Another Mom Says Article about Google
June 17, 2010
eWeek demonstrated that it is not going to win the MBA version of Dancing with the Stars. The article “10 Web Companies That Google Should Acquire” is one weird set of “shoulds”. I could almost hear my mom and the other moms in the neighborhood shouting, “Sergey, Larry, you should do this.” Like the kids in my neighborhood, I don’t think Sergey or Larry will listen. Even if both zillionaires did listen, Google is preoccupied with telling countries what to do. You think Google is in listening mode that recommends buying Facebook and Twitter. Why stop there, eWeek tells Google like a legally inept and technically challenged mom that it should snap up Pandora, Zoho, and Expedia. Yikes. A look at Google’s acquisitions reveals that Google marches to the beat of its own drummer. Obvious candidates like Catch Media slip off the hook or out of the net. Not so obvious outfits get ignored in the list of Google’s acquisitions; for example, Transformics. Highly publicized buy outs get little follow up or analysis; for example, Jotspot. eWeek was once a fat, must read. Now I am not sure what it is, but this article sounds like mom-think. Wacky and ultimately ignored. If Google were to make a move on Facebook, I wonder if Microsoft would flex its muscles. Redmond has a piece of the Facebook action and Google doesn’t. Assume Google tries to buy Twitter. Think any regulator would wake up and investigate? I do. Articles designed to generate traffic and create clicks by putting each specious, wacky point on a separate Web page illustrate the sad state of search engine optimization, analytic thinking, and substantive commentary. Too bad. Times change.
Stephen E Arnold, June 17, 2010\
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