Nobody's certain except Google and eBay how much money left Google's bottom line with eBay yanked its AdWords campaign. But one thing is certain, though Google tried to make a concession early, eBay means business and has continued not advertising on Google for a solid week.
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Depending on who you go to for your numbers, that's about $3 million lost and counting in eBay ad revenue. Some have set eBay's spend at
Regardless of bad blood, it spells losses for both sides, as eBay loses 10 percent of its overall traffic, which Google used to produce via AdWords.
"Should Google fire the person who is responsible for the party?" asks
While that's one approach, and also somewhat likely as the buck is passed along until it lands squarely on one set of shoulders, it's important to note that it takes more than one person to throw a whole party, er, event.
Sometimes memes are just bad ideas. Sometimes they have larger consequences than other times. Good luck to whosever shoulders the blame falls.
How's Google's stock doing after this? Hmmm. Trading up about
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So Far, eBay Sticks to Its Guns
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