A League of Its Own

Google went into the quarter as the undisputed leader in search. It came out in a financial league of its own. Yahoo, eBay and other Silicon Valley stalwarts can’t keep pace with Google’s torrid growth and superior monetisation of search. While Google’s market share in search is increasing, its ability to convert searches into ad dollars is the fuel that seperates it financially from Yahoo and the rest of the pack. While Google doesn’t provide Wall Street with earnings guidance, analysts were h...