It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser or View mobile version. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. Share:             Technology Insider May 22, 2012 This Week's Top Story It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company How the Motorola deal went down, what it means, and where Google-Rola goes from here More Top Stories Why GM And Others Fail With Facebook Ads General Motors's decision to stop buying Facebook ads confirms that converting Facebook 'likes' to sales takes work that few companies have mastered Facebook Falls Below Its IPO Price Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth? Epic Tech IPOs: Triumphs, a Travesty, and a Tragedy A look back at some of the most successful tech IPOs ever, and some that didn't go as well Pinterest Stake Fuels Rakuten's Quest to Be a Global Player Rakuten's spending spree continues with a $100 million stake in photo-sharing site Pinterest Meet the New Yahoo! Boss Ross Levinsohn, the fifth CEO in four years, has a mixed record Michael Moritz to Step Back at Sequoia Capital The prominent venture capitalist did not specify the nature of his illness Your Text Messages, Saved Forever Texts may be ephemeral, but a tech startup sees plenty of reasons why people-and companies-will pay to preserve them for posterity Yosi Glick's Smarter Movie Recommendations His startup Jinni, and its Entertainment Genome, aim to do for film and TV what Pandora did for music This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in Technology Insider Welcome to the Tech Insider. This week, Brad Stone and Peter Burrows examine Google’s plans for its new Motorola unit, acquired in a $12.5 billion deal that closed on May 22. For Google, this step into hardware is a huge opportunity and a huge gamble. The search giant became one of the most profitable businesses ever by sticking to online services and software. Now it will have to figure out the cutthroat, low-margin world of hardware. We also have stories on Facebook and Pinterest. Enjoy! Advertisement Technology Resources CEO Guide to Technology Blog: Tech Beat Technology Special Reports Emerging Technology News Advertisement Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED