Google Lays Off 200 Workers

Discussion in 'Google' started by snowbird, Mar 27, 2009.

  1. #1
    Even the mighty Google is feeling the economic pinch and laying off workers.

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29913471/

    If you wonder why your Adsense earnings and Adwords conversions are low, don't be too quick to blame Google. The economy is hammering everyone, and it will probably get worse. :(

    I wish everyone that lost their jobs at Google and other companies the best. Hopefully things will turn around and these people can be called back.
     
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  2. wptheme

    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    Feel bad for them. Goodluck from me too. Shame. Thanks for posting this Snowbird
     
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    wow google has 20,000 employee's ?? I had no idea..
     
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    And you can't reach them if you need them ;)
     
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    Isn't it kinda odd? MSN writing about Google?
     
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    That's too bad. Rather discomforting also...
     
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    metros Notable Member

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    Well, Compare to most companies 200 is really nothing..
     
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    Its just the start of global melting !! Wait and watch ...
     
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    #9
    If this is happening with Google, then what will be with SEO companies
     
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    I wonder if we will still wonder about SEO tricks and page PR when we are all living in our underground bunkers with our stockpiled guns and MRE's.....IM KIDDING FOLKS!!!!

    (I know we will still wonder about those things)
     
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    wptheme Well-Known Member

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    Lol.. you've been watching films too much :D
     
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    #12
    or news channel :rolleyes:
     
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    Or just confused :p
     
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    This is will affect negatively on Adsense revenue :(
     
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    200 isn't much, but it does go to show that no company is immune to the economic climate that we are in.
     
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    awww boohooo
     
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  17. malcolm1

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    #18
    It may not be so bad for them afterall:

     
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    #19
    I've noticed Quite alot of people seem to be relating this to low adsense payouts, google feeling "the credit Crunch" and all that jazz.

    As far as Im aware I thought adsense payouts were a part of the advertisers money? google just takes the biggest chunk of the advertisers money
     
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    #20
    As i recall back in the day (1-2 years back) a click on an attorney link would get ya $20-$30 bucks
    now its $1-2 bucks or a few "pennies" so evidently either google is taking a larger chunk/cut or attorneys
    aren't advertising like they used to... check out the DP adsense section threads...


    thx
    malcolm
     
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