Facebook To Play Search Against Google
by Cecil Sales
With over a billion users, Facebook (FB) is probably the biggest database for user information. The only company they have yet to take down is Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Google became the giant it is by introducing a revolutionary search engine concept. Facebook's main source of income is advertisements. Earlier in 2013, Facebook announced a new search feature which could transform the search market and increase its top line as well. Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) also gave a go at the search market, and I'm pretty sure that they did not mint half of what they expected. Facebook right now would be worth a watch considering the latest moves they've been making in the search market. Facebook's recent acquisition of Atlas will help them attract a lot of advertisers and provide more search relevant data for analysts. What else does Facebook have in store for us? read more »
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