Difference between revisions of "Future of Google"
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== Group Profile == | == Group Profile == | ||
[[Remigius Barendse]]<br> | *[[Remigius Barendse]]<br> | ||
[[Matt Stolwijk]]<br> | *[[Matt Stolwijk]]<br> | ||
[[Ning Xu]]<br> | *[[Ning Xu]]<br> | ||
[[Asli Akilli-Cavusoglu]]<br> | *[[Asli Akilli-Cavusoglu]]<br> | ||
[[Paul Nguyen]] | *[[Paul Nguyen]] | ||
[[Group Resources]] | **[[Group Resources]] | ||
[[Image:GoogleApi.jpg|right|'Googler']] | [[Image:GoogleApi.jpg|right|'Googler']] | ||
== Research Questions == | == Research Questions == | ||
=== Industry === | === Industry === | ||
Revision as of 19:37, 27 April 2006
Company Profile
Google Inc. is a U.S. public corporation, first incorporated as a privately held corporation in September, 1998, that designs and manages the Internet Google search engine. A company that started out in a garage, quickly started out conquering the world with its comprehensive and innovative way of thinking.
Group Profile
Research Questions
Industry
- How did the idea for Google came up?
- How does Google gain revenue?
- Is Google a stabile company at the moment?
- What is Google’s core business?
- What are Google' s additional businesses?
- Who are Google' s competitors (Core Business and General)?
- What are the sizes of Google' s competitors (Current)?
- What are the strongly related businesses with Google where they are NOT active in yet?
- What is Google' s business strategy?
- Is Google dependent on other companies and/or partnerships?
- Is Google a centralized or decentralized company?
- Why is Google involved in so many ‘markets segments’?
- How is the working environment within Google?
- How many employees does Google have?
Society
Technology
- How many hits does Google generate a day?
- Where are they operating in the world?
- What new technology has been developed by Google?
Politics
Finance
- How did Google start with finance?
- What is Google's financial situation?
- Was Google involved in any take overs?
Driving Forces
- Google's adaption to the Great Firewall of China
- Google's technological innovation and R&D
- Storage capacity and sheer processing power
- Open source technology behind Google's power
- Getting the best knowledge workers
- Online Vidoe Delivery
- Microchip controls the boundaries of the internet
- Information on its own is not enough anymore
- Market Research - Understanding the future customer
- Cost of Computer Resources