Publish Magazine Raises Doubts about Google
August 28, 2008
I8 enjoy traditional publishers’ analyses of Google. In the last few months, criticizing Google has become a cottage industry. Navigate here to read Publish Magazine’s “Can Google Search Sustain All its Other Ventures?” by Clint Boulton. For me the most interesting point in the article was this statement:
Some industry observers wonder whether Google’s reliance on search to buoy its YouTube property and other investments, including Google Apps in the SAAS messaging and collaboration sector, is sustainable in the long run.
What’s interesting about this headline and quote is that there is nothing more to the article. Maybe Publish had a bad hair day. My hunch is that this type of story harms Google. Traditional publishers seem to be like deer in headlights. Could this negative headline and one sentence story constitute a cheap shot? Would a beleaguered traditional publishing firm take this action to generate traffic for a Web page? Let me know your thoughts.
Stephen Arnold, August 28, 2008
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