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anti trust laws. However, in defence
of Microsoft
they do have a point, but more web community members need
to get into the argument. I am keen to see the development of the
Internet, job creation and wealth. But what really concerns me is not
necessarily Google's rapid growth, but along the way they are
leaving a
significant paper trail and not tidying up as they go in relation to
their current on-line advertising ventures and search engine services.
That are not addressing the constant and expanding problems of passing
off, abuse and spam from search engine results and fraudulent
advertisers, generating assimilated web pages. Using other web
developers and
webmasters content and hard work.
When Google first started out it was
fashionable and cool as a search engine. But I fear with a possible
recession looming in the good 'ole USA', the Google dream may
implode
leaving carnage and unemployment.
With the recent dressing up of AOL
and using the Google search technology, with murmurs of Europe
and Asia
in sight for Google. Is AOL the
next connectivity solution on the list? Or has the deal already been
done behind closed doors. I think also on a personal note, Google
has
to address these points mentioned as of the utmost urgency and also
it's ethical policies. With reference to some of the material being
published in relation to bullying and complete brain dead opportunists
with a total disregard for decency and human life, setting up
these spoof face book and you tube obscene type of web sites.
If the two guy's that
founded Google
condone the company's current state and policies, well
it's clearly the case of 'give me the money' and to hell regarding the
rest!
All sites need to generate
some form of revenue or even commercial interaction in the way of
banner exchanges to give the guy or gal a chance of a dream, that's out
there through their efforts and hard work. I find it unpalatable, when
some one has taken the trouble
and hard work to compile an article or project from research and
dedication, only for someone to come along and
snatch the intellectual property and place the pages on the web and run
an adwords campaign with Google data mining
technology picking up these
fraudulent pages and listing them. At the end of the day however
someone tries to paint the picture it's theft. This is happening all
the time and
when reported the matters are not being addressed or possibly by one or
two individuals somewhere in the basement if the truth be known.
There's a word in
business that normally spells success or failure. I think Google
have reached that point of where they need to Consolidate! The concern
also to me is, the same symptoms of when the dot.com era crashed. You
had
people investing from around the World, but didn't have a clue about
the industry and invested because others were. The same is happening
with Google
and the value and share price is forever increasing,
everyone
wants a piece of the action with Google success, but
again they don't
know what they are investing
in. Many of the new products being rolled out by Google are novel, but
trends change and Google is at present, only a fashion accessory and
statement. As we all know, fashions come and go. The world wide web is
fast, slick, the business environment is therefore the same and a
fashion in this industry can be out of style in just a matter of a few
months and broken.
Microsoft's
Internet Explorer 5 for example,
burnt us all badly. Netscape
6 just couldn't compete and within a year
the market share was halved in favour of Internet Explorer, when only a
few months before Netscape
Navigator commanded some 90% plus of the
market users.
I personally do not want to wake up to the
world of Google,
eat, live and eat Google. Nor do I want to wake up to
the World of Windows. But the areas and the technology developed thus
far
is remarkable, but it's time to tune and refine. Bringing back words
like
'The Best' and renowned. There is room for everyone in their niche
fields, or do we continue as we are and end in a World of greater chaos
and a 'Jack of all trades masters of none.
Especially now with the environmental issues, the words
best and renowned are more
pertinent to prevent CO2 and material resources. Perhaps we need to
develop more long term, a toaster or television for life? I know that's
ridiculous, but we seem to
have become a society of me, me, me and must have. There's an old
saying in engineering, if it's working leave it. That's my advice to Google,
leave alone and consolidate. Batten down the hatches and ride
out the storm that's coming, if not within the USA, maybe from the Far
East.
Beware of men bringing gifts.
The model of measured development and achievement,
retaining values and steady growth and still the World's market leader
in the World Google has grown in, is Yahoo!
Written by
Alastair Agutter
2007-09-29
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