There’s little doubt that Google Inc. is indeed king of online media. In August 2007 alone, Google captured 57% of worldwide market share among search engines, with more than 37 billion search inquiries, according to analyst firm comScore Inc. in Reston, Va. Add to that a mind-boggling stock price of $711 per share on Nov. 5. Not surprisingly, this dominance has led to endless rumors about where Google is headed next.
Dozens of blogs feed the rumor mill daily, and speculation about Google’s next move ranges from stories of an undersea cable to Asia to talk about the upcoming gPhone, new data centers and a Google virtual world.
Only Google knows for sure — but Google watchers have their own educated guesses on the company’s next business maneuver. They’re going out on a limb with some bold predictions for 2008 and beyond.