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Google Holds I/O Event as Questions Swirl Around Search

Colin Henderson

  Google search is probably doomed as upstarts such as Perplexity dominate research particularly in younger demographics. The Google challenge revolves around proactive search and ad tools search which are related to shopping but drive Google revenue. The following reposrt summarises the current situation and reported in Barrons. ~~~~~~~ Google Holds I/O Event as Questions Swirl Around Search Alphabet shares have come under pressure as investors question the company’s staying power in the new world of search.   Last Updated:  May 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM EDT Google I/O 2025: What to Watch Today   By Adam Levine   When … Continue reading Google Holds I/O Event as Questions Swirl Around Search

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Eric Schmidt Walks Back Claim Google Is Behind on AI Because of Remote Work

Colin Henderson

Ex-Google CEO had said the tech company’s work-life balance was ‘more important than winning’ Joseph De AvilaAug. 14, 2024 at 9:47 pm Eric Schmidt, ex-CEO and executive chairman at Google, walked back remarks in which he said his former company was losing the artificial intelligence race because of its remote-work policies.  Schmidt, who left Google parent Alphabet’s GOOGL -0.12% board more than five years ago, spoke earlier at a wide-ranging discussion at Stanford University. He criticized Google’s remote-work policies in response to a question about Google competing with OpenAI. “Google decided that work-life balance and going home early and working from home was more … Continue reading Eric Schmidt Walks Back Claim Google Is Behind on AI Because of Remote Work

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Google Internet Stats

Colin Henderson

Although on the co.uk domain only, this is a very useful new site from Google. One to save for future reference. Google Internet Stats This Google resource brings together the latest industry facts and insights. These have been collected from a number of third party sources covering a range of topics from macroscopic economic and media trends to how consumer behaviour and technology are changing over time. HT to ReadWriteWeb Continue reading Google Internet Stats

Microsoft

Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

Colin Henderson

This breaking news from NY Times just a few minutes ago.  Long rumoured but if this is true then its welcomed by this linux user. It does not show on techmeme or any tech blogs yet. Things could be getting interesting. Google Plans to Introduce a PC Operating System In a direct challenge to Microsoft, Google is expected to announce on Wednesday that it is developing an operating system for a personal computer based on its Chrome browser, according to two people briefed on Google’s plans. The move would sharpen the already intense competition between Google and Microsoft, whose Windows … Continue reading Google plans a PC operating system | NY Times

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On VRM, Facebook, and being misunderstood for long periods of time

Colin Henderson

I simply love this post at RWW.  The post is about how FaceBook could turn on the power of their userbase to the benefit of consumer power.  I have long been a fan of VRM and at the same time at something of a loss to see how it could be initiated.  Then I read this post, and new lights went on. The post is about FaceBook, but it is less about them, than it is about business models for dot.com companies with large userbases who insist on following tradigital advertising models. The whole ‘We have lots of eyeballs so … Continue reading On VRM, Facebook, and being misunderstood for long periods of time