All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Internet

Domain Tasting will continue to be a common practice since there are other alternatives apart from Adsense for Domains for monetizing new domains, such as Ad Networks. Google measures will do no harm to the Domain Industry, but they are bringing attention at the ICANN. In case the ICANN removes the...

Who and why are very interesting questions.

Yahoo is in a good and a bad position.  The good position is that they have multiple suitors already -- Microsoft, News Corp, and Google (in a way) -- and might get more, driving up the offer price.  The bad news is that they've already seen AOL go down the road of a failed merger with Time...

Yahoo is in a position where they must now negotiate a better price with Microsoft while at the same time evaluating the option of doing a "contract with the devil" (aka Google) that will generate much needed cash but effectively neuter Yahoo's ability to differentiate and grow. Eventually...

Frankly I am a little surprised.  You would think that after living in the shadow of Google for so long and failing to excite anyone in the web space for so long, Yahoo would have seen the Microsoft offer as a huge opportunity. Microsoft should shift strategies.

Google's domain tasting policy makes sense, but, predictably, it addresses a very small concern.  Click fraud and a complete lack of transparency are more vital, though this lack of transparency also vaulted Google over Yahoo, AOL, and Microsoft.  In the vein of openness (OpenSocial, Android,...

Google's measures are meant to targeted domain kiting, not domain tasting. The new features alone will not impact domain tasting. he recommendation of the ICANN board to charge the ICANN fee also for domains that have been deleted again within the 5 day grace period is much more likely to have an effect...

The toughest part about restructuring is knowing when to walk away.  Saying yes to a deal or a situation is very simple.  Telling someone NO or selling off assets is NOT easy.

Many execs and politicians thought that by America going global the world would be a better place.  But all offshoring has done is continue to erode jobs and destroy many Americans lives and many American cities.   Due to auto jobs going overseas, I've witnessed many fine...

Apart from being serious for the region, the cable break could also hit large UK and US enterprises which have offshore business processes and back office functions to companies in Pakistan, India or the Middle East.Almost 90 per cent of Internet traffic is routed through undersea cables and only...