Tag Archives: Google

Google’s “proprietary information” (or, what makes Google money stays in Google)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

From Steven Levy’s marvellous new book on Google: “[Google] was becoming less a research project than an Internet start-up run from a private university. Page and Brin’s reluctance fo write a paper about their work had become notorious in the … Continue reading →

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Google, Larry, And Social

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Scoble gets it: “In yesterday’s Gillmor Gang I argue that Google and Facebook have completely different cultures. Google is very much about finding information while Facebook is all about helping people “waste time.” Think about why Zynga, a company that … Continue reading →

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Why “evil” is the most over-used word in tech

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

One of the things which you often hear reading tech blogs, and particularly the comments, is that such-and-such a company is “evil”. What this usually means isn’t that they’re deliberately employing children or forcing workers to work in polluted factories … Continue reading →

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Bing: Why Google’s Wrong In Its Accusations

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Danny Sullivan on Bing: Why Google’s Wrong In Its Accusations: “Meanwhile, I’m on my third day of waiting to hear back from Google about just what exactly it does with its own toolbar. Now that the company has fired off accusations … Continue reading →

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I couldn’t have put it better myself

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Mathew Ingram, writing for GigaOm: “Call it a deal with the devil or whatever you want, but Apple is the one that came up with devices that are so appealing, and a content-distribution model that is so effective, that it … Continue reading →

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Oh, the irony: Chrome OS “no good for making stuff”

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Joel Mathis taking a look at Chrome OS: “If you want to make stuff, in other words, the cloud isn’t quite ready for you—and that means Chrome OS isn’t quite ready for you, either. Will it be when (and if) Chrome … Continue reading →

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Google is the carriers’ best-friend

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Doc Searles has got a new iPhone, and muses on a few points: “I still see this as a phase, and not a bad one. Apple and Google have together cracked open the unholy death grip that phone makers and … Continue reading →

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Why Google TV will fail, in one sentence

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

From Life With Google TV: My First Day Review & Impressions: “A menu appeared asking me to enlarge a box on the screen to match my actual screen size.” User experience FTW. UPDATE: For a more positive view of the set-up … Continue reading →

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The value carriers bring to Android

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Commenting on Andy Rubin’s comment that “the carriers have a lot of value to bring” to Android, John Gruber asks: “What software on Android phones have the carriers added that’s any good at all?” I can think of one example: … Continue reading →

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Why “free” is the millstone round Google’s neck

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

The launch of Google TV is, I think, exposing a hidden challenge for the company. It’s best express in this comment on a GigaOm story by user ‘lz430′: “My jaw dropped when I saw the price. Indeed, it’s Google and … Continue reading →

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