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Schwarzenegger; sponsored by Google.

Google har indledt et samarbejde med den californiske guvernør Arnold Schwarzenegger for at gøre det lettere for statens borgere at finde offentlige informationer.

Source: EPN

Et af mine yndlings emner i disse dage er Google. Folkene i Mountain View giver hele tiden Microsoft baghjul i en sådan grad, at man begynder at overveje om Microsoft i det hele taget vil være værd at nævne om få år. Det er de jo nok, men det skal ikke holde mig tilbage for at blogge lidt om Google.

Det er egentligt ret interessant at se hvordan Google tilbyder Californien sine services gratis. Det harmonerer egentlig meget godt med Web 2.0 traditionen, hvor alle services mere eller mindre er gratis, da finansieringen er reklame baseret. Googles forretningsmodel har uden tvivl været en kæmpe succes, som har katapuleret firmaet op i sværvægts klassen på rekordtid.

Når Google så formår at introducere Web 2.0 i det offentlige system er det uden tvivl vand på min mølle, men jeg mener alligevel at man bør være en smule tilbageholdende med at være ubetinget glad.

Google har efterhånden sat sig på en stor del af de informationsmængder, der er tilgængelige på Internettet. Problemet opstår efter min mening når en enkelt virksomhed har noget der minder om monopol. Især når man snakker om informationer, så bliver problemet større, fordi fri adgang til information i et eller andet omfang er en demokratisk grundpille. Nu siger jeg ikke at Google begynder at udnytte sin status på markedet, men der har været lidt rumlen hist og her i blogosfæren og medierne. Indtil videre tyder alt imidlertid på at Google lever op til sit eget mantra: “Do No Evil“.

Hvad synes andre bloggere om Google? Er der fare et Big Brother is watching You scenarie, eller er det bare fedt at der endelig er nogen der kan få Microsoft ned med nakken?

 

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Google & Netscape partnership?

Here we go again. While I was writing my MSN post the other day, I actually started thinking about what would happen if Google wound up winning the bid for AOL. As you know, gentle reader, I have an affinity for Netscape, which unfortunately is owned by AOL. Now, what if Google wound up with Netscape. Not only would they get a recognized browser name, albeit one that needs revitalization, but none the less, they would have a brand to work with. Having a Netscape division would permit Google to seperate its activities so that they won’t loose focus on their core business unit – search. Furthermore, buying Netscape would alllow Google to use the netscape.com portal, which has over 18 million individual hits a month. Again, this would enable Google to seperate their search and their portal businesses. This article expresses much of what I just said – only much more eloquently.
 
Many people have talked about a Gbrowser, but what if this Gbrowser actually was Netscape? I personally do not like Google, but if they revitalized netscape, I just might change my mind. Additionally, it is worth taking into account that HP has just inked a deal with Netscape to ship its browser with all new PCs from 2006. Great way for Google/Netscape to get onto the desktop. All we need now is Netscape mail client and we are ready to rock and roll.
 
Lastly, we should not forget that Netscape is also an ISP, which might attract the Google guys, considering their move into wireless broadband.