T Campbell's Blog
Writer of Penny and Aggie, Fans (also called Faans), Rip & Teri, Search Engine Funnies and A History of Webcomics. Experienced webcomics editor, currently seeking full-time work and working on strange and interesting new things...Saturday, January 07, 2006
You've Heard Of Guest Writers. Now Observe "Guest Observations."
Little Brother made some observations on search on our way to see King Kong which struck me as so good I had to jot them down here so I didn't forget. If you take them and run with them and make lots of money off them, be sure to give all credit to Graham Campbell. :-)
What if Google never makes money its primary goal? "They don't seem to care about money. They're just after power." (The two often go hand in hand, of course, but Google seems remarkably unconcerned with monetization compared to its closest competitors.)
"What about a science-fiction story where Google has already taken over the world just because it's so convenient? Convenience really seems to be the ultimate power. Most people just do what's easiest."
I couldn't have said it better, and it's not like I haven't tried. :-)
What if Google never makes money its primary goal? "They don't seem to care about money. They're just after power." (The two often go hand in hand, of course, but Google seems remarkably unconcerned with monetization compared to its closest competitors.)
"What about a science-fiction story where Google has already taken over the world just because it's so convenient? Convenience really seems to be the ultimate power. Most people just do what's easiest."
I couldn't have said it better, and it's not like I haven't tried. :-)
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