I’m not necessarily rooting for Google+ but I would agree there are some large gaps in the market for social networks.
Posts tagged “Google”
A nicely written article that states the obvious once the facts are laid on the table. I’d say it says a lot about the lack of direction at Google and the nebulous (Microsoft like) approach to solving no inherent problem whatsoever.
That’s a ton of money made from the same thing that made money 10 years ago. And that’s a problem.
There’s No Love Lost in Google Buzz Ad Spoof
I was thinking this exact same thing about Google Buzz. Fucking Brayden. (kidding).
“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.
A brand new Google design is being teased about the web. When I think brand new, I think cowabunga.
Odd tricycle mapping Paris streets for Google - The Globe and Mail
This looks really fun.
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.
“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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Best analysis of Google Wave that I’ve seen yet.
