An Apple Search engine on every iPhone, iPad and Mac could quickly damage Google’s core business. And Apple would probably be happy to do it.

A Facebook Search engine would add to the damage.

Bing-Yahoo and Yelp could ally with either of the above.

It could happen quite quickly and alienated advertisers would happily leave in droves to follow the traffic.

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Later in the same comments section:

Apple already has a search engine. It is called Siri.

Google has become inextricably linked with online search, email and maps but it is not loved. Apple is loved. Perhaps Google should not have dropped the “don’t be evil” motto in 2009 because it has become merely a useful tool.

There is significant discontent with Google’s black box algorithm. Search for it on Bing. There is significant fear among online advertisers about Google’s ability to unilaterally crush a business without recourse in a manner reminiscent of the Russia Sergey Brin sought to escape.

Larry Page should refocus on search ads and learn how to make his search advertisers happy so they won’t be so willing to jump to the next Facebook-like competitor. Otherwise our data suggests a downward trend for Google.

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As a practicing dentist I personally like and use BioHorizons dental implants (among other brands) but I would not buy shares in the company.

There are many dental implant manufacturers and each make claims for the superiority of their brand (e.g. Laser-Lok).  Beyond a certain point in quality many implant dentists feel that “a screw is a screw” and success depends more on how the implant is placed surgically and the quality of the prosthesis it supports.  In other words, success depends upon the carpenter not the screw.

Competition is fierce and discounting is commonplace in BioHorizons core business of dental implants and it became more intense in November 2010 with the purchase of Implant Direct by Sybron, a division of Danaher.  I can understand why the private equity firm behind BioHorizons wants to recoup their investment now but they can keep their stock.

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This article was written in the Wall Street Journal after I discovered a problem with Google’s Session-based Broad Match.

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The biggest players in dental software are only written for a Microsoft operating system. We have been informed this was at least partially related to financial incentives from MS. They tend to be overly complex and are not designed for current wireless communication.

Our data across 650 worldwide dental websites show significant interest in online dental software accessible particularly with an iPad. We launched 1dentist.com software in June 2009 in response to increasing interest in on demand dental software. The iPad could become huge for young dentists given the high costs associated with current office-based hardware, software and IT support.

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“Google’s “Do no evil” mantra may be ridiculed in some supposedly sophisticated quarters…”

The author appears to be minimizing, or even himself ridiculing, criticism of Google.  Perhaps he should carefully examine this criticism given that he is recommending the stock and is personally overexposed in a downfall.  That would be an interesting article more worthy of the WSJ.

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I personally spoke with Carol Bartz before her breakfast talk at the New York Athletic Club on Tuesday and I liked what she said. I understand the Yahoo grievances but believe it is better for all if the Bing-Yahoo partnership succeeds.  Small and large advertisers should support the effort.

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Doctors and dentists are a “top ten” category for local business advertising and so can be influenced by, and can influence, Places. 1dentist, LLC has been online since 1998 and tracks data from 650 worldwide dental websites. Our data from the first half of 2010 shows several interesting trends – especially G vs. FB – which we will soon publish. In the meantime, analysts should focus on this WSJ statement “Google, which thrived by selling relevant ads alongside its Internet-search results, faces challenges from Facebook…”

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