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August 25, 2005
Google Talk (Cock)
Yesterday, Google launched Google Talk, an instant messaging client that allows you to make voice calls between computers. Read New Google Talk Offers Instant Messaging & Voice Chat (SearchEngineWatch.com).
Nothing new since you can already make voice calls with Skype, Y! Messenger and MSN Messenger.
What's interesting is that with every product or service that Google's rolling out, more and more people are getting nervous about Google's growing dominance. Read Relax, Bill Gates; It's Google's Turn as the Villian (New York Times).
Doesn't help that Google has been receiving rather bad press this year with the controversial Autolink feature on its Google Toolbar that inserts hyperlinks on websites with U.S. Addresses and Publication ISBN Numbers.
Those hyperlinks point to Google Maps and Amazon respectively. Understandably, many publishers are pissed off. It raises the question Who Owns The Content?
Then, just recently, Google behaved like a spoilt brat, refusing to talk to any reporter from CNETNews.com for a year, after a reporter for the site wrote an article raising privacy issues about the information Google collects about individuals, using some personal information about Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google as an example.
It's amazing that techies are an emotional bunch and Google's unofficial slogan Don't Be Evil has definitely helped the company develop a cult following.
But with Google's explosive growth, I think they should really consider changing their slogan to:
Don't Be Evil (When You're Small)
Do Be Evil (When You Become Big)
Otherwise Google will be just talking cock.
Posted by loganw at August 25, 2005 03:39 PM
