5 posts and columns on Thomas Barnett

Google’s Schmidt at Senate Antitrust Hearing: Eric “Gets It!”

in News on September 21, 2011 at 11:03 am PT

Google faces the antitrust music in Washington, D.C.
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Yahoogle Countdown–Will It Blow Up, Get Neutered, Go Judge Judy or Move Forward?

in News on October 30, 2008 at 6:00 am PT

The election is not the only event with only days to go–a move in face-off Yahoo and Google are in with the Justice Department over their controversial search advertising partnership will have an outcome, sources close to all sides said, before the next President is chosen. Thus, I predict news either Friday or Monday.

Schmidt Endorses Obama, While Justice Department Mulls Yahoogle Suit

in News on October 20, 2008 at 12:11 pm PT

You have to admire the sledgehammer stylings of Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who loves to accuse Microsoft (justifiably, I might add) of bullying lobbying tactics in our nation’s capital, in the latest moves in the regulatory fight over the controversial search ad outsourcing partnership that Yahoo and Google have struck. Today, just days before the Justice Department will decide whether to move ahead with a lawsuit to stop the Yahoogle deal from proceeding or let it move forward with some other remedy or tweaking, Schmidt announced that he would be campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama in the last two weeks of the election.

Why the Yahoogle Deal Will Likely Launch–And Be Coming to an Internet Near You on October 9

in News on September 19, 2008 at 3:08 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown took a rather strong stand against Google and its recent aggressive efforts to defend its outsourcing deal to sell some of Yahoo’s search ads. Given that the pair have a more than 80 percent combined market share in the search business, I and many others–advertisers, publishers and state and federal regulators–are a bit nervous about further concentration of market power in one set of hands, even if they are such Googley hands. But in the interest of fairness and because I like to argue with myself, here is a counterpoint with three key reasons why Google and Yahoo might hold firm in launching the partnership, which sources said is likely to start on Oct. 9.