Comments on: Google: Stop Acquiring Companies I Like http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/ Grab a Bigger Hammer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-436 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:24:13 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-436 As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people. <br><br>It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.<br><br>It's frustrating... As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people.

It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.

It's frustrating…

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-435 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:21:45 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-435 Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google... Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google…

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:24:13 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-381 As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people. <br><br>It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.<br><br>It's frustrating... As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people.

It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.

It's frustrating…

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:21:45 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-380 Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google... Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google…

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:24:13 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-218 As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people. <br><br>It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.<br><br>It's frustrating... As true as that is, I seriously doubt that the vision of these companies is to get bought out, absorbed and have their products tossed aside. Most of the companies Google has bought were absorbed not for their products or their services, but for their people.

It seems that Google has been on a rampage lately canning services. I didn't use Google Notebook much, but I know plenty who did like it. I also liked Jaiku though I had to rely on Twitter since there was no push to make it great.

It's frustrating…

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Jonathan Bailey Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:21:45 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-217 Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google... Yes, I know, I fully expect to be excommunicated from the church of Google…

]]> By: Axehandle http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Axehandle Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:46:23 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-216 I think it's fair to point out that many new companies are formed with the specific hope of being bought out by a larger company. I doubt Writely et al had envisioned becoming massive entities, and their absorption into Google has undoubtedly produced a better--and more widely used product.<br><br>This, of course, does not discount the disappointment many feel in the canning of Jaiku, dodgeball, etc. I was quite fond of Google Notebook, and I'm disappointed in its discontinuation--especially since I think it leverages Google's core business value-add (organizing/searching/finding data) more than, say, Dodgeball. I think it's fair to point out that many new companies are formed with the specific hope of being bought out by a larger company. I doubt Writely et al had envisioned becoming massive entities, and their absorption into Google has undoubtedly produced a better–and more widely used product.

This, of course, does not discount the disappointment many feel in the canning of Jaiku, dodgeball, etc. I was quite fond of Google Notebook, and I'm disappointed in its discontinuation–especially since I think it leverages Google's core business value-add (organizing/searching/finding data) more than, say, Dodgeball.

]]> By: Michael http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Michael Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:07:08 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-215 Heresy!!! Heresy!!!

]]> By: Jonathan Bailey http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Jonathan Bailey Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:31:39 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-214 I have to admit that FeedBurner has become a case study of how NOT to integrate a product into your company. FeedBurner worked well for years before Google bought it and for over a year after they did but ran it as a separate entity. It wasn't until Google started to build it into their other offerings that it went to Hell.<br><br>Though I don't use Adsense (except some past experiments) I've never been happy with it. The payouts are too low, the minimums too high and too many competing/unrelated/unwanted ads (your problem). <br><br>I've never really found it to be a compelling service... I have to admit that FeedBurner has become a case study of how NOT to integrate a product into your company. FeedBurner worked well for years before Google bought it and for over a year after they did but ran it as a separate entity. It wasn't until Google started to build it into their other offerings that it went to Hell.

Though I don't use Adsense (except some past experiments) I've never been happy with it. The payouts are too low, the minimums too high and too many competing/unrelated/unwanted ads (your problem).

I've never really found it to be a compelling service…

]]> By: cybele http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/2009/01/google-stop-acquiring-companies-i-like/comment-page-1/#comment-213 cybele Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.inelegantsolutions.com/?p=491#comment-213 I can't even get into my feedburner account. Luckily it continues to deliver the feed to my readers ... but there's no way to file an actual trackable help ticket with google like you can with Yahoo. <br><br>I was also very annoyed that Google Adsense started showing political ads even though I'd selected topic filtered ads by keyword for my blog. I deleted my ads two days before the election and haven't put them back on the blog. (Yeah, I could use the money, but I like my readers more.) I can't even get into my feedburner account. Luckily it continues to deliver the feed to my readers … but there's no way to file an actual trackable help ticket with google like you can with Yahoo.

I was also very annoyed that Google Adsense started showing political ads even though I'd selected topic filtered ads by keyword for my blog. I deleted my ads two days before the election and haven't put them back on the blog. (Yeah, I could use the money, but I like my readers more.)

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