The Social Networking Takeover: A Bullish Case For The Google Empire

ByTiming Best Buy: Introduction

By Robert Weinstein:Google (GOOG), the Internet search engine super giant, closed out last year about as great as shareholders could hope for. In the last few days of trading Google managed to power higher to close out making new 52-week highs multiple times in the last week of trading. As we begin finding our way into 2012, Google has moved off the epic push higher with about a 10% retracement.

By Jiang Zhang:Google (GOOG) reports Q3 results on Oct. 18. The Street expects the following:

ByPaulina: Introduction

By Takeover Analyst:With all of the hype surrounding Facebook (FB), investors would be wise not to rush over to a punch bowl that has already been drunk. Rather, internet media investors should consider backing companies that have real penetration potential. Facebook is near its saturation point and, in my view, ready to collapse as the social networking craze comes to an end.

By Ganaxi Small Cap Movers:Reports are that Facebook is preparing to file its S-1 with the SEC as early as this coming Wednesday, setting the stage for what would be one of the biggest IPOs. The company is estimated to raise as much as $10 billion, which would value the social networking giant at somewhere between $75 billion and $100 billion. Facebook is undoubtedly the social networking leader, and possibly one of the top three to five leading internet companies of our time.

Google said it has further tied its relatively young social-networking service to its dominant search engine, underlining the importance of the Google+ effort to the technology giant.