1 Tech Giant's Latest Buy

The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Bryan Hinmon and Jeff Fischer, discuss the latest business news. Google bought tech start-up Meebo for $100 million. Will Meebo help turn Google+ into a serious rival to Facebook? In this segment, the guys analyze Google's long-term plan for increasing ad revenue and examine the company's stock valuation next to Chinese search giant Baidu.

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