Social network efforts, NASA partnership, corporate culture not all they're cracked up to be NEW YORK, Aug. 11
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Google may be the darling of Wall Street
and opinion leaders in technology, but the search engine giant has also made
its share of blunders -- 10 of them, to be exact, according to TechWeb's
Internet Evolution, a Web 2.0 site dedicated to investigating the future of
the Internet.
In a report published today, Internet Evolution enumerates the Top 10
Google Disappointments that range from development and product issues to the
dark side of its much touted laissez-faire culture.
In addition to a corporate culture that's riddled with excess and
contradiction, the report is also critical of Google's social networking
efforts with Orkut, OpenSocial, and FriendConnect, as well as a largely
dormant partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA). Other disappointments includes its much hyped Gphone, and a variety of
other services including Gmail, Google Apps for Education, and Knol, among
others.
To read the report click here:
http://www.internetevolution.com/document.asp?doc_id=159196
The intent of the report was to bust through the hype that greets almost
everything Google does, according to Internet Evolution Editor in Chief Terry
Sweeney. "Between its financial performance and dominant position in the
search engine business, Google generates mostly unabashed praise for its
efforts and initiatives," Sweeney said. "Our report takes a more critical look
as Google struggles to expand beyond its core strengths in search and
advertising."
About Internet Evolution
Internet Evolution hosts more than 100 world-famous Internet experts --
such as Kevin Mitnick, once the most-wanted computer hacker in the world; Dr.
Lawrence Roberts, inventor of packet switching, and one of the world's
foremost authorities on telecom network architectures; Jack Uldrich, futurist,
scholar, and author; Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist.com; David
Weinberger, technologist and co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto; Howard
Schmidt, former White House cybersecurity adviser; and Norman J. Ornstein,
political scientist and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise
Institute (AEI) -- all of whom are addressing today's critical socio-economic
issues within its ThinkerNet blogosphere. Internet Evolution also offers
broadcast-quality broadband video documentaries and interviews; investigative
reports; and user-generated content facilitated via the latest Web 2.0
technology.
About TechWeb (formerly CMP)
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative
business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and
marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 10 million business
technology professionals actively engage with and rely on our global
face-to-face events, including Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat, and VoiceCon;
online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent
Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology
Network; and the market-leading, award-winning InformationWeek, Wall Street &
Technology, TechNet, and MSDN magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end
services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, custom media,
research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media
(http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/), a global provider of news distribution
and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than
$2.5 billion.
Contact
Amy Averbook
TechWeb's Internet Evolution
(212) 925-0020 x112
averbook@lightreading.com
SOURCE Internet Evolution
