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The End of the World As We Know It

Penguin Group (USA), 2010 Mehr


Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Analytical
  • Background

Recommendation

In this excellent study of the Google organization and its influence, ace media writer Ken Auletta combines Google’s history with an analysis of what its success means to traditional publications and their advertising. He uses his high-level access to media industry moguls and tech insiders to flesh out the story. Readers who have closely followed the shifting journalistic landscape won’t find surprises here, but for those seeking to make sense of shrinking newspapers and of all those ads in the right column of their Google search results, Auletta offers a thorough, absorbing backgrounder. getAbstract recommends his well-crafted book to investors and professionals seeking perspective on the changing media environment.

Take-Aways

  • Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created an empire based on their search engine and thus transformed the advertising and media industries.
  • Unlike traditional advertising, where the impact is sometimes mysterious, Google’s advertising success relies on metrics and analysis.
  • Google makes most of its money from two ad services.

About the Author

Ken Auletta has written the “Annals of Communications” column for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of eight books.


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