google.com— Great tips that summarize Google's basic philosophy. I've never seen this list before so some people might not have seen it either. Enjoy.
May 14, 2007View in Crawl 4
I especially like number 1, "Focus on the user and all else will follow."I've been joking with people about a business book I want to write that contains 250 pages of the same sentence..."What do people want."Once you figure that out, then you answer: a) how many people want it, b) how much money do they have, c) what's currently supplying the want (if anything).If the amount people will spend as a whole on the product is greater than the cost to produce it, you start the wheels in motion.
It's true, though. Nobody at Googleplex wears work clothes. Not only does nearly everyone wear shorts and t-shirts, but about 1/3 of them voluntarily wear Google t-shirts every single day. The corporate spirit there is unbelievable.
My experiences with AdSense have been frustrating too. They love sending vague emails stating there is *something* wrong with your site and ads will be suspended until it's been fixed.In Google's defence, though, at least they are impartial. One of the ad campaigns I ran was to advertise Google products, but I got an AdSense warning stating that I may not use Google logos on the landing page. As baffling as that policy is it's encouraging to see Google play by their own rules.Another interesting fact - google.com has 8/10 pagerank, but microsoft.com has 10/10!
I'm beginning to believe that Google may be the antichrist. They scan people's emails and they keep your search information, all the while claiming that they do no evil. Sorry, doing those two things alone is enough for me to declare them evil.
You know it's funny how a lot of people see google as some sort of great "savior" or as "fighting the good fight" so to speak. It's easy for a company to say things like this when the company itself is worth many hundreds of millions of dollars. Google is a business like any other, and is certainly not the anti-podal opposite of Microsoft like so many believe it to be. They want the same thing that Microsoft does.......money and market dominance. The whole "truth and justice for all" routine is getting a bit old. Anyway excuse the rant, I'm a subscriber to the "Actions speak louder than words" school of thought.
who p**sed on your conflakes? $$ - yes people should not go into business to make money. They should do EVERYTHING for free. dumbsuit - it doesn' take a jacka** to figure out that you won't be in charge based on your comments. If you are in charge of something, anything then you just proved your point.more about $$ - No but being used more then any other search engine, having people copy your ideas, being mentioned in everyday conversations and yes making a ton of money probably does. Do I worship them no; but they do know what they are doing.Chinese - Can't blame you for being mad at that one, however based on their track record I would rather google be used to find them then have even one person snitch or be tortured like they did in the USSR. Oh and you pi**ed on mine :)
taylorhaywardMay 14, 2007
I especially like number 1, "Focus on the user and all else will follow."I've been joking with people about a business book I want to write that contains 250 pages of the same sentence..."What do people want."Once you figure that out, then you answer: a) how many people want it, b) how much money do they have, c) what's currently supplying the want (if anything).If the amount people will spend as a whole on the product is greater than the cost to produce it, you start the wheels in motion.
bariswheelMay 15, 2007
This has been online for a long time. I'm surprised it hadn't been submitted until now. Good to see it's getting exposure. Some more fun reading, the dream team:<a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html">http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html</a>
fastsixMay 15, 2007
6a. Although sometimes there so much potential money in being evil that we simply redefine evil.
spyrochaeteMay 15, 2007
It's true, though. Nobody at Googleplex wears work clothes. Not only does nearly everyone wear shorts and t-shirts, but about 1/3 of them voluntarily wear Google t-shirts every single day. The corporate spirit there is unbelievable.
spyrochaeteMay 15, 2007
I'm pretty sure the web will be democratised in China long before their parliament.
spyrochaeteMay 15, 2007
My experiences with AdSense have been frustrating too. They love sending vague emails stating there is *something* wrong with your site and ads will be suspended until it's been fixed.In Google's defence, though, at least they are impartial. One of the ad campaigns I ran was to advertise Google products, but I got an AdSense warning stating that I may not use Google logos on the landing page. As baffling as that policy is it's encouraging to see Google play by their own rules.Another interesting fact - google.com has 8/10 pagerank, but microsoft.com has 10/10!
nirvanixMay 15, 2007
I'm beginning to believe that Google may be the antichrist. They scan people's emails and they keep your search information, all the while claiming that they do no evil. Sorry, doing those two things alone is enough for me to declare them evil.
gtd00dMay 15, 2007
You know it's funny how a lot of people see google as some sort of great "savior" or as "fighting the good fight" so to speak. It's easy for a company to say things like this when the company itself is worth many hundreds of millions of dollars. Google is a business like any other, and is certainly not the anti-podal opposite of Microsoft like so many believe it to be. They want the same thing that Microsoft does.......money and market dominance. The whole "truth and justice for all" routine is getting a bit old. Anyway excuse the rant, I'm a subscriber to the "Actions speak louder than words" school of thought.
rushikuMay 15, 2007
Take your 10 Commandments and shove them up your ass, 'Do no evil' will suffice, thank you for your cooperation.
bofh2May 16, 2007
who p**sed on your conflakes? $$ - yes people should not go into business to make money. They should do EVERYTHING for free. dumbsuit - it doesn' take a jacka** to figure out that you won't be in charge based on your comments. If you are in charge of something, anything then you just proved your point.more about $$ - No but being used more then any other search engine, having people copy your ideas, being mentioned in everyday conversations and yes making a ton of money probably does. Do I worship them no; but they do know what they are doing.Chinese - Can't blame you for being mad at that one, however based on their track record I would rather google be used to find them then have even one person snitch or be tortured like they did in the USSR. Oh and you pi**ed on mine :)