Is Google Too Powerful?

Ed :P

Aug 31 2006, 08:17 AM

well arm yourself with information. http://www.google-watch.org has information about lawsuits, convorsations between google and others, information about googles best friend wikipedia like how it has loads of teenage employees... just go on and look.

yordan

Aug 31 2006, 12:00 PM

"too powerful", I would say no.
Only depends if the power you get was acquired by legal means. And if you don't abuse your power, intimidating others or making illegal things.
I would say, if a guy or a company has a lot of money and want to build up a powerful thing, why not ? Only jealous peple who cannot do the same thing would get angry.

pyost

Aug 31 2006, 02:09 PM

Exactly. And the powerful thing would probably be useful to everybody - that's exactly what Google is. Of course, I'm sure there are people that are against it, but it's only because they can't use it and/or it's hurting their business (I'm talking about AdSense versus Clicksor).

Mafamba Team

Aug 31 2006, 07:42 PM

That is a very daunting prospect, and me, as a infamous Gmail User used to be turned on by their Gmail Charm, but that is freaky.

No wonder they "encourage" you to keep your mail, but they write it in such a cunning way.

But I doubt it will stop me using it for the most time.

I've tried Yahoo and I'll see how that goes, but from past experiences it isn't the "best" in the world, and MSN hotmal just gets too many ads and junk mail tht takes hours to filter, although I do get a bit of junk mail for sales that goes straight to my Junk Mail Box in Google Mail.

Now I use the e-mail address with the e-mail client - Mozilla Thunderbird which is retty good, although I still prefer www.gmail.com

unimatrix

Aug 31 2006, 11:10 PM

No, they are a welcome competitor in the marketplace with the collapse of Sun against Microsoft. I mean MS's only real compeitor as been Apple and they own 25% of that...

Mafamba Team

Sep 1 2006, 08:24 AM

They have grown a lot recently, from being a mere search engine to having all these new features.

I used to sue www.ask.com over google.com but now I never use ask, because google has so many other benefits and programs to use with it, I recently discovered another, Google Page Creator which is great for a simple, secure and safe quickie website.

kgd2006

Sep 1 2006, 11:06 AM

Google is not powerful as of yet, but I have a feeling it will get there. It already is expanding its technologies in different areas of the spectrum. I have a feeling that it will a may be soon to be a tech giant like Microsoft. But only time will tell how far google will go. It is amazing how one company that can build something so spontanously that it suddenly becomes the most used resource out there.

I remember the days when we didnt have google, I was using MSN search as well as yahoo. Before, whenever I had to do research on a paper I would actually compare the result of the following two search engines to determine the resource I am to use for my research paper.

But ever since google has released its search engine. I have been heavily relying on it as my only source for research and general information. I use it daily to look up web site that I vaguely remeber the url address, images that I need for design purposes, and now for my mail management and job search. Google already released a very popular MAP system that can zoom straight down to you house.

SO in conclusion, google is growing at a very fast rate. I believe it will soon start being a tech giant, it just a matter of time.

karoldz

Sep 2 2006, 02:03 AM

I am from Poland how much google pay in usa for click

ramin

Oct 13 2006, 08:03 AM

your answer is in my pocket
one of the best place to advertise your sites is Search engines
and the best one is google
but some action is needed to get ranked
to get info inorder to get high rank
you should read "seo made easy" Ebook
so don't miss the time go to find it

beatgammit

Nov 11 2006, 02:21 AM

Google is not too powerful. They have a great product, and they sell it well. They are dedicated to "controlling the world's information", and that is OK with me, as long as they don't disclose information about me. They have been dedicated to ensuring the privacy of their users. They have only been using the information they collect to provide better advertising for their clients. This is a good thing for the user as well as the advertiser, the advertiser gets a more viable link to their potential clients. Their clients get what they want, the advertisers get better business, and Google and their investors profit from this service. I see no problem with Google unless they target smaller companies. I don't care if they improve their product to improve their service, I just don't like seeing companies (like Microsoft) entering businesses that have nothing to do with their objectives. Google is getting a little close to this with their recent move into Radio Advertising, but they haven't alienated me yet.

GOOGLE GOOD!!!

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borlafu

Dec 14 2006, 08:52 PM

I think that Google is powerful because people like their products. People like their products because they are good.

I don't think they abuse of power, at least not YET. hehehehe

Alegis

Dec 14 2006, 06:11 PM

Oh no what if Google became as big as Microsoft. Then we'd have to hate Google as well!

A new underdog would have to rise for us to proclaim as gods!

Or one could have a better focus on things. MS (that's an S, not Mdollar) as well as Google are enterprises seeking expansion and in a way power. It's thanks to competiton and other companies one isn't becoming too powerful.

They made an extremely fast expansion and seem to be progressing at a steady pace just like the internet is. I'm not too keen on them taking too much hold over the internet, I highly favor competition.

beatgammit

Dec 13 2006, 09:18 PM

I trust Google with alot of my personal information, but nothing too important. Every corporation has the possibility of fraud, so I would never entrust ALL of my personal data to Google, but Google does provide a good service and does not seem to me to be greedy. Google's only revenue stream is advertising and upgrades of space in their services. This is different from Yahoo, which has paid hosting, paid email service, their own internet provider for their users, and various other paid services for their users. MSN is, of course, Microsoft, and Microsoft gets revenue streams from a variety of venues. Google only gets revenue from search (and upgrades to space, but this is understandable). I love Google and I think that they provide a very good, and very specialized service that is useful to the general public and should be rewarded with trust in their services.

NoMore

Nov 11 2006, 08:27 AM

WAY too powerful
Google will take over the Internet World
you will see google everywere
(you allready dose)
look at site ads, site search
site ads is allways Google Ads
and search allways move to Goolge
10 years from now Google will start an OS and buld Computers
and thay will buy MS, Linux and Intel

NoMore

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