|| LindonNetworks LindonNetworks.com Internet Marketers home news services network contact site map Advertise entrepreneurs Will Google live up to its hype? - 2005/01/31 As Google enters its second quater as a public company, expectations are higher than ever. Share prices are up 130% since its IPO in August 04 and Q4 earnings are expected to be posted by Tuesday. There has been a lot of movement recently with dot com companies, All was looking good for eBay with Q4 earnings up 44% but missed earnings were estimated at a penny per share, resulting in share prices plungin 19%. Yahoo has had an extremely strong Q4, but seen its stock drop 6%. So how are the earnings looking for Google? Analysts are predicting 61-84 cents / share. Many are blaming Google R&D for poor earnings. Rival companies, Microsoft and Yahoo! have been turning up the heat recently with the release of MSNs new engine and Amazon are looking to move into the search market.