Google paid $3.1 billion for DoubleClick, Microsoft paid $6 billion for Aquantive, and Yahoo paid $680 million for the 80 percent of Right Media that it did not already own and another $300 million for BlueLithium. I have read it at below:

http://www.site-reference.com/articles/ … mpany.html

Google = OCC

There isn't a pie they aren't trying to get a finger in.

How long before Google declares itself an independent state and builds it's own army, navy and airforce?

Probably in my life time.

Well just in the last while ....

Google gets a computer
Google gets Mobile (Android)
Google gets Social (OpenSocial)
Get's thinks about TV .... (2x)
Google thinks Magazines

Among notables.....

Thinks about TV?

We've got a crappy channel on satellite, some open access thing owned by Al Gore. Google do the news every hour and  a "Google update" every 15-20 minutes.

Nothing of any quality though, mind you, is there anything of quality on any channel nowadays?

Google is dangerous to any company, town or country.  They can control the results of any search.  They have put many companies out of business for doing exactly what they do.  They are self professed Gods of the Internet.

hmmm... i dont feel all that sorry for companies that are put outa business because of google... perhaps people should consider opening companies that can be used by real people from real advertising as opposed to relying heavily on a company (google) that honestly couldnt give a flying fish whether your family eats every night or not.

Basing your whole business on how google feels is just stupid.

Al Gore and Google... on the same tv station? sounds like a conspiracy waiting to happen if he cant become president via votes he is gonna get ol Bush booted from the serps... then Google will take over the world... BWHAAHAHHAHA

Well they can buy my company for 50 bucks, well OK a little more perhaps!

You should see this post Drabfantasy: http://forums.site-reference.com/topic/ … ve-a-blog/ You may be worth more than you think.

Laurie.

Don't care what master google says, does or does not.  Tried the ppc and adsense, not my cup of tea.  Will continue in my no google world.  I have a dream and it does not include the master.  It may not come about tomorrow or a few years from now but it will still be my dream with or with out something like master google.  (I'll just continue to chip away at the net with little tiny hammer and someday it will be what it will be.