Google IPO Price Drops by Over 25%
Date: 2004-08-18 Source: Search Engine Guide
Google announced today that they would be ammending their prospectus to reflect a new share price of $85-$95, a drop of over 25% from the original target price. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Slashes IPO Price
Date: 2004-08-18 Source: InternetNews.com
The latest information suggests that demand for its IPO, which is now expected Thursday, fell short of the earlier price range of between $108 to $135 per share. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Stocks Gagging a Bit
Date: 2004-08-18 Source: Wired
In a sign that Google's initial public offering will not be as hot or big as expected, the company has slashed its estimated per-share price range and reduced the number of shares to be sold by insiders. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google VCs, execs take a hit
Date: 2004-08-18 Source: News.com
High-profile venture firms including those of John Doerr and Michael Moritz are taking a financial hit in Google's revamped IPO by not pocketing any immediate gains from the much-hyped offering. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Refuses to Run Ad from Christian Group
Date: 2004-08-17 Source: Search Engine Guide
Google removed an ad from a Christian group that was running as part of the AdWords program earlier this week, citing Google's right to remove ads to content that it deems to "hate speech." [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Chance to pick Google's brain
Date: 2004-08-16 Source: New Zealand Herald
Senior Google scientist Dr Mehran Sahami told the Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Auckland last week that the company's 2200 employees were constantly battling to cope with users' needs and to fight crafty website designers who packed their pages with whole dictionaries of keywords. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
My Google Grubstake
Date: 2004-08-16 Source: BusinessWeek
I've been sent forth into the shadow of the valley of disinformation to bid on Google. Over the duration of the auction, I plan to supply regular insights into how this closely watched auction is playing out. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Trademark Woes: Is Gmail in Jeopardy
Date: 2004-08-16 Source: Search Engine Guide
Despite launching the Gmail service to the public on March 31st, Google failed to file trademark rights for the term Gmail until April 7th, after three other companies had filed for a trademark on the Gmail term. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google Auction Imminent
Date: 2004-08-11 Source: InternetNews.com
Bidding should begin soon for shares in Google's IPO. The search provider with the billion-dollar search advertising service said bidder registration will close on Thursday -- and bidding will begin shortly. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google IPO Looms as Registration Closes
Date: 2004-08-10 Source: TheStreet.com
Bidder registration for Google's initial public offering will close at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the company announced Tuesday morning. "The auction for shares of Google's Class A common stock will commence soon thereafter," the search engine company said. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Google, Yahoo Settle Patent and Share Disputes
Date: 2004-08-09 Source: SearchDay
Under the terms of the agreement, Google will license U.S. Patent No. 6,269,361 and several related patents, held by Yahoo!'s wholly-owned subsidiary, Overture. Yahoo! also dismissed its patent lawsuit against Google. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Search insiders dubious on Google
Date: 2004-08-09 Source: CBS.MarketWatch.com
In a small survey of search professionals who attended the latest Search Engine Strategies conference -- a leading conference for the search industry -- the majority said that they wouldn't buy Google [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Bidding Glitch Delays Google IPO
Date: 2004-08-06 Source: Wired
Google is delaying its IPO by a week because of logistical problems related to institutional investors registering to bid on the shares, according to a person familiar with the matter. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
