Baidu CASE: A-197 DATE: 02/05/09 BAIDU.COM‚ INC.: VALUATION AT IPO Since its official launch in January 2000‚ Baidu.com‚ Inc. (Baidu) quickly grew to become the leading Internet search engine in China. After three rounds of private funding‚ Baidu registered to go public on the NASDAQ Stock Market (Ticker Symbol: BIDU) on August 5‚ 2005. (See Exhibits 1 and 2 for a listing of Baidu’s private funding sources and pre-IPO share allocations.) The initial public offering (IPO) turned out to be one of
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develop Internet applications which would offer new advertising opportunities. As a company‚ Google has diverse objectives and strategies. In 2005 they launched Good Earth. Google Earth along with its companion software‚ Google Maps‚ allowed users to search and view satellite images of any location worldwide. They then enhanced the program in 2010 by adding 3D images of locations from the ground level. They’ve since launched Gmail software‚ Picasa web photo albums‚ and a translation feature in 51 languages
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What did Google do to us? Search engines such as google are making our society’s IQ go down faster every year. An everyday human being relies on google to help them find simple answers that most people should already know. Nicholas Carr makes various points on how google or other programs are making people stupid. Carrs essay “Is Google Making Us Stupid” shows us how search engines are in fact making us dumb. Google makes things easier to get to‚ “Research that once required days in the stacks
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Google: External/Internal Factors University of Phoenix Google‚ which was created in a dorm room at Stanford University by Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ is considered the most recognizable and largest search engine in the world. What started as a company of three in 1998 out of a garage in Menlo Park‚ CA is now a worldwide company of over 20‚000 employees. Internal and external factors can have a direct impact on planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling a business like Google. Management
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Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brinn. They first developed a search engine called BackRub in 1996‚ and after further development incorporated Google in 1998. Today Google is one of the top internet search engines in the world; according to Nielsen NetRatings‚ in July 2006; 49.2% of all US internet searches were done using Google’s search engine. Although Google is predominately known for its search engine‚ it provides a range of other services including Google Earth‚ Google Groups
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T was nice to meet you guys. Table of Contents Introduction 3 Google Company Background 3 China Background 5 The Internet Search Engine and Advertising Industry in China 7 Google in China 9 Recommendations 14 Conclusion 15 Appendix 16 Introduction Google‚ Inc. is an internationally known business that has become the default provider for Internet services for many consumers. In a world where individuals can
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world’s most popular search engine‚ is scaling new heights these days. Born out of a project work carried out by Larry Page (Page) and Sergey Brin (Brin)‚ both Stanford dropouts‚ Google has come a long way; from a small information search technology on the web to the world’s most popular and mostly referred search engine. Google search is an easy-to-use service which gives the results of a query in a fraction of a second. Millions of browsers prefer Google over search engines such as AltaVista‚
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7-14 Compare the business models and core competencies of Google‚ Apple‚ and Facebook. Ans: Google: Google’s business model is centered on Internet search engine and advertisement and they clearly dominate it. It provides values to the customers by providing the fastest‚ inexpensive search engine as well as web based services and software applications. They believe that in-app advertisements are the biggest source of revenue so they put all their emphasis on providing online advertising services
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in Automotive Engine Blocks by Hieu Nguyen School of Engineering Grand Valley State University Term Paper EGR250 – Materials Science and Engineering Section B Instructor: Dr. P. N. Anyalebechi April 8‚ 2005 Manufacturing Processes and Engineering Materials Used in Automotive Engine Blocks Abstract Until recently‚ cast iron and aluminum alloys have been the preferential materials used to manufacture most diesel and conventional gasoline-powered engine blocks. However
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Google upholds the position as the dominant search engine in the world‚ with 65 percent of the total search market‚ according to Hitwise. To maintain Google’s competitive advantage‚ the company has developed an infrastructure that guarantees a fast and efficient search engine‚ as well as branching out their efforts in other directions beyond search. Let’s first examine the speed of an average Google search. Any random search takes between 0.06 to 0.12 seconds (Gigaom). Google’s competitive edge
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