The very first line on http://www.google.com/corporate/ (hint: google for "google mission statement") is: "Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Actions like 'bidding on wireless spectrum', 'providing platforms for new communication methods', and other things you mentioned fit their mission statement quite well, it's just that you didn't actually quote the entire thing.
Incidentally, a pirate walks into a bar, whereupon the bartender asks him, "Why do you have a steering wheel in your pants?" The pirate replies, "Arrr, it be drivin' me nuts!"
Parul
· 2 years ago
I dont think Google Should Modify its Mission Statement:
The change in direction was inevitable for Google Thier new collaborations completley make sense with where they stand now and where they should go in the future. After the launch of Open Social i think Google is a large part of the social space, their focus still being search, These collab will give Google more of an identity and maybe we’ll see a larger demographic change in engines in the next year or so.
Despite all cheap talking that social collab will override machine work, Google proves that machines can still make a really good job.
Some of Google's moves make sense in terms of organizing the worlds info. Some of them, while I think are awesome, go a bit ... beyond that.
Not that I mind. I think that Google is a fairly benevolent overlord, as far as corporations go. I trust them with a significant amount of private data.
I just think that knowing the real motivations inside the company like I do (anything goes, as long as it is cool), and seeing some of their outlying but still not insignificant ventures, its time to open up that mission statement a bit.
Xoost
· 2 years ago
Item #13 added to the list: We would like to have a better collaborative web search platform where people can search the web and connect each other on the basis of common search interests. Kind of live Google or live Del.icio.us. We are trying to achieve that with Xoost.com. And we need qualified testers to try our Xoost beta version. If you are interested, please get invited! http://www.xoost.com/about.php
Markus Runtzell, Sweden
· 2 years ago
"Bloggers, Give Me Full RSS Feeds"
I agree! Hehehe, even this blog post was chopped in my RSS reader!
Stop the chop!
Markdykeman
· 2 years ago
Nice article, interesting how the first topic mentioned was Facebook.
Kyle
· 2 years ago
I don't see the connection between Beacon and RSS feeds. You'd be willing to sell your purchasing data and promote products in exchange for an RSS feed? I wouldn't. Why connect the two? I want a way to globally opt out of Beacon, period. You want an RSS feed, fine.
Mark \
· 2 years ago
Read the link mentioned in that paragraph, and it should become clear.
Kyle
· 2 years ago
Mark, the patent system is arguably broken, but not in the way you seem to think. You have a belief about the patent system that isn't based on facts.
In the Z4/Microsoft decision, you want to believe that it's as simple as someone being allowed to patent the obvious mechanism of using two passwords instead of one. As I said before, read the original patents or even just the decisions in this case. Call it patent-squatting if you want to, but the mechanism described is much more involved than you believe.
Mark \
· 2 years ago
Kyle, I've actually read the patents. I'm not the fool you take me for.
The patents are slightly more convoluted than the two password thing I mentioned, but I wouldn't say more complicated or involved.
My belief about the patent system is indeed based on facts. Is this your patent, Kyle? Why are you defending it so much?
The patent in question is still overly broad, there is a lot of prior art, and it isn't original technology, even if there is more words in the patent than simply the two password thing I mentioned. Furthermore, Z4 never implemented the technology, they simply wrote (or bought) the patent and sat on it till they found a deep pocket to sue.
The case went through Marshall, TX. That should be proof enough that it was a patent troll situation.
Chad W Smith
· 2 years ago
I was going to leave a troll comment here in an effort to win $100. But when I saw that you actually resorted to something as stupid as web candle + monkey, I realized there was no possible way for me to make you look any dumber.
Mark \
· 2 years ago
Careful what you say about Web Candle + a Monkey. The ninjas will get you.
Chad W Smith
· 2 years ago
Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!
Oh wait - I mean totally prove me wrong. My bad.
mundochis
· 2 years ago
I wish you someone slaps all of those business folk for ever finding the term Web 2.0... they still have the mentality of static software that comes in yearly versions for $$$.
Long live the organic web! (I'm going to call it that from now on... until some major breakthrough happens)
Jason
· 2 years ago
"They're going green." Thats kind off a diminishing summary doncha think?
Phoenix
· 2 years ago
"I don’t want the government to step in, because they’ll just gum up the works even more."
How dare you Mr. Hopkins? Don't you know that the internet is a series of tubes? :x
What is with the Mashable theme? It has more blue that pink. You chauvinist!
Rick
· 1 year ago
It is said (Paraphrased): To err is but human, to really foul up it takes the government to step in.... Or deregulate.
soul savior
· 2 years ago
all i want is my demonoid back
Seth
· 2 years ago
Good luck getting sites to post full RSS content. In the meantime, I use a great Greasmoneky script that adds a "preview" button to each post in Google Reader; it loads the entire site within GReader and even lets you comment on the site as if you were there.
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"Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."
Actions like 'bidding on wireless spectrum', 'providing platforms for new communication methods', and other things you mentioned fit their mission statement quite well, it's just that you didn't actually quote the entire thing.
Incidentally, a pirate walks into a bar, whereupon the bartender asks him, "Why do you have a steering wheel in your pants?"
The pirate replies, "Arrr, it be drivin' me nuts!"
The change in direction was inevitable for Google Thier new collaborations completley make sense with where they stand now and where they should go in the future. After the launch of Open Social i think Google is a large part of the social space, their focus still being search, These collab will give Google more of an identity and maybe we’ll see a larger demographic change in engines in the next year or so.
Despite all cheap talking that social collab will override machine work, Google proves that machines can still make a really good job.
Parul
www.bhopu.com
Not that I mind. I think that Google is a fairly benevolent overlord, as far as corporations go. I trust them with a significant amount of private data.
I just think that knowing the real motivations inside the company like I do (anything goes, as long as it is cool), and seeing some of their outlying but still not insignificant ventures, its time to open up that mission statement a bit.
We would like to have a better collaborative web search platform where people can search the web and connect each other on the basis of common search interests. Kind of live Google or live Del.icio.us. We are trying to achieve that with Xoost.com. And we need qualified testers to try our Xoost beta version. If you are interested, please get invited! http://www.xoost.com/about.php
I agree! Hehehe, even this blog post was chopped in my RSS reader!
Stop the chop!
In the Z4/Microsoft decision, you want to believe that it's as simple as someone being allowed to patent the obvious mechanism of using two passwords instead of one. As I said before, read the original patents or even just the decisions in this case. Call it patent-squatting if you want to, but the mechanism described is much more involved than you believe.
The patents are slightly more convoluted than the two password thing I mentioned, but I wouldn't say more complicated or involved.
My belief about the patent system is indeed based on facts. Is this your patent, Kyle? Why are you defending it so much?
The patent in question is still overly broad, there is a lot of prior art, and it isn't original technology, even if there is more words in the patent than simply the two password thing I mentioned. Furthermore, Z4 never implemented the technology, they simply wrote (or bought) the patent and sat on it till they found a deep pocket to sue.
The case went through Marshall, TX. That should be proof enough that it was a patent troll situation.
Oh wait - I mean totally prove me wrong. My bad.
Long live the organic web! (I'm going to call it that from now on... until some major breakthrough happens)
How dare you Mr. Hopkins? Don't you know that the internet is a series of tubes? :x
What is with the Mashable theme? It has more blue that pink. You chauvinist!
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