Comments on: Is Google leaving billions of dollars on the table?

Eric Schmidt tells Mad Money host Jim Cramer that he wouldn't allow ads on the home page, even though it could generate billions of dollars. Is the home page that sacred?

[Chameleon81]

I dont use google because it has a cleam start page i use it because it delivers accurate search results. And just want to know how many of you go to www.google.com and search instead of using the search fields on the browsers?

[miroslodki]

I think you are missing the point here

I find it ironic that Schmidt is saying that their users would not like to have ads served up
and that they prioritize the user experience over the advertiser

raise your hands
how many of you really want to see the ads (or as many of the ads that you come across in a day on the internet)
how many user experience votes would they need before they gave up their search advertising model

they have the luxury of massive profitable momentum that allows them to forgoe this revenue stream
but its well beyond the kettle calling itself black

If they truly feel that way - why not give users an opt in to any of the ad serving search sites
ie
thank you I prefer to have paid search ads included with my google searches
no thank you, I prefer not having paid search ads included with my google searches

or
do you prefer that we use organic search algorithms
do you prefer that we use incorporate key word auctions in addition to organic search

Dan, thank you for my morning chuckle

cheers
Miro

[reyjacobs]

The recent fading homepage tests, and the "this space intentionally left blank" are a test to see if users will tolerate ads. Its "this space intentionally left blank" and "buy cheereos" tomorrow, or "vote for Pelosi." I'm switching to altavista. I don't want to wait forever to get to search. This fading homepage google is toying with is asinine.