US: Google: Tell Me What Is Next ?

How can such a start-up become in seven years the biggest giant of the internet, consulted 250 millions times every single day.

Founded in 1999 by Larry Page & Sergey Brin, 2 Stanford University students, Google had to wait 7 years and without spending a penny on advertisement to get to the big day, answering to 250 millions request every day in 35 languages.

Listed in Wall Street Since 2004, Google was pain-in-the-ass to the major big players of the internet era, including Microsoft, Amazon.com, Yahoo! and eBay.
Everybody is looking to Mountain View in California where Google launched the what-so-called Web 2.0 !

With a portfolio full of products also with many coming out of the lab, google covers almost everything a surfer need online, Google news for internationa news under one roof, Froogle for online shopping, Google Creator for webpages, Google Ride Finder for taxi, Google Local for Mobile to get directions, Gmail the 3GB inbox, Google Video for TV programs and videos, Google Talk the online messenger, Google Earth to explore the world, Google Picasa for photo sharing, and so on and so on ….

Without forgetting the Ad-words technology that generates billions in revenues for Google, with 400,000 worldwide clients registered, in Europe only Google manage ads on 55,000 websites.
The top 5 advertisers on Google are: eBay ($180 Millions), Amazon.com ($162 Millions), Expedia ($90 Millions), Hotel Reservations Network ($27 Millions) and LastMinute.com ($9 Millions).

Yahoo: Google Search with more searching capabilities and a wider search options can beat any other engine.

eBay: Google Froogle the smart shopping guide and Google Checkout that makes online shopping & selling faster, safer and more convenient.