Google loses value on ad slowdown

RawAlex · 02-26-2008

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080226/D8V28IDG0.html

Nice to see the googlites getting a dose of reality. The reality is that google ads are on way too many crappy sites, selling poor quality traffic at inflated prices, and business aren't always going to line up and eat it just to get a sale. Companies that weren't making much more than marginal business are out of there.

It will be interesting to see where this all goes.

TheEnforcer · 02-27-2008

People had to react to reality on thi sooner or later. Where the settling point will be quite interesting to see.

EmporerEJ · 03-01-2008

It's about time.
That stock was giving me a nosebleed.

To think we took a serious look at it when it was $117. Figured it would split, and we were thinking about going in big.
But we were worried it had topped out.

Needless to say, bad decision. Hindsight is always 20/20

RawAlex · 03-01-2008

...and here is more on an explaination why it is dropping:

http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free

The more stuff that becomes free, the less stuff to promote. Movies and music use to be big buyers of Google Ads at the start, now they are dropping out like flies, because, well, everyone gives the stuff away for free.

02-26-2008	#1
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Google loses value on ad slowdown http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080226/D8V28IDG0.html Nice to see the googlites getting a dose of reality. The reality is that google ads are on way too many crappy sites, selling poor quality traffic at inflated prices, and business aren't always going to line up and eat it just to get a sale. Companies that weren't making much more than marginal business are out of there. It will be interesting to see where this all goes. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds

02-27-2008	#2
TheEnforcer Scored VIP to Anton's Piss Tank Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,781	Re: Google loses value on ad slowdown People had to react to reality on thi sooner or later. Where the settling point will be quite interesting to see.

03-01-2008	#3
EmporerEJ Brilliant Innoventionalist and writer. Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA, Northern Hemisphere, Terra, 3rd of nine, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Far from Galactic Core Posts: 2,260	Re: Google loses value on ad slowdown It's about time. That stock was giving me a nosebleed. To think we took a serious look at it when it was $117. Figured it would split, and we were thinking about going in big. But we were worried it had topped out. Needless to say, bad decision. Hindsight is always 20/20 __________________ Eric J. White VirtualSexMachine.com

03-01-2008	#4
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: Google loses value on ad slowdown ...and here is more on an explaination why it is dropping: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free The more stuff that becomes free, the less stuff to promote. Movies and music use to be big buyers of Google Ads at the start, now they are dropping out like flies, because, well, everyone gives the stuff away for free. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds