Comments on: Google Pack — colour me confused http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: ian http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-337071 ian Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:52:07 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/#comment-337071 We choose it and the choise doesn't seem ours. We choose from what is done We choose it and the choise doesn’t seem ours. We choose from what is done

]]> By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Mathew Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:48:09 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/#comment-95 I know what you mean, Rod -- a lot of this stuff seems to be of the "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" variety. But then maybe that's natural -- and as Sergey has said before, a lot of Google's best ideas have come from that approach, so maybe we shouldn't knock it ;-) And I guess you're right about it being noise to a large extent, Stuart. After all, distributing the Google Pack isn't going to matter one way or the other. And I guess Google is allowed a few missteps along with the rest. I suppose we all pay so much attention to each one just because they are such a huge and dominant player, and we expect everything they do to be a world-changing event. I know what you mean, Rod — a lot of this stuff seems to be of the
“throw it at the wall and see what sticks” variety. But then maybe
that’s natural — and as Sergey has said before, a lot of Google’s
best ideas have come from that approach, so maybe we shouldn’t knock
it ;-)

And I guess you’re right about it being noise to a large extent, Stuart.
After all, distributing the Google Pack isn’t going to matter one way
or the other. And I guess Google is allowed a few missteps along with
the rest. I suppose we all pay so much attention to each one just
because they are such a huge and dominant player, and we expect
everything they do to be a world-changing event.

]]> By: Stuart MacDonald http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Stuart MacDonald Fri, 06 Jan 2006 16:41:57 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/#comment-94 I said my piece over on Mark's blog (which I am not sure how the link to -- the link isn't showing up, but in any case I won't restate it here). Basic gist is that this is all super-dee-duper, but when all is said and done GYM+aol's future share price has everything to do with how well they are positioned to soak up the future wave of re-directed ad spend (which just better show up, too), and this stuff is just noise. I also agree with Rod's comment above: GOOG is going through what all companies who have had that trajectory go through eventually (I've lived it myself). Massive growth leads to massive hiring, massive success leads to massive expectations, all set against the backdrop of an organization dealing with cultural and organizational maturation. It is tremendously hard to do. Maybe they are avoiding that pain, and if so great, but it's a huge challenge for any organization. - Stuart I said my piece over on Mark’s blog (which I am not sure how the link to — the link isn’t showing up, but in any case I won’t restate it here). Basic gist is that this is all super-dee-duper, but when all is said and done GYM+aol’s future share price has everything to do with how well they are positioned to soak up the future wave of re-directed ad spend (which just better show up, too), and this stuff is just noise.

I also agree with Rod’s comment above: GOOG is going through what all companies who have had that trajectory go through eventually (I’ve lived it myself). Massive growth leads to massive hiring, massive success leads to massive expectations, all set against the backdrop of an organization dealing with cultural and organizational maturation. It is tremendously hard to do. Maybe they are avoiding that pain, and if so great, but it’s a huge challenge for any organization.

- Stuart

]]> By: Rod Edwards http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Rod Edwards Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:19:24 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/01/05/google-pack-colour-me-confused/#comment-93 Google really seems to be floundering without any strategic focus. Too many diversified agendas in a period of extreme growth with ready access to lots of cash seems like a recipe for debilitating "strategic drift." I mean, come on, instead of rebranding freeware, use some resources to take gmail out of beta. then again, maybe this is all smokescreen, and google will wow us again. Google really seems to be floundering without any strategic focus. Too many diversified agendas in a period of extreme growth with ready access to lots of cash seems like a recipe for debilitating “strategic drift.” I mean, come on, instead of rebranding freeware, use some resources to take gmail out of beta.

then again, maybe this is all smokescreen, and google will wow us again.

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