Comments on: Google is my life http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/ Building your brand through social media Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4422 Joe Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:40:30 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4422 Definitely, the 20% time seems to be a large part of their success. Using the google ecosystem to develop their ideas and roadmap from employees seems to be a great thing. Definitely, the 20% time seems to be a large part of their success. Using the google ecosystem to develop their ideas and roadmap from employees seems to be a great thing.

]]> By: Joe http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4421 Joe Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:40:15 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4421 Defintely, the 20% time seems to be a large part of their success. Using the google ecosystem to develop their ideas and roadmap from employees seems to be a great thing. Defintely, the 20% time seems to be a large part of their success. Using the google ecosystem to develop their ideas and roadmap from employees seems to be a great thing.

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4380 Lauren Fisher Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:40:51 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4380 Hi Dave. Interesting that you think they'll become a government regulated company. I don't think I can see this myself, though Google do have the ability to shock us! Google Labs is certainly key to their future, I agree with you there. I'd say it's not too far being like Bell Labs as is currently stands. Hi Dave. Interesting that you think they’ll become a government regulated company. I don’t think I can see this myself, though Google do have the ability to shock us! Google Labs is certainly key to their future, I agree with you there. I’d say it’s not too far being like Bell Labs as is currently stands.

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4379 Lauren Fisher Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:37:30 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4379 Hi Joe. I guess it's fair to say that there we do have choice - there are endless search engines, email providers etc... but the thing is that Google is just too good, so we invariably choose them! Their mantra and general work ethic has taken them a long way, so perhaps we all have a lot to learn from that. Allowing employees time to develop their own products means they then have access to all these products and invariably Googlefy them :) Hi Joe. I guess it’s fair to say that there we do have choice – there are endless search engines, email providers etc… but the thing is that Google is just too good, so we invariably choose them! Their mantra and general work ethic has taken them a long way, so perhaps we all have a lot to learn from that. Allowing employees time to develop their own products means they then have access to all these products and invariably Googlefy them :)

]]> By: Dave Doolin | Website In A Weekend http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4363 Dave Doolin | Website In A Weekend Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:04:21 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4363 Hi Lauren. Google will become a government regulated company sometime within the next 30 years or so. What Google looks like in 30 years is impossible to say. I suspect that Google Labs will end up like Bell Labs. All that monopoly money and guaranteed profit resulting in stuff like the C programming language, unix, etc. On the other hand... God help us all! Hi Lauren.

Google will become a government regulated company sometime within the next 30 years or so.

What Google looks like in 30 years is impossible to say.

I suspect that Google Labs will end up like Bell Labs. All that monopoly money and guaranteed profit resulting in stuff like the C programming language, unix, etc.

On the other hand… God help us all!

]]> By: Joe http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4354 Joe Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:45:19 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4354 Google's working phrase "don't be evil"(http://investor.google.com/conduct.html) does seem to be an interesting part of their history from their beginnings to now a multi billion dollar company, does this phrase scale with the dollars. Commercially they are disruptive in multiple markets usually for the good but I guess there is a certain point where people would say "are they too big". Competition and choice always seems pretty cool rather than only a single option. Google’s working phrase “don’t be evil”(http://investor.google.com/conduct.html) does seem to be an interesting part of their history from their beginnings to now a multi billion dollar company, does this phrase scale with the dollars. Commercially they are disruptive in multiple markets usually for the good but I guess there is a certain point where people would say “are they too big”. Competition and choice always seems pretty cool rather than only a single option.

]]> By: Lauren Fisher http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4352 Lauren Fisher Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:30:25 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4352 Hi John. That's an interesting perspective on it. I hadn't realised that when I was reading the Mashable post, I was also gunning for Microsoft! It's certainly (in my opinion) a dangerous thing and I'd love to know what Google will look like in 10 years time. Hi John. That’s an interesting perspective on it. I hadn’t realised that when I was reading the Mashable post, I was also gunning for Microsoft! It’s certainly (in my opinion) a dangerous thing and I’d love to know what Google will look like in 10 years time.

]]> By: John McLachlan http://www.simplyzesty.com/google/google-life/#comment-4350 John McLachlan Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:10:53 +0000 http://www.simplyzesty.com/?p=6482#comment-4350 Lauren, I feel the same way about Google. I have switched a few things to them such as making gmail my main email because it just works so well. Any time a company becomes so dominant, it gives me the creeps. Google may be the first company ever that will do things that will actually make me feel just a "tinge" sorry for Microsoft. That's how much potential I think Google has. :-) Lauren, I feel the same way about Google. I have switched a few things to them such as making gmail my main email because it just works so well.

Any time a company becomes so dominant, it gives me the creeps. Google may be the first company ever that will do things that will actually make me feel just a “tinge” sorry for Microsoft. That’s how much potential I think Google has. :-)

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