On Libby's note, it's been a while since I've blogged. I too have fallen under the spell of Google Reader, keeping myself as updated as ever. But, on the subject of Google, I am reminded of the Star Tribune's movie reviewer's comment when Ratatouille came out, "Yawn. Another masterpiece from Pixar. Blah Blah Blah." Trade Google for Pixar, and you'll know how I'm feeling:
Today, headlines in trade literature and beyond tell us of Google Ad Planner which, as one reporter defined, is Google Adwords on steroids providing unprecedented information about websites that could only come from the mega web entity Google.
My question: but why can it only come from Google?
Don't get me wrong, I love what Google provides (though sometimes its world dominating capabilities cause me to fear them as well) and I think its innovation is unmatched, but again: why?
Frankly, I want to see headlines like : Yahoo! comes up with something that blows Google out of the water. MSN giving Google a run for their money. AOL: Back from the Dead. New upstart providing web services unlike ever seen!
Instead, these entities don't even seem to be trying, they sell out to Google, minimize their capabilities and offerings, and rather than learn from or even try to improve upon Google's example, they give up because "how can they compete?" Um... try?
So, in closing, Google, I love you, but frankly, I'm bored.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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