Computer Universe

Thursday, April 19, 2007


Google’s DoubleClick sees private equity cheer and Microsoft in fear
ONLINE ADVERTISING JON ASHWORTH
The Business
21 Apr 2007

THREE things leap out from Google’s $3.1bn (£1.6bn,  2.3bn) purchase of DoubleClick, a firm that places display advertisements on web pages. The first is the eye-watering sum that Google was willing to pay to plug a gap in its business model. The... read more...