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Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by ChrisClark »

wtvanhest wrote: post #17
turing wrote: post #14

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And in my experience Google products have gotten significantly better and more polished in the last few years. Goes to show that their products aren't getting worse , just shifting in focus and priority.

Which products specifically have gotten better?

It's all subjective but I love the new Gmail interfaces, Hangouts is much better than Talk and keeps getting better. Google+ photos is so much better than Picasa, I love how I can search for 'blue cars' in my photos and it returns them even though I've never tagged any of them.

Android has seen enormous improvements, I love stock 4.3 and Google Now.

Chrome's new 'native' apps wrapper-like thing is neat.

Even Youtube has improved a little bit, they've got a nice nifty ajax loader bar up top instead of refreshing the entire page when you go to another video.

But I guess with a different perspective, someone could argue how they don't like any of those changes. But for me, I love them.

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by Mikeb85 »

dragontamer wrote: post #27

The value of a company is not measured in its individual stock price, but instead measured in its market cap. The real headline should be: Google hits $330 Billion market cap, making it the 3rd most valuable company in the world.

True that. Too many people are obsessed with the stock price, when really it's just marketcap/outstanding shares...

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by diminish »

joelrunyon wrote: post #13
lawdawg wrote: post #11

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This is because Google has started optimizing for the 99% use case, which most HN'ers usually don't fall under. They originally optimized for what most Googlers like (who are generally the 1%) and have since learned that you can't run a business just pleasing the elite and whiny ones.

> They originally optimized for what most Googlers like (who are generally the 1%) and have since learned that you can't run a business just pleasing the elite and whiny ones. Well you can - you just can't offer the service for free.

Quarter after quarter Google needs to monetize more. In their earnings announcements, they love to mention it's only a fraction of what Google can achieve. But their heavy monetization of web assets makes me think, they are at the beginning of the second half of their post IPO life. Of course the Glass, the Car, the Hardware may change everything. That final argument is valid for any company, even for startups and even more for YC startups.

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by antsar »

anon1385 wrote: post #16
NathanKP wrote: post #5

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I'm no Google fanboy but what you are saying is a pretty strong accusation. Where is the data to back what you are claiming Google is doing?

http://i.imgur.com/eBtzYic.png see any organic search results there?

Just to show that sharkweek's reply isn't an outlier, here is the same search with adblock turned off, from a US address.

http://i.imgur.com/Ed0UYER.png

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by ChrisClark »

anon1385 wrote: post #16
NathanKP wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm no Google fanboy but what you are saying is a pretty strong accusation. Where is the data to back what you are claiming Google is doing?

http://i.imgur.com/eBtzYic.png see any organic search results there?

How did you get so many ads? Without adblock I see this: http://i.imgur.com/Djdz2wQ.png

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by anon1385 »

sharkweek wrote: post #19
anon1385 wrote: post #16

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http://i.imgur.com/eBtzYic.png see any organic search results there?

Yes -- http://i.imgur.com/vFwD9xr.png

Ads depend on your location etc. We have had a discussion about this same example before and plenty of people got similar results: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6533287 e.g. http://i.imgur.com/mhJhc5W.png and http://i.imgur.com/2iFv7Yf.png

And for what it's worth, this is the result I got just now in the UK: http://i.imgur.com/YHXngwR.png

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by yetanotherphd »

Theodores wrote: post #18

Advertising sales is a good indicator as to how well the economy is doing - if times are good then people advertise, if everyone is screaming recession then there is not so much money around to advertise. Hence, if Google does well does that mean the economy as a whole is doing well? Is the Google share price a good indicator, perhaps a better indicator than conventional metrics such as employment level or the FTSE?

No, GDP growth and unemployment are better measures.

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by mh- »

antsar wrote: post #34
anon1385 wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://i.imgur.com/eBtzYic.png see any organic search results there?

Just to show that sharkweek's reply isn't an outlier, here is the same search with adblock turned off, from a US address. http://i.imgur.com/Ed0UYER.png

I see the same for that particular query, but have seen result pages that fit the mix of the original screenshot.

Re: Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings

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Post by nonchalance »

anon1385 wrote: post #36
sharkweek wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes -- http://i.imgur.com/vFwD9xr.png

Ads depend on your location etc. We have had a discussion about this same example before and plenty of people got similar results: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6533287 e.g. http://i.imgur.com/mhJhc5W.png and http://i.imgur.com/2iFv7Yf.png And for what it's worth, this is the result I got just now in the UK: http://i.imgur.com/YHXngwR.png

It could be because the plus500.co.uk is manifestly UK (and people saying otherwise are probably based in the US).
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