Comments on: Why We Need Google http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google the inteserection of geek and money Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:17:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan Grossman http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google/comment-page-1#comment-1005 Dan Grossman Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:01:54 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=682#comment-1005 What culture of innovation? Google Analytics? Didn't make it, bought it from Urchin. Google Docs? Didn't make it, bought it from Writely. Google Earth? Didn't make it, bought it from Keyhole. Google AdSense? Didn't make it, bought it from Applied Semantics. Google AdWords? Didn't make it, copied it from Goto.com. Google Chrome? Didn't make it, just slapped a UI on Apple WebKit. FeedBurner? Didn't make it, didn't even rename the company. Google Maps? Didn't make it, bought it from Where 2 Technologies. What culture of innovation?

Google Analytics? Didn't make it, bought it from Urchin.

Google Docs? Didn't make it, bought it from Writely.

Google Earth? Didn't make it, bought it from Keyhole.

Google AdSense? Didn't make it, bought it from Applied Semantics.

Google AdWords? Didn't make it, copied it from Goto.com.

Google Chrome? Didn't make it, just slapped a UI on Apple WebKit.

FeedBurner? Didn't make it, didn't even rename the company.

Google Maps? Didn't make it, bought it from Where 2 Technologies.

]]> By: Mario http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google/comment-page-1#comment-841 Mario Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:31:26 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=682#comment-841 I like Big G. but I also think that they are too powerful nowadays. They paid Firefox a lot of money to be the standard search engine there. They have great tools such as analytics, but they are also gathering a lot of information of everybody. Regards, Mario I like Big G. but I also think that they are too powerful nowadays. They paid Firefox a lot of money to be the standard search engine there. They have great tools such as analytics, but they are also gathering a lot of information of everybody.

Regards,
Mario

]]> By: Jhangora http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google/comment-page-1#comment-829 Jhangora Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:39:47 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=682#comment-829 A very well presented post. However each idea has a shelf life. It must give way to something new. Google did revolutionise internet search however better search engines are possible and would have to be created considering the internet is ever evolving. I do admire the culture of innovation at Google :) A very well presented post. However each idea has a shelf life. It must give way to something new. Google did revolutionise internet search however better search engines are possible and would have to be created considering the internet is ever evolving.

I do admire the culture of innovation at Google :)

]]> By: Montreal Webmaster http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google/comment-page-1#comment-822 Montreal Webmaster Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:16:45 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=682#comment-822 The first is the best, made our university homework's much easier :) The first is the best, made our university homework's much easier :)

]]> By: Leo http://www.geekpreneur.com/why-we-need-google/comment-page-1#comment-821 Leo Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:14:49 +0000 http://www.geekpreneur.com/?p=682#comment-821 Technically, we don't need Google. Should Google cease to exist, there would be another search engine that would jump right into its place. Technically, we don't need Google. Should Google cease to exist, there would be another search engine that would jump right into its place.

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