There is a virtual graveyard for companies who tried to tackle Google head on and proof of man's valor (or stubbornness) is that there isn't a scarcity for those who keep on trying. Perhaps, it can be done but no doubt the Company has already achieved a humongous head start and has wisely used it's resources to completely dip it's hand to every possible emerging web niche while it can - office tools, mobile and cloud compute.
So, is there no one else left to challenge OmniGoogle's dominance? Can they just be allowed to scour every potential financial web roost and turn it into their own revenue machine? One might say it isn't true given the example of Youtube which remains without a cash stream. But then again, it is far from being a web loss and most feel that it is just a matter of time that Google figures something out. Perhaps the business idea hasn't existed yet but better to corner the hits early than to languish in obscurity.
But Google cannot forever tow the line and keep itself vaccinated within the protected womb of a tech world. Much as IT and the Web prides itself as apolitical and user-centric at its best, it cannot help cross and get its feet wet in the realm of regulations. Even as the SLA's and Terms of Serviceimmediately move out of the way and disappear as soon as you click a box, you cannot help but be reminded that virtual realms ultimately are subjects of an offline and physical world.
And if there is something we hate more than loss of connectivity and FailWhale, it is 'holier-than-thou sacred cows' that seemingly can't do anything wrong. Even worse, is that there is an institution that thinks itself as the legitimate one christened by something called votes.
This is a Stick Up!: When it rains, it pours. The Google exodus has been written of a lot and now reading about thisthis isn't going to make them like-able especially with kids.
I think therefore I am. I Google therefore I correlate and will have more time to think about other more meaningful things.
Both leads to learning nirvana, right? Only that the casualty is the 'scientific method'. Is it time to do away with it? Doctors practice correlation all the time and indeed it makes for a quicker response. There was a general belief back then in college that if you can memorize, then you can be a doctor (Apparently, you also need a money-bearing tree).
Computers (having the best memories) know all the answers.
Library of Congress. How I'd love to stay there and read my time away and Google occasionally, too.
I've always thought that deep is kind of cool to say about a person. But looks like using Google isn't helping promote deep reading which Nick Carr has a beef with. Same feelings here. Information overload but honestly, it may well because I'm not satisfied with the top of search lists. From Google, I go Gobble.
Speaking of which, why not go analog.? Go for the napkin. And I don't mean sobbing. Via Garr Reynolds who is a Zen Master himself. Going to an event? What do you look for after the title? Topics or Sponsors? Like most people, marketing pitches during events drag me down but so do bland presentations. Here's Dave and Dennis on upcoming Enterprise 2.0. Ironic that they can't collaborate. I think they both mean well.
Jurisdiction, privacy, antitrust, compliance. These aren't the terms you'd likely associate the internet giant with. Most people would say that Google's bread and butter is it's search and search advertising but no one would argue that it's tentacles extends a far more wider reach than most could imagine (considering the continuous acquisitions).
And if there is something we hate more than loss of connectivity and FailWhale, it is 'holier-than-thou sacred cows' that seemingly can't do anything wrong. Even worse, is that there is an institution that thinks itself as the legitimate one christened by something called votes.
