has been interested in one of the important technologies related to RFID and M2M, Near Field Communications (NFC), which they will employ to develop wide range of business opportunities related to E-Commerce. Google Wallet is a mobile payment solution … Continue reading
Google Market Intelligence
Google Market Intelligence is an annual subscription that provides research, analysis, and advisory services that address a wide range of topics including search, media, communications, content, telephony, applications, and more. Analysis includes Google’s market prospects, competition, products, services, and applications. … Continue reading
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Google in Mobile Marketing and Commerce
We see many opportunities for Google to take advantage of innovations, whether through M&A and/or through leveraging partnerships with certain companies. Commerce is an important field for Google. While it’s related to mobile business or social business, the online commerce … Continue reading
Google in Mobile Advertising
Google’s mobile advertising business continues to fuel impressive growth for the online search engine pioneer. The company estimates its mobile advertising revenues will likely generate in excess of $2.5 billion a year and growing. Google generates 97 percent of its … Continue reading
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Mobile Application Store Market Predictions
The mobile application stores market, while complex, has stabilized on a retail store model. The players might change, but I don’t expect the model to change anytime soon. We have identified fifteen different stores. Handset Vendors, Network Operators, development consortiums … Continue reading
Google Acquisitions
Google Acquisitions in Social Media The most important business direction is moving towards social business. Many new ideas have been introduced to base on social and demographic data. The future will make the most of using such social networking data … Continue reading
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Mobile Local Search
Mobile Local Search (MLS) is the search and discovery of persons, places, and things within an identifiable space defined by distinct parameters. These parameters are evolving. Today they include social networks, individuals, cities, neighborhoods, landmarks, and actions that are relevant … Continue reading
Should Google Become a Carrier?
Many have postulated if and how Google could become a carrier. Should they become an MVNO? Should they become a de-facto VNO by virtue of Google Voice? The issue may be mute as Google becomes pervasive from an application, commerce, … Continue reading
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Google SMS
Unlike generalized convention that Third World countries offer little or no market for convergence in finance, banking and, or, other technology-oriented solutions, opportunities exist, and continue to unfold, except “they do not float about on a silver platter.” They are … Continue reading
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Google and TV
The acquisition of YouTube back in 2006 for $1.6B at first seemed odd: Why did Google pay a huge amount of money for a free service of low quality video? Google, making profits out of advertising, is eyeing the television … Continue reading
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