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NEW YORK (Trefis) - accounts research of Google(GOOG) company for about 70% of our price of $576 feel for its stock, indicating its dependence on the research and the need to diversify.

Our estimate of price for the shares of Google is about 20% higher than the market price. Google is in competition with Microsoft(MSFT), Yahoo!(YHOO) and AOL(AOL).

According to eMarketer, Google Facebook and Yahoo! lags on the market of advertising display with market share expected 9.3% for 2011, which is well behind Facebook 17.7%.

Tremendous growth of Facebook over the past years has built a base of $ 700 million approaching sticky user.

Google previously social networking Orkut, Buzz and wave efforts were created to enter the growing market of networking social, but these efforts have failed to take off.

Google recently announced Google project + more great effort of the company still join the social networking market. Google + has a number of attractive features, including the ability to let people share photos among specific groups - or - circles of friends.

You can take an interactive tour of Google + here.

Google could add some life to his stock by combining its domination of research with its new social networking initiative.

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Dealtalk: Google bid "pi" for patents of Nortel and lost - Reuters

People walk past a logo next to the main entrance of the building in Zurich on March 9, 2011, Google.

Credit: Reuters/Arnd WiegmannBy Nadia Damouni

NEW YORK | Fri July 1, 2011 10: 30 pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - at the auction for patents this week, Google bid Nortel Networks Wireless were mystery, such as $1,902,160,540 and $2,614,972,128.

Math whizzes can recognize these as constant numbers of Brown and Meissel-Mertens constant, but it surprised many people involved in the auction, according to three people with direct knowledge of the situation on Friday.

One of the sources "Google was auction with numbers are not numbers," said.

"It became clear that they were to compete with the distance between the Earth and the Sun." One was the sum of a famous mathematical constant, and then when it took in $ 3 billion, they bid ft, "the source said, adding the bid was 3.14159 billion."

"They were very confident or they were bored."

It was not clear what strategy using Google, if she wanted to confuse the rival bidders, intimidate or simply express the irreverence which is an integral part of his business persona. Whatever his reasons, Google schemes did not work.

A group of six companies - Apple, Microsoft, RIM, EMC and Ericsson and Sony - won the auction of 6 000 patents and Nortel patent applications with an offer of $ 4.5 billion.

The final figure was three times the amount expected by some analysts - a sign of the lengths of Google rivals, who was willing to go to get their hands on the Treasury of wireless technology and frustrate the central Internet mobile ambitions.

Google expected to emerge victorious after he defined a facade of $ 900 million bid in April. But the auction which began Monday and saw 20 lashes bid four days long finally reached a price that become too much even for Google, the sources said.

The Internet company could have $ 36.7 billion in cash to 31 March, but it was only prepared to go up to 4 billion dollars for these patents, someone said.

FIVE BIDDERS

Five parties, including two consortia, started at the outset to tender for the patent of the Canadian telecommunications company bankrupt - Apple, Intel, Google, a consortium of Ericsson, RIM, Microsoft, Sony and EMC, and a group led by a provider of solutions patent risk RPX, said the sources.

Intel began the auction to 9 p.m. Monday with an offer of $ 1.5 billion, said a source.

The consortium led by RPX, which included the firm Huawei Chinese, abandoned after the first round of the auction held at the offices of the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. The consortium remained on the sidelines for partner with someone else, but never, said the source.

"It became clear to us very quickly that it was something that a huge pile of large companies with budgets had decided was strategic for them," said RPX Director General John Amster. "Clearly at a price at this level, it should be strategic, and they can afford."

The auction has tested the limits of even the giants, and it took manoeuvring behind the scenes and a series of alignments for a winner to emerge.

FAST AND FURIOUS

Tuesday evening, the Ericsson consortium ceased to tender and started looking for a partner, it is Apple, said the source.

"When people abandon, you try partner of the people", said another source. "It is quite common in the auctions because you try to bring together people who have reached their individual limits and they are always in the assets."

On Wednesday, Intel abandoned-a gesture which was followed by heated negotiations over the next 24 hours as the two remaining parties that once tried the chip giant to join their side of the Court. Intel chose Google, said a source.

The field reduced to two - the Apple consortium called "rockstar", and the Google bid vehicle named "Ranger", said the sources.

"Then it was fast and furious allocations of $ 100 million until they had $ 3 billion, at which point Google asked for permission to bid," said a source. "They bid with 4 billion and limited."

Google has refused to comment on this article, but called "disappointing" auction results

Lazard Ltd. informed Nortel in the deal, while Jefferies was advised by his creditors. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has been counsel to the creditors of Nortel, while Cleary Gottlieb has advised the company.

(Other reports by Tiffany Wu in New York and Alastair Sharp in Toronto.) (Written by Paritosh Bansal, mounting by Bernard Orr)

Dealtalk: Google bid "pi" for patents of Nortel and lost

People walk past a logo next to the main entrance of the building in Zurich on March 9, 2011, Google.

Credit: Reuters/Arnd WiegmannBy Nadia Damouni

NEW YORK | Fri July 1, 2011 10: 30 pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - at the auction for patents this week, Google bid Nortel Networks Wireless were mystery, such as $1,902,160,540 and $2,614,972,128.

Math whizzes can recognize these as constant numbers of Brown and Meissel-Mertens constant, but it surprised many people involved in the auction, according to three people with direct knowledge of the situation on Friday.

One of the sources "Google was auction with numbers are not numbers," said.

"It became clear that they were to compete with the distance between the Earth and the Sun." One was the sum of a famous mathematical constant, and then when it took in $ 3 billion, they bid ft, "the source said, adding the bid was 3.14159 billion."

"They were very confident or they were bored."

It was not clear what strategy using Google, if she wanted to confuse the rival bidders, intimidate or simply express the irreverence which is an integral part of his business persona. Whatever his reasons, Google schemes did not work.

A group of six companies - Apple, Microsoft, RIM, EMC and Ericsson and Sony - won the auction of 6 000 patents and Nortel patent applications with an offer of $ 4.5 billion.

The final figure was three times the amount expected by some analysts - a sign of the lengths of Google rivals, who was willing to go to get their hands on the Treasury of wireless technology and frustrate the central Internet mobile ambitions.

Google expected to emerge victorious after he defined a facade of $ 900 million bid in April. But the auction which began Monday and saw 20 lashes bid four days long finally reached a price that become too much even for Google, the sources said.

The Internet company could have $ 36.7 billion in cash to 31 March, but it was only prepared to go up to 4 billion dollars for these patents, someone said.

FIVE BIDDERS

Five parties, including two consortia, started at the outset to tender for the patent of the Canadian telecommunications company bankrupt - Apple, Intel, Google, a consortium of Ericsson, RIM, Microsoft, Sony and EMC, and a group led by a provider of solutions patent risk RPX, said the sources.

Intel began the auction to 9 p.m. Monday with an offer of $ 1.5 billion, said a source.

The consortium led by RPX, which included the firm Huawei Chinese, abandoned after the first round of the auction held at the offices of the law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. The consortium remained on the sidelines for partner with someone else, but never, said the source.

"It became clear to us very quickly that it was something that a huge pile of large companies with budgets had decided was strategic for them," said RPX Director General John Amster. "Clearly at a price at this level, it should be strategic, and they can afford."

The auction has tested the limits of even the giants, and it took manoeuvring dans behind the scenes and a series of alignments for a winner to emerge.

FAST AND FURIOUS

Tuesday evening, the Ericsson consortium ceased to tender and started looking for a partner, it is Apple, said the source.

"When people abandon, you try partner of the people", said another source. "It is quite common in the auctions because you try to bring together people who have reached their individual limits and they are always in the assets."

On Wednesday, Intel abandoned-a gesture which was followed by heated negotiations over the next 24 hours as the two remaining parties that once tried the chip giant to join their side of the Court. Intel chose Google, said a source.

The field reduced to two - the Apple consortium called "rockstar", and the Google bid vehicle named "Ranger", said the sources.

"Then it was fast and furious allocations of $ 100 million until they had $ 3 billion, at which point Google asked for permission to bid," said a source. "They bid with 4 billion and limited."

Google has refused to comment on this article, but called "disappointing" auction results

Lazard Ltd. informed Nortel in the deal, while Jefferies was advised by his creditors. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has been counsel to the creditors of Nortel, while Cleary Gottlieb has advised the company.

(Other reports by Tiffany Wu in New York and Alastair Sharp in Toronto.) (Written by Paritosh Bansal, mounting by Bernard Orr)

Status: an Android phone which declares that "Google" (New York Times)

But look at the bright side: it has never been a better selection of cell phones really great. In fact, worldwide operating system Google Android phone, new phones seem to fall stack once a week, each hop the last opportunity.

Who put this week is particularly surprising, because Google designed. Not only the software again - the phone itself. Yes, "Google" is painted right on the back with "Samsung" which has been manufacturing. This phone, Nexus S bears little resemblance with for Google's first effort to a phone, a year earlier, the relationship between had failed them. (S. has more in common with Galaxy S of Samsung models).

It is important for a lot of reasons that Google is once again. First of all, it represents the towel on the radical model of selling Google official throwing. He intended to create an online store where you purchased the phone and service, independently. No more "you want an iPhone?" "Then you get AT & T."

Who has never taken. This time, you'll buy S Nexus of Best Buy ($530 no contract, or $200 with a T-Mobile two-year contract).

In General, the new link is essentially the same as his rivals: is a (bigger than the iPhone in each dimension) black rectangle with a multitouch screen, a screen keyboard and a superfast chip makes sense sensitive.

Camera rear panel has a flash LED, but the quality is the only way and can't make hi-def videos. The front facing low resolution camera is intended for video calls or checks for spinach in your teeth. (Video call software comes with the phone, although you can download a couple of little quiches apps at this end of Android app. online store)

4-Inch screen is bright, strong and vibrant. The case is all the plastic, which makes it a magnet for zero and fingerprints as iPhone glass and metal. It is elegant but fairly generic - looking; eccentricity of unique design is a bulge on the bottom of the back, you could argue, will help you to orient the phone when retrieving your pocket.

Samsung also claims that the screen is slightly inclined inwards - curved - to fit your face better. Really? You need a microscope to measure. the curve is almost undetectable. If this minute degree of curvature fits your head, well, you have a skull size of a hot air balloon.

S misses some features the original link, as the dual microphones cancellation (regardless - S great sounds), the trackball has doubled in a light message and the memory card slot. This time, your storage is capped at 16 gigabytes - only 1 gig which is available for storing standard apps downloaded.

Technically, the phone is sold "unlocked", which means that you do not have to use T-Mobile; If you want, you can insert the card account AT & T phone or, when you travel overseas cell carrier. Even then, however, technical limitations prevent you from obtaining on 3 G Internet network AT & T, or T-Mobile 4 G (faster) Internet network.

The most exciting new hardware is S Nexus can read N.F.C. labels. In case you're not an engineer, who is an acronym for near field communication. Supposedly, a day earlier, you can switch your phone on a special tag to pay for something. You can on your phone waves to someone else to share maps of e-business. You can retrieve information, Web links or videos special stickers on billboards and bus shelters, just by scanning your phone.

Ensure. And then you can hop in your hovercraft and fly home.

Unfortunately, it does the tags N.F.C. in America (except in Portland, a test program run by Google), so for the moment, the feature is worthless. Of course, you could argue that if ever the N.F.C., S Nexus will be ready. Unfortunately, at this time, he will examine such as steam powered by kerosene pump.

The most attractive aspect of Nexus perhaps not all hardware - be it is software. Here is pure Android, Google intended way. No cell phone manufacturer has modified, diluted or complicated with its own editorial. It come with preinstalled applications Verizon junkware or what. And this is the first phone with Android 2.3.

This is a big deal. Google updates its software frequently. But if you buy your phone Android cell phone carrier, you will get not updated for months, if ever, because the carrier is the goalkeeper. 2.2 Android, for example, introduces the ability to watch videos Flash on the Web – but so far, many phones Android cannot exploit this functionality because their carriers were not offered the 2.2 update. You won't have this problem if you buy a phone from Google.