Google's Impact on the Internet

Kierkegaard writes "The Globe & Mail and Fortune Magazine both wrote a piece on Google, arguably one of the most important companies in the world, and its influence and impact on the Internet. In particular, they mention the effects of Google's recent new services, like Blogger and Maps, as well as their take on how Google threatens the Microsoft Corporation. "If Sergey and Larry stick to their corporate mantra -- Don't be evil -- and are able to stem degeneration into the typically corrupt corporate ethos, who knows, they may just succeed in assuming the fair and honourable dominion over the world's information they so naively set out to achieve eight years ago in their garage.""

Wait...

[0x461FAB0BD7D2]

so if they're not evil and corrupt, they can be fair and hono(u)rable in their endeavo(u)rs?

I've seen more insightful commentary in polls for Slashdot polls.

Googlewhack

[Malc]

Thank you Google. Without you that madman Dave Gorman might have stopped after meeting people with the same name. But with your help he got to play Googlewhack and I got to listen to his stories and split my sides with laughter.

Look they can't be evil

[Anonymous Coward]

I searched for "google evil" and got a mere 3.3 million hits but ... ...searching for "microsoft evil" yielded a token 2.6 million hits.

They pretty much cancel each other out as I see it.

Re:What about the not-so-good things?

[Timesprout]

Google ate my hamster.

April 20, 2005

[michaelhood]

Sterling, VA (REUTERS) April 20, 2005 -- The recent thrust of Google stories on the ever-popular Slashdot website have not been just a coincidence. Slashdot will be renamed to Googledot effective May 1, 2005. Slashdot editors seek to assure the readership that all of Slashdot's features will remain, including but not limited to 3+ Google stories per day, and an infinite amount of dupes.

Garage?

[MoonFacedAssassin]

...they may just succeed in assuming the fair and honourable dominion over the world's information they so naively set out to achieve eight years ago in their garage.

Is it just me, or does it seem every computer "revolution" begins in a garage (*ahem* apple, etc)?

*Note to self* Get a garage.

Their impact on the internets?

[hsmith]

They have converted slashdot into their press release center, you always know what is going on with google!

live eb tonod

[binarybum]

that's right folks, donot be evil backwards looks a lot like latin or something for "destroy the earth". And let's not forget that google backwards looks a lot like el Goog which is probably spanish or something for "the Goog".

really though, honourable or not, "dominion over the world's information" is inherently evil.

beware.

Don't be evil

[Anonymous Coward]

So, all Google need to do now, is setup Google Religion, and use that to determine good and evil.

Re:Garage?

[Elminst]

Out back.. around the corner, past the supercollider.

Just wait

[Gatton]

Just wait till Google becomes Googlezon! [broom.org] Then we can really start to worry. I am waiting to hear the announcement that Google is moving their office to Cheyenne Mountain.

Re:I just wonder...

[dlZ]

Your post has had an amazing impact on my day. It's a whole new paradigm. I will dialogue with you later.

Re:Google important?

[jeroenb]

Sergey and Brin take their job very serious. Organizing and delivering a whole world's information/thoughts/opinions is a HUGE responsibility, yet they've carried it and with dignity.

These two have done great things yes, but don't downplay the work of two other great minds, Larry and Page.

do not be evil?

[Stalyn]

Yeah... until Google Slavery is released in the next coming months... not to be confused with Sim Slavery.. that is what happens to EA employees.

Always in the garage

[Viceman001]

Why are all successful home grown businesses started in someone's garage? Hasn't anyone ever create anything in the den, or dining room? Am I doomed to failure because I don't have a garage and work in my mother's basement?

Google Beta = "The Internet"

[lbmouse]

Google IS the internet

To my 9 yo son, the name of the company is "Google Beta".

Re:Remember before Google?

[crotherm]

Google... heh, why back in my day, I was happy to use Archie. It sure beat doing ls -lR on every ftp server I knew.

Re:Remember before Google?

[rk]

It's possible you don't remember that there's an actual real world outside the internet.