Comments on: Hey look – it’s 1996 all over again http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:07:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Juan Lopez-Valcarcel http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Juan Lopez-Valcarcel Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:23:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/#comment-545 Agree, this is yet another example of the infamous 20% rule at Google. Nothing wrong with giving your creative types freedom to innovate, but the latest Google ideas seem to be only 20% baked and have 0% management oversight or strategic value. Time to grow up! Agree, this is yet another example of the infamous 20% rule at Google.

Nothing wrong with giving your creative types freedom to innovate, but the latest Google ideas seem to be only 20% baked and have 0% management oversight or strategic value. Time to grow up!

]]> By: an occasional interruption » Google Pages - Why are you all so surprised? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-544 an occasional interruption » Google Pages - Why are you all so surprised? Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:35:18 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/#comment-544 [...] I don’t think for a moment that this is some Geocities revisited. There is something else going on here. Maybe it will be a tie into blogger, maybe it will be something more. Whichever the case may be I’m glad they have done Google Pages simply because they will either turn it into something that we can rave about a few months from now or someone else will have sprung some brainchild as a result. Either way, no harm no foul. [...] [...] I don’t think for a moment that this is some Geocities revisited. There is something else going on here. Maybe it will be a tie into blogger, maybe it will be something more. Whichever the case may be I’m glad they have done Google Pages simply because they will either turn it into something that we can rave about a few months from now or someone else will have sprung some brainchild as a result. Either way, no harm no foul. [...]

]]> By: Al http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Al Fri, 24 Feb 2006 01:47:18 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/#comment-542 Actually I think it maybe whats under the bonnet/hood all of these announcements/betas may look quite random (and distastefull to some) ,but they share a common architecture and heritage underneath. I think when we see these facilities begining to get mashed together the pattern will emerge, i.e. the power of the combination. These early front ends are because you need something to start with and beta with. regards Al Actually I think it maybe whats under the bonnet/hood all of these announcements/betas may look quite random (and distastefull to some) ,but they share a common architecture and heritage underneath. I think when we see these facilities begining to get mashed together the pattern will emerge, i.e. the power of the combination. These early front ends are because you need something to start with and beta with.

regards
Al

]]> By: Jope http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Jope Thu, 23 Feb 2006 23:22:04 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/#comment-541 Me, I think it may have it's niche... For one thing, I wish the GeoCities of this world were so easy to use back then... 8-) But I am thinking of the very small, no-tech-whatsoever-except-for-billing-maybe companies, you know, your neighborhood plumber and the likes. This is a great way to have a quick presence, and indexed by Google. Also, I wouldn't rule out a tie-in with Google Base, so that you don't need to leave the Googlesphere to list your stuff... Just a thought... Me, I think it may have it’s niche… For one thing, I wish the GeoCities of this world were so easy to use back then… 8-)

But I am thinking of the very small, no-tech-whatsoever-except-for-billing-maybe companies, you know, your neighborhood plumber and the likes. This is a great way to have a quick presence, and indexed by Google. Also, I wouldn’t rule out a tie-in with Google Base, so that you don’t need to leave the Googlesphere to list your stuff…

Just a thought…

]]> By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/comment-page-1/#comment-537 Mathew Thu, 23 Feb 2006 19:45:40 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/02/23/hey-look-its-1996-all-over-again/#comment-537 I kind of agree, Pete. If Google was just any old company, it would be kind of neat watching them try out different stuff. But I think when you get that big -- and your stock gets that high -- people would probably rather you operated like a normal business. But then again, maybe we should give Google credit for doing things differently and still trying to think like a small startup. Mathew I kind of agree, Pete. If Google was just any old company, it would be kind of neat watching them try out different stuff. But I think when you get that big — and your stock gets that high — people would probably rather you operated like a normal business. But then again, maybe we should give Google credit for doing things differently and still trying to think like a small startup.

Mathew

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