Archive for March, 2009
The Twitter Value Debate
A quick background to this post; this morning several friends and I had a conversation spawn about the value of Twitter to the masses. The discussion started between myself (@mattsolar) and my close friend, Pete (@petekuhn). Since we’re both bearish on Twitter’s value I decided to rope in another good friend, and content/Twitter guru, Jim.
The End of Google’s Culture?
This morning a highly publicized post from a top Designer at Google (http://stopdesign.com/archive/2009/03/20/goodbye-google.html) illustrated some details about the culture of Google and their analytical dependence on data. I was curious to see if the issue was as significant as John Battelle mentioned on his blog. A quick review of employee postings on GlassDoor.com certainly ended.
Schmidt by day. McKinney by night.
For a long time I’ve privately wondered what the relationship is between Google CEO Eric Schmidt and “The Kids in the Hall” genius Mark McKinney. Watching the Charlie Rose interview gave me the motivation to take my speculations public. They look identical and, given the small population of McKinney’s “home” nation of Canada, the odds.
Interview with Eric Schmidt & Marissa Mayer
I have my Tivo setup to record any program containing “Google” in the description, and I wouldn’t have learned about these otherwise. Charlie Rose recently inverviewed both Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, and Marissa Mayer, V.P. of Search Product and User Experience. I’ve linked to the 7 minute highlights, but you can find the full.
Google Latitide Privacy: +1 for Google
Here’s a very important note on Google’s belief of privacy: http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/03/exclusive-google-takes-stand-location-privacy-alon The key point; “Google has confirmed that its policy will be to require a wiretap order before tracking a Latitude user’s location for law enforcement.” It’s good to see that they still follow their, “Don’t Be Evil” motto. I’m sure this will prove to.
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Matt is an experienced search engine marketer and analyst. Over the last five years he’s managed small, regional campaigns and international, multi-million dollar campaigns. An active philanthropist, Matt has also.
