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Category Archives: Google
Yes, Google Should Buy Twitter
I agree wholeheartedly with this post by Henry Blodget, suggesting that Google should buy Twitter. He says nearly everything I’d say. I’ll only add that: 1. My “Twitter + payments” thesis would flourish at Google, and help Google Checkout compete … Continue reading
Would a Google Antitrust Suit be Good for Startups?
Yesterday, Silicon Alley Insider wrote that Obama’s pick to head the Justice Department‘s antitrust unit is decidedly and publicly anti-Google. Now, as Henry Blodget put it, this in no way means a certain antitrust movement against Big Rainbow (Google): Hard … Continue reading
AppEngine is GOOG's Web 3.0, Takes Aim at Facebook, not Amazon
“Web 3.0 will ultimately be seen as web applications which are pieced together.” – Eric Schmidt In the wake of Google’s AppEngine announcement, I want to remind you of this video I’ve posted before: Eric Schmidt talking about Google’s vision … Continue reading
New GDocs UI + Features
Looks like some users, including me, got a Google Docs upgrade today. The look/feel is much more like a desktop app, which makes sense. Check out this screenshot (click to make bigger)! By the way, I’ll also note that Google … Continue reading
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The Social Graph API and Why Google Kills Semantic Web Companies
Google announced its Social Graph API late last week. To many of us, Google’s new API may not seem that important. Watch the video at the end of this post to hear more about what the API does from a … Continue reading
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Wikia Search, Knol, an API for Wikipedia, and Decentralization
Google is too powerful and Wikipedia should save itself (and the world) by introducing fully open API. Introduction For much of the past month, the tech press has been consumed by two things: the introduction of the Google Knol and … Continue reading
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Why Google needs to integrate Orkut and Groups, now
Yet another post inspired by a most excellent conversation going on within the nextNY community. The top half is important back story and theory, while the second half is the punch-line to validate the title of this post. In a … Continue reading
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Orkut is open to everyone(?)
I was under the impression that Orkut, the Google-owned and popular-only-in-Brazil online social network, was still invite only. At least I thought that until tonight. Logged into Google/Gmail, I went into the “more” menu at the top of my screen, … Continue reading
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Hey Facebook: Focus on the Ad Platform, Give us the Social Graph
As a lover of an open future for the web, I’d like to make a deal with Facebook: go focus on your super sophisticated ad platform, and give us your social graph. First background: I’ve written a few times in … Continue reading
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