02.07.07
Posted in Firefox, Google, Misc
at 3:56 pm
I was just reading over at Googleblog that the Google toolbar 3 is out of Beta. The big feature they mentioned is that you can open your documents and spreadsheets directly in Google Docs & Spreadsheets. They also mention that it is available in 12 new languages.
They released the new firefox tool bar and Google Docs & Spreadsheets in 12 new languages.
French, Italian, German, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil)
If you don’t have Firefox yet you can get here.
Technorati Tags: google docs, google spreadsheets, firefox, google toolbar, firefox google toolbar, google toolbar beta
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05.19.06
Posted in Google, Misc
at 11:34 pm
I just read that Trillian has been taken out of Google Pack. I thought this was kind of amusing. It reminds me of how Google runs its search engine. They just randomly remove relevant sites from the top of the SERPS for no reason at all. Next week I’m sure they will announce that they have replaced it with a loan calculator that installs spy ware on your computer. 
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02.05.06
Posted in Google, Misc
at 11:00 pm
I was reading over at Amr Awadallah Blog that Google’s earnings were supposed to grow by 30% and they only grew by 22%. What caught my eye was
“Google also increased and plans to increase its spending significantly. They hired 700 more folks in Q4, they doubled their sales and marketing spend (over 2004-Q4), and they said their expenses are likely to rise significantly as they invest in long term projects.”.
Now that Google has so much money and pressure to do something big, they feel that they need to spend it. They don’t think like they used to. People will one day realize that Google is not going to be a Microsoft, ever. They have a nice little niche and that is search. They are by no means a power house like Microsoft. You can only go so far with search and their current way of generating revenue.
What they are doing now is trying to figure out how to make more money outside of what they know. The chance of Google hitting some new break-out way of making money and growing is no bigger than any other company with lots of money. They only have success in one area and that is search and ppc advertising. Anything else they do is a stab in the dark. Sure maybe Del Monte could come up with there own brand of computer but that is not what they know. They make green beans.
The people investing in Google have no idea what the company really does or is capable of. It is the 90’s all over again. It will be ugly when it all falls down. They are spending tons of money on all kinds of projects and they have no idea if those projects will generate revenue. Everything they make they offer for free. When has that ever been a successful business model? They will always be known for search and will always be the most searched website but that is a company with one product. They give things away for free and put advertising on it. That is all they do.
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01.28.06
Posted in Google, Misc
at 12:07 am
Big Daddy Data Centers (bigdaddy)
Update:
I found 4 more data centers that have converted to big daddy.
216.239.37.99, 216.239.39.104, 66.102.7.99, 66.102.7.104 66.102.7.104
I was just looking at the Big Daddy Data center at 66.249.93.104 and noticed that there are some big changes from the last time I looked at it. I am also seeing the same results at 216.239.51.104, 66.249.93.99, 64.233.179.99, 64.233.179.104, 64.233.171.99, 64.233.171.104, 64.233.185.99, 64.233.185.104. There are several other data centers that had the Big Daddy results but I am not seeing them as of now. I will make a new post if I see it showing up at more data centers. Also from what I have read there are 2 differnt types of Big Daddy data centers. One set called reseller’s DCs. (64.233.179.99, 64.233.179.104) I have no idea what they call it this.
One sad thing is I see a site that redirects using a java script that is hidden from bots ranking very well.
If you don’t know what “Big Daddy” is go here.
bigdaddy
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01.20.06
Posted in Google, Misc
at 3:12 pm
During a comercial GM said “Don’t take our word for it, google pontiac and discover for yourself”. GM seems to think that associating with such a trusted and generally unbiased brand that some of that might rub off on GM/Pontiac. Article
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Posted in Google, Misc
at 1:21 pm
I was just reading that Google would consider outsourcing it’s grid. John Loiacono, Sun’s software chief said “Google is thinking about whether it wants to be running its own data centers and developing its own software.” This is very interesting since Google prides themselves in doing their own thing. They also pride themselves in doing it cheaply so if this is cheaper and just as good or better it makes since.
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