Google is providing real-time stock prices now…no page refresh necessary. So you can, for instance, watch Apple’s stock price drop after Jobs’ keynote. Now I know how daytraders feel…I can’t take my eyes off of the screen.
Kottke on Google Finance
9 June 2008
1 June 2008
Google should take note of Adobe’s use the web to maximize their core products. Instead of providing seamless integration amongst their web offerings (mail, calendaring, docs, etc), Google seems more caught up trying to build a simplified “Microsoft Office killer” in the cloud, and luring people into using it for its collaboration aspects. With every new announcement, the focus for Google has been on playing either a game of feature-by-feature matching or one-upping Microsoft instead of trying to solidify a brand experience for a collaborative suite of products. Even basic tasks, like making an email an calendar appointment, for example, are currently beyond Google’s reach.
ReadWriteWeb on Google
20 May 2008
Free doesn’t mean “allowed to suck”, or stand for “acceptable downtime”. Free products like Gmail, Google, Twitter, Facebook or Friendfeed still have a value. What you’re not giving away in dollars (or in our case here, Euros), you’re giving away in data and attention.
Webreakstuff on Free Services
12 May 2008
As a search tool it is more interesting than useful, shining in only a few, pre-selected cases. The advantages over Google are so minimal and the defects so large that I would never consider using this as my main means of searching Wikipedia, let alone the Web at large. To me this product smells like a tech demo, not a fully-featured product launch, intended to convince someone outside Powerset that they really are producing something amazing.
20 bits on Powerset
30 April 2008
I don’t understand how it works, but to watch a computer–literally watch it–read something in English, dissect what it’s about, translate it into a language that I don’t speak and having that other person say, `Wow, that’s incredible,’ to me, that’s magic.
Eric Schmidt on Translation
25 April 2008
I — and others — don’t hold out much hope for Google. Even though Blogger is used by millions, the company clearly has more important priorities. And, thanks to the popularity of Google’s AdSense service among spammers, the company has an incentive not to clamp down too hard.
The Standard on Blogger
14 April 2008
It’s crazy how much we owe to the people who buy the stuff they see on internet ads. I literally cannot imagine seeing a big flashing sign for “Increase You’re Companies Marketing Skills By A Hundred %% $$$$” and thinking “hmm, sounds like a good business proposition”. Nor can I imagine anyone I know making that click. And yet a good chunk of people apparently do, and we have that select group of internet patrons to thank for Google and Youtube.
Dr. Zeuss on Internet Ads
7 April 2008
This is great news for a lot of developers, as it will take the headache of system administration and maintenance out of their hands. (Now all they have to worry about is coming up with a good idea and writing the code…) On the other hand, if you’re a startup focusing on web hosting and deployment, there is a new 700-pound gorilla in your room.
31 March 2008
The entire concept of ‘late’ no longer exists for me. That’s pretty cool. Thanks Gmail!
Miriam S. on Google Custom Time
16 March 2008
Change (and the fortunes that go with it) is almost always made during the down part of the cycle. It might not be fun, but it’s exciting. (Where do you think Google came from?)
Seth Godin on Economy