Everyone who follows the U.S. economy closely knows that the unemployment rate was 9.4% in July, down 0.1% from June. Everyone, that is, except Google. If you ask Google (by searching for ”unemployment rate United States“), it will tell you the unemployment rate in July was 9.7%. What’s going on? Well, it turns out that Google is directing users to [...]
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Google Is Still Wrong About Unemployment
Posted in Data, Economy, Macroeconomics, Technology, tagged Bing, Data, Google, jobs, Macroeconomics, Microsoft, Search, unemployment, Wolfram Alpha on August 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Follow-up: Defense, Mortgage Modifications, and Yahoo/Microsoft
Posted in Budget, Economy, Finance, Internet, Macroeconomics, Politics, Regulation, Technology, tagged Antitrust, Budget, Defense, Finance, Microsoft, Mortgage, Politics, Search, Yahoo on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning’s headlines include some important follow-ups to recent posts: I recently cheered the Obama administration’s success (so far) in fighting off excess spending on the F-22 fighter. However, business-as-usual is still the rule in Washington, as the Washington Post reports that the House will soon vote on a defense appropriations bill that is loaded [...]
Bing Bounces Onto Yahoo
Posted in Internet, Regulation, Technology, tagged Antitrust, Google, Microsoft, Search, Yahoo on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s deal between Microsoft and Yahoo is a big boost for Bing. Microsoft’s new engine will power search on Yahoo, raising its visibility and, perhaps, eating into Google’s market leadership. If the stock market is any guide, Microsoft is getting the better of the deal. As Techcrunch notes, Yahoo’s stock fell 12% on the day, [...]
Google and Antitrust
Posted in Internet, Regulation, Technology, tagged Antitrust, Google, Microsoft, Regulation, Search, Wired, Wolfram Alpha on July 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The August Wired has a nice article about the increased antitrust scrutiny that Google is facing. (Updated July 28, 2009 I would usually insert a link to the article, but I couldn’t find one online; sorry, but I am working from the dead-tree-and-ink version that the postman dropped off.) Early on, the article notes some ironies [...]
Google’s Defense
Posted in Internet, Regulation, tagged Antitrust, Bing, Google, Microsoft, Regulation, Search, Wolfram Alpha on June 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Google will likely face close scrutiny from the Obama administration. Indeed, it is already the subject of at least three separate antitrust reviews. Here are three ways Google will try to defend itself.
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