So, what's left for them to do? Sit back and let someone else prosper? Heck, no. Talk some smack then talk about buying them out. Obviously the mature thing to do. That's what Google did with YouTube.
You say "democracy",
I say "monopoly."
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
If it ain't broke....
Sunstein says personalization narrows the internet horizons, and that too much personalization leads to lack of common experience. I think, perhaps, that people already vote. Look at the almighty Google. When they launched Google Buzz, I'm fairly certain they thought they could replicate and expand upon the idea of Twitter. Same with Google Wave and Facebook. They've dominated everything else -- Google over Yahoo!, Dogpile, and every other search engine. Gmail over Hotmail, Yahoo!, and AOL. It makes sense that they would think that way. They're generally the winners. But, then the people "vote". They cast their vote by joining or continuing their usage of the original site that Google was trying to replicate. They continue their usage and don't use the new and "improved" site that Google was trying to make.
So, what's left for them to do? Sit back and let someone else prosper? Heck, no. Talk some smack then talk about buying them out. Obviously the mature thing to do. That's what Google did with YouTube.
So, what's left for them to do? Sit back and let someone else prosper? Heck, no. Talk some smack then talk about buying them out. Obviously the mature thing to do. That's what Google did with YouTube.
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It is crazy that Google does control so much of the internet. I never realized how much power Google had until I took this class.
ReplyDeleteI agree! Google is a very big monopoly and now is gaining power in every sphere of technology. Just like how last week Evan talked about Google internet and the use of it on specific phones. They are able to track your moves and internet history because of the contract they have. That is really too intense for me.
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