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Evil GoogleNovember 9, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009 2:19 PM/EST
Reframe It Issue Revives Evil Google ArgumentGoogle may be sensitive to end users, but what about startups, which Google can lift up or crush with its practices? As much as Google takes pains not to be evil, it certainly does things that hurt others, even if unintentionally. November 6, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009 8:07 AM/EST
Google Sidewiki Under Fire from Reframe ItReframe It believes Google's Sidewiki looks and feels a little too much like its own Web annotation service. While the similarities on the hood of both apps are hard to ignore, Google would likely argue that the ranking technology under its hood is where the real differences lie. What do you think? November 3, 2009
Tuesday, November 03, 2009 4:38 PM/EST
Would Google Be Evil for Buying The New York Times?Bloggers and reporters are reviewing Ken Auletta's new book, "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It," in which the New Yorker writer notes that Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Google co-founder Larry Page considered buying The New York Times. Evil alert! October 9, 2009
Friday, October 09, 2009 9:48 AM/EST
How Google Coddles Consumers, Rips Microsoft, RivalsThe "Is Google Evil?" debate is one big Christmas gift that keeps on giving for bloggers, pundits and aficionados. The latest offering comes from Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Google co-founder Sergey Brin's jaunt to New York City this week, where they spoke with reporters for nearly 90 minutes at Google's Chelsea office. July 24, 2009
Friday, July 24, 2009 1:03 PM/EST
Google Lobbying the Government to the Tune of Nearly $1MGoogle shelled out nearly $1 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government and others on behalf of all of its businesses, core or marginal. That Google is even comparing itself to two of the largest technology providers in the world and the two biggest phone carriers is hardly what I would have expected. July 22, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:08 PM/EST
The Case for Why the DOJ Should See Google as an Antitrust ThreatA new Wired article compares Google's octopus-like approach to search and Web services to Microsoft's multifaceted presence in desktop software. The piece paints a damning picture of Google as a company that has accrued such sway over the search market that its sheer size is prohibitive for any entrant hoping to make a go of it in the business of organizing the world's information. June 29, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009 10:40 AM/EST
Google Isn't Big and Keyser Soze Didn't ExistUltimately, Google trying to convince the world of naysayers and pundits that it doesn't have a monopoly on search is like the devil's greatest trick: Pretending he doesn't exist. That worked out well for Keyser Soze. How will it work out for Google? April 2, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009 7:52 PM/EST
Google May Be Evil, but Not WickedGoogle just released an application for the G1 smartphone from HTC that helps sight-impaired people dial their phones. It turns out, of course, that the app is also popular among sighted people. I guess that proves the old saw that sometimes you can do well by doing good. March 22, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009 10:26 PM/EST
Google Street View Brings Up Take-Down IssueGoogle has been assailed in the U.K. for its Street View service because some people have complained that their privacy has been violated. As a result: Scores of pictures, including one of a man exiting a Soho sex shop and... March 16, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009 10:47 AM/EST
Introduction to Google on GARDHi, Some of you may remember me from my days writing for the E-Piphanies blog now so ably managed by Stephen Wellman and Jack Margo. I will now be following in the footsteps of the inestimable Clint Boulton, and I... |
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