All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Internet

Even though DivX has a very strong position in video technology, it has been challenged by competitors in the area of webpage embedded video, particularly by Flash of Adobe. The recent acquisition of MainConcept by DivX will greatly strengthen DivX's position, and may potentially change...

American double-standards are at their height in China, as critics condemn Yahoo and Google's inability to perpetuate the freedoms that we take for granted in the Western world.  But Yahoo, Google, Alibaba, and Baidu offer the best opportunity to open up China for new freedoms.  Perpetuating...

Comcast is having a PR nightmare that is likely to continue for months. Every ISP is now going to face questions about whether they throttle traffic in any way, with lawsuits likely for any that answer yes. Legislation may be forthcoming to monitor ISPs.

eBay winning this lawsuit sends a message to businesses of all sizes that they cannot create branding that could be considered derivative versions of eBay's name and marks.

European regulators’ decision not to approve Google’s purchase of DoubleClick without further investigation is consistent with their thrust to become the leading or pace setting source of regulatory policy in the global economy. At the same time the object of this decision - Google - should recognize...

A study by consulting firm Accenture together with SevenOne Media presented for the first time on November 7 during the „Medientage München“, the premier event for the media industry in Germany, shows that German video portals MyVideo and Clipfish are of equal importance in the German market as YouTube....

I have conflicting views on this subject.  Our company successfully fought a trademark dispute where a company inserted the word plus between the parts of the name of our software ValuePOS and thus our customers were confused as to who was the real ValuePOS.  Since we had been using the name...

Does it make sense for a media company to be involved in infrastructure (such as cable networks) or basic Internet access services (such as AOL)? Does it make sense for a telco to be involved in media? In the long term we don't think so; structural separation is an issue both telcos and media companies....

All of these "parking" sites use paid search & direct navigation to circumvent low organic search result rankings.  But social media doesn't necessarily hinge on search - it's more about friends & application sharing.

The assertion that Google has a lot to learn in its international efforts couldn't be more over-stated.  Google has had success in the international environment, including greater market share than in the domestic market, that every Internet company would covet.  This analysis delves deeper...