Feb 11 2010
There’s No Love Lost in Google Buzz Ad Spoof
I was thinking this exact same thing about Google Buzz. Fucking Brayden. (kidding).
Posts tagged “Google”
Dec 1 2009
“People are increasingly using the internet to do their research before going to the store, but what we’ve seen with Cyber Monday [the Monday after the holiday weekend] and this past weekend is people taking it further — they’re being very specific about which deals they’re looking for, They’re even planning out their in-store visits. You’re seeing a lot of searches that manifest themselves in-store.”
— Chris O’Neill, retail industry director at Google.
Nov 25 2009
A brand new Google design is being teased about the web. When I think brand new, I think cowabunga.
Aug 10 2009
Odd tricycle mapping Paris streets for Google - The Globe and Mail
This looks really fun.
Jun 23 2009
We’re in a recession, our online properties aren’t making nearly enough money as our print fortunes meltdown, Google drives so much traffic that we love/hate them. This is how Forbes is dealing with Google incoming traffic.
Jun 9 2009
“Googlenomics actually comes in two flavors: macro and micro. The macroeconomic side involves some of the company’s seemingly altruistic behavior, which often baffles observers. Why does Google give away products like its browser, its apps, and the Android operating system for mobile phones? Anything that increases Internet use ultimately enriches Google, Varian says. And since using the Web without using Google is like dining at In-N-Out without ordering a hamburger, more eyeballs on the Web lead inexorably to more ad sales for Google.
The microeconomics of Google is more complicated. Selling ads doesn’t generate only profits; it also generates torrents of data about users’ tastes and habits, data that Google then sifts and processes in order to predict future consumer behavior, find ways to improve its products, and sell more ads. This is the heart and soul of Googlenomics. It’s a system of constant self-analysis: a data-fueled feedback loop that defines not only Google’s future but the future of anyone who does business online.
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May 29 2009
Best analysis of Google Wave that I’ve seen yet.
Mar 20 2009
“I can’t articulate it anymore. I really love color. I’m not very knick-knacky or cluttery. My place has very clean, simple lines. There are some elements of fun and whimsy. That has always appealed to me.”
— Marissa Mayer on her penthouse and the similarities it shares with Google. Fascinating read about an interesting individual.
“Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such miniscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.
I can’t fault Google for this reliance on data. And I can’t exactly point to financial failure or a shrinking number of users to prove it has done anything wrong. Billions of shareholder dollars are at stake. The company has millions of users around the world to please. That’s no easy task. Google has momentum, and its leadership found a path that works very well. When I joined, I thought there was potential to help the company change course in its design direction. But I learned that Google had set its course long before I arrived. Google was a massive aircraft carrier, and I was just a small dingey trying to push it a few degrees North.
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— Douglas Bowman’s last day at Google. Interesting to see when design is controlled by engineers.
