Difference between GOOGL and GOOG
Source "Note that these used to be a single ""common"" share that has ""split"" (actually a ""special dividend"" but effectively a split). If you owned one share of Google before the split, you had one share giving you X worth of equity in the company and 1 vote. After the split you have two shares giving you the same X worth of equity and 1 vote. In other words, zero change. Buy or sell either depending on how much you value the vote and how much you think others will pay (or not) for that vote in the future.  As Google issues new shares, it'll likely issue more of the new non-voting shares meaning dilution of equity but not dilution of voting power. For most of us, our few votes count for nothing so evaluate this as you will.  Google's founders believe they can do a better job running the company long-term when there are fewer pressures from outside holders who may have only short-term interests in mind. If you disagree, or if you are only interested in the short-term, you probably shouldn't be an owner of Google. As always, evaluate the facts for yourself, your situation, and your beliefs."
Not a whole lot of people. Google thinks that by acquiring Meebo and dozens of other companies in the social space, it is bound to eventually succeed in social. Like, maybe my melding meebo with google analytics with gchat they'll come up with something. This kind of thinking is very typical of internet companies. Instead of going strong in a single direction the company hedges its bets by going down 50 different strategy paths, because hey, coding is cheap. The problem arises when this attitude becomes ingrained in the company's culture and nobody is left to take bold steps in a single direction. Apple is different, it takes bold steps time and time again. Google will be issuing Class C shares (under the ticker symbol GOOCV) to current GOOG holders in the beginning of April.  The Class C shares and Class A shares will then change symbols, with the Class C shares trading under GOOG.  This was announced on January 30th.   Details are in this benzinga article: Projected Trading Timeline March 27 - April 2 Record Date - Payment Date Class C shares commence trading on March 27 as GOOCV on a when issued basis Class A shares continue to trade as GOOG, with entitlement to Class C shares Class A shares will also trade on an ex-distribution basis, without entitlement to the Class C shares, as GOOAV April 3 EX Date The ticker for the Class A shares will change from GOOG to GOOGL The ticker for the Class C shares will change from GOOCV to GOOG and commence regular way trading The ticker for the Class A shares that traded on an ex-distribution basis - GOOAV - will be suspended "The 3-letter tickers are from a different era.... Nowadays the usage of tickers is more of a ""legacy"" tradition rather than a current necessity. As such they're no longer limited to 3 characters. And the characters don't have to be related to the actual name. For example a company named Alphabet is trading on NASDAQ under the ticker ""GOOGL"". It has 5 characters, not 3, and (almost) none of them appear in the name of the company (used to, but not anymore)." SECTION | CONTENT :--|:-- Title | Inside Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP Wellness Summit (HBO) Description | For years, Gwyneth Paltrow was the all-American movie star who everyone loved. Then she became the lifestyle maven who everyone loved to hate.   In 2008, Paltrow founded Goop, a wellness empire that centers around beauty tips, being your best self, and having lots of disposable income. It’s not everyone’s cup of anti-oxidant tea. But there are now enough die-hard Goopers to fill the brand’s first-ever Wellness Summit. It sold out in weeks. And VICE News got a ticket.   Subscribe to VICE News her... Length | 0:04:22           ****   ^(I am a bot, this is an auto-generated reply | )^[Info](https://www.reddit.com/u/video_descriptionbot) ^| ^[Feedback](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=video_descriptionbot&amp;subject=Feedback) ^| ^(Reply STOP to opt out permanently) "Here is where I am confused. On the income statement I am looking at it has a line item in cogs that is ""change in jobs in progress"".   Change in JIP =  (Starting raw materials, wip, and finished goods) - (Ending raw materials, wip, and finished goods) for the accounting period.  From what I researched cost of goods manufactured is added to cogs:  ""The formula for the cost of goods manufactured is the costs of: direct materials used + direct labor used + manufacturing overhead assigned = the manufacturing costs incurred in the current accounting period + beginning work-in-process inventory - ending work-in-process inventory.  A manufacturer's cost of goods sold is computed by adding the finished goods inventory at the beginning of the period to the cost of goods manufactured and then subtracting the finished goods inventory at the end of the period.""  So it isnt wip that is in the income statement it is change in inventory. Why do they include the ""change of inventory"" in cogs? Wont this just be material and labor that should be in for the next accounting period cog calculation?" you:  &gt;Pleading ignorance, what is the difference between revenue and sales?   me:  &gt;[ignorance doesn't cut it in your case](http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sales+vs+revenue)  Or does your ignorance include ignorance of hyperlinks too?   Hint: click the link and use this problem solving approach in the future when you again encounter something you don't understand. "&gt;The lawsuit was brought by a man named Chris Gillespie who had registered 763 domain names that included the word ""google."" In response, Google claimed trademark infringement, and Gillespie was ultimately ordered to forfeit the domains. Gillespie then sued in a bid to invalidate the trademark.  Wonder if their original aim was to cybersquat and/or hope Google would buy him out like [sometimes happens with domains](https://marketingland.com/google-apple-facebook-microsoft-among-major-brands-buying-sucks-domains-124248)" Alphabet has about 40% on shore or 60%.   I know it is 60/40 but forget which way.    So way, way more than they really need.  What Apple does is borrow against the offshore money when needed,   Apple now has over $90b in debt and Google less than $4b.   So Google would not have any problem. They are intertwined, that recommendation part is huge for both Google and Amazon when it comes to shopping. I bet Amazon took a lot of money from by having this smart recommendation system, no need to google it. Before you had to search for each company to order their product. Amazon means less search for them. They might be in different business but it doesn't mean one isn't shadowing the other. Two big differences from the Digg days: 1) apps exist, meaning a large percentage of users will not even notice the redesign if they don't use the website. 2) Digg changed both functionality and design, but I believe reddit is only proposing to change design (so far). "The difference it that the headline I suggested removes the editorialization of the news. It is one thing to not have space for all the info. It is another to edit your headline to alter the meaning of your point.  Someone dismissing a headline because it lacks a source is one thing (and with the words ""survey"" you at least expect to find the source in the article). Someone walking away from a headline wrongly assuming that ALL of the CEO's in the US got at least a 27% raise last year is another.  I mean, this is the HuffPo. They ALL CAPS at least one word in every headline that is an action as a not so subtle demand on what you should do." BlackHatGold is a forum for most webmasters and internet marketing experts know and follow all the latest Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques on the internet at BHG. Some of the topics discussed on BHG include but are not restricted to: If you want to know about black hat SEO, visit the blackhatseo forum. It looks like GOOG did not have a pre-market trade until 7:14 am ET, so Google Finance was still reporting the last trade it had, which was in the after-hours session yesterday. FB, on the other hand, was trading like crazy after-hours yesterday and pre-market today as it had an earnings report yesterday. Heard Teams was actually pretty good. I've used Slack and HipChat and both seemed fine for what they were. Random photos in HipChat were the best though not so productive (add on with keywords triggering Google Images I think?). On NASDAQ the ^ is used to denote other securities and / to denote warrents for the underlying company. Yahoo maybe using some other designators for same.