Google to be Most Visited Site in 2007
Friday, December 29th, 2006;
-- Jeremy Luebke |
It was all the news when Microsoft took over as the worlds most visited web property this year and it looks like Google has set the stage to play leapfrog in 2007. USA Today is running a story indicating YouTube’s visitor count will be added to Google’s overall ranking by the major traffic measurement services.
Google’s revenue hit $7.2 billion for the first three quarters of 2006. Its stock topped the $500-a-share mark (now at $468). Most significant, Google in October acquired highflying video site YouTube for $1.7 billion. Measurement services ComScore Media Metrix and Nielsen/NetRatings plan to add YouTube to Google’s overall rankings next year.
That “assures that Google will be No. 1 in both worldwide and U.S. visitors,” says Danny Sullivan, editor of the Search Engine Land blog.
Although this metric means little to the SEM industry, it will be interesting to see how such a change in ranking will affect stock prices (GOOG). With such an inflated price, Google has to keep up the appearance of growth or there their shares could tank. If that happens, Google’s honeymoon with the public may finally be over. I have long held the belief there is a correlation between Google’s high flying stock prices and their dominance of search. If Google’s stock tumbles, so might their dictatorship over Internet traffic.
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December 29th, 2006 at 12:29 pm
“Dictatorship” is such a strong word, Andy. Matt will not be happy. And if Matt’s not happy…
December 29th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
He can just blame me, I’m not scared. Well not too much
How does “…so might their oligarchy rule over Internet traffic” sound?
December 29th, 2006 at 2:42 pm
Jeremy welcome to your first encounter with RC. His bark is worse than his bite.
December 31st, 2006 at 2:41 am
[...] Also (I swear, it’s the last one!), news is coming in that Comscore and Nielsen plan to add YouTube to the official metrics of Google websites early next year, which will represent the unofficial coronation of Google as king of traffic on the internet. Combined with YouTube, Google will have more visitors than any other web company, and you know someone at Google is trying to figure out how to beat the age-old “nowhere to go but down” problem. Put enough PhDs on it, you’ll find a solution. Maybe. Posted: December 31, 2006 by Nathan Weinberg in: [...]
December 31st, 2006 at 3:23 am
Actually he deserve it…
they are thinking Excellent and they did it perfect
and even they encouraged Microsoft and Yahoo for upgading the way they think
hope that this be the best for us
December 31st, 2007 at 7:58 am
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