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Google also offers attractive applications such as “Picasa Web Album, Google Docs, Google Talk, Google Calendar and Google Checkout” (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p. 2). Some of Google’s services include “Google Earth, Google Hot List, Q&A and a free legal music download service” (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p. 3). In comparison with Baidu, Google does have some disadvantages which include its suspended “ability to search through foreign websites and its associative-word search function”, its criticism from Chinese Regulators and bad publicity from Chinese writers accusing the company of copyright infringement (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p.
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The search engine is very user friendly; it is this simplicity that has made it the number one search engine in the world (Google vs. Baidu, n.d., “Abstract”, para. 1). This has made the company very popular among other companies wishing to pursue online advertising. By using its AdWords and AdSense technologies the company has been able to capture a large share of companies wishing to advertise online. The opportunity to buy advertising through Google is sought after because Google has the ability to target very specific markets of people. Google’s well-known success has made its company’s shares very favourable. It is these business and revenue models that have helped Google become the number one search engine in the world.
Baidu’s business model is based on tailoring its search engine to meet the needs and preferences of the people living in China. The company makes its revenue from “[its] online marketing services [which include] a pay-for-performance (P4P) platform and tailored solutions”, it was also the first company in China to use this method, and therefore attractive in the eyes of its customers (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p. 4). Baidu captured the Chinese market “because it was cost-effective and measurable” (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p.
The search engine is very user friendly; it is this simplicity that has made it the number one search engine in the world (Google vs. Baidu, n.d., “Abstract”, para. 1). This has made the company very popular among other companies wishing to pursue online advertising. By using its AdWords and AdSense technologies the company has been able to capture a large share of companies wishing to advertise online. The opportunity to buy advertising through Google is sought after because Google has the ability to target very specific markets of people. Google’s well-known success has made its company’s shares very favourable. It is these business and revenue models that have helped Google become the number one search engine in the world.
Baidu’s business model is based on tailoring its search engine to meet the needs and preferences of the people living in China. The company makes its revenue from “[its] online marketing services [which include] a pay-for-performance (P4P) platform and tailored solutions”, it was also the first company in China to use this method, and therefore attractive in the eyes of its customers (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p. 4). Baidu captured the Chinese market “because it was cost-effective and measurable” (Yin & Yulin, 2010, p.