Comments on: The Google Test http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: yogesh kshatriya http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-491752 yogesh kshatriya Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:04:47 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-491752 The test is maybe good . I hope i am graet at it . This test is maybe my best . The test is maybe good .

I hope i am graet at it .

This test is maybe my best .

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]]> By: sejal shrivastava http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-17135 sejal shrivastava Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:43:14 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-17135 The test is maybe good . I hope i am graet at it . This test is maybe my best . The test is maybe good .

I hope i am graet at it .

This test is maybe my best .

]]> By: StorageMojo » The Internet Is The Message, Pt. II http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-17041 StorageMojo » The Internet Is The Message, Pt. II Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:02:43 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-17041 [...] Does bandwidth drive success? Silicon Valley guy William Jolitz wrote that high bandwidth consumption is key to social media success while driving off potential competitors. [...] [...] Does bandwidth drive success? Silicon Valley guy William Jolitz wrote that high bandwidth consumption is key to social media success while driving off potential competitors. [...]

]]> By: Khalil http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16631 Khalil Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:21:58 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16631 I honestly believe that this situation with Goog/Youtube is more than vaguely reminiscent of 1999...too much valuation on a "non-product product". Too much credit is given to the bandwith driven business model. Ultimately, IMHO, it's content that rules the day. If we learned anything from the dot-bomb days, it's that at the end of the day, it's what you are actually selling that determines who wins and who loses. It's the product,not the traffic. It's called commerce for a reason. someone, namely, the public, has to purchase what you have in order to have a sustainable business model. I just don't see the average netizen buying this content. And if it's ad-driven, people will tune out eventually leaving investors holding an empty bag full of promise. I honestly believe that this situation with Goog/Youtube is more than vaguely reminiscent of 1999…too much valuation on a “non-product product”. Too much credit is given to the bandwith driven business model. Ultimately, IMHO, it’s content that rules the day. If we learned anything from the dot-bomb days, it’s that at the end of the day, it’s what you are actually selling that determines who wins and who loses. It’s the product,not the traffic. It’s called commerce for a reason. someone, namely, the public, has to purchase what you have in order to have a sustainable business model. I just don’t see the average netizen buying this content. And if it’s ad-driven, people will tune out eventually leaving investors holding an empty bag full of promise.

]]> By: William Jolitz - The Startup File - Scale and Competition on the Internet http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16621 William Jolitz - The Startup File - Scale and Competition on the Internet Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:54:28 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16621 I realize that with the exception of Tom Offenbach, who I know understands the value of a bandwidth-driven business model, many small businessmen don't - it goes against the grain. Which is why Matt chose to label it 'contrarian'. It may be painful to consider. To reconcile 'small' with 'big', here's a follow on that breaks it down in greater detail. While less crisp than 'The Google Test', it may be less misunderstood by those newbies to the 'big' deals. Yes, you have to 'think different'. Try to stretch, even if it hurts, just a little. I realize that with the exception of Tom Offenbach, who I know understands the value of a bandwidth-driven business model, many small businessmen don’t – it goes against the grain.

Which is why Matt chose to label it ‘contrarian’. It may be painful to consider.

To reconcile ’small’ with ‘big’, here’s a follow on that breaks it down in greater detail. While less crisp than ‘The Google Test’, it may be less misunderstood by those newbies to the ‘big’ deals. Yes, you have to ‘think different’. Try to stretch, even if it hurts, just a little.

]]> By: Tim http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16614 Tim Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:13:59 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16614 Clark's comment was right on. No one will tolerate watching ads on YouTube, especially when they pull all the copyrighted material and all that's left is kids dancing in their bedroom in front of a webcam. YouTube is going to be sued into the stone age now that google owns it, which means Google is going to have to strongly go after copyright violations, which will kill the audience. YouTube won't even be allowed to show kids lip-synching anymore because they're using popluar songs. It's going to be the same deal that happened to Napster when they made it a pay service, no one will stay. Clark’s comment was right on. No one will tolerate watching ads on YouTube, especially when they pull all the copyrighted material and all that’s left is kids dancing in their bedroom in front of a webcam.

YouTube is going to be sued into the stone age now that google owns it, which means Google is going to have to strongly go after copyright violations, which will kill the audience. YouTube won’t even be allowed to show kids lip-synching anymore because they’re using popluar songs.

It’s going to be the same deal that happened to Napster when they made it a pay service, no one will stay.

]]> By: Winsor Pilates Abs http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16612 Winsor Pilates Abs Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:49:25 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16612 Like what you have to say. Your blog makes good since to me. Like what you have to say. Your blog makes good since to me.

]]> By: Eric Hansen http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16568 Eric Hansen Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:48:06 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16568 Like "contrarian" views, especially when they're right. Invest in winners who aren't afraid of making the big decisions. Bandwidth is an engineering and accounting issue which can be solved. But businesses succeed on getting and holding customers. If you can't pay to play, maybe you should get out of the game. Like “contrarian” views, especially when they’re right. Invest in winners who
aren’t afraid of making the big decisions. Bandwidth is an engineering and accounting
issue which can be solved. But businesses succeed on getting and holding customers.

If you can’t pay to play, maybe you should get out of the game.

]]> By: clark http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16564 clark Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:33:41 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16564 last time i checked, google's buiness model wasn't built on displaying copyrighted material illegally. google is search, search drives revenue. viewing videos does not drive revenue (and just TRY to sell ads on the front of those crappy videos - won't happen). This article is a complete whiff. last time i checked, google’s buiness model wasn’t built on displaying copyrighted material illegally. google is search, search drives revenue. viewing videos does not drive revenue (and just TRY to sell ads on the front of those crappy videos – won’t happen). This article is a complete whiff.

]]> By: Tom Offenbach http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16560 Tom Offenbach Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:48:40 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16560 Interstingly enough, the large consumers of bandwidth like goog, youtube, msft, amzn, ea , shutterfly, etc are beginning to realize that they are the ones with the true power when negotiating with the upstream providers. how many isps are going to shut down routes to youtube, goog, msft, etc? companies like these are in a position to start charging the isps to access their content as opposed to assumed inverse. on top of that, these large companies are becoming less depended on traditional network providers to gain more routes. most of these big companies directlyy peer with each other, in theory bypassing upstream network providers altogether. it would be interesting to compare power consumption of these companies because costs of power aren't going down and you can't multiplex it and all that other stuff you can to networks to get them to scale up. Interstingly enough, the large consumers of bandwidth like goog, youtube, msft, amzn, ea , shutterfly, etc are beginning to realize that they are the ones with the true power when negotiating with the upstream providers. how many isps are going to shut down routes to youtube, goog, msft, etc? companies like these are in a position to start charging the isps to access their content as opposed to assumed inverse. on top of that, these large companies are becoming less depended on traditional network providers to gain more routes. most of these big companies directlyy peer with each other, in theory bypassing upstream network providers altogether. it would be interesting to compare power consumption of these companies because costs of power aren’t going down and you can’t multiplex it and all that other stuff you can to networks to get them to scale up.

]]> By: Thomas http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16558 Thomas Sun, 24 Sep 2006 16:06:49 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16558 I agree with the first comment. This post shows the friction between Silicon Valley's engineering culture and the fact that Internet is largely a media play (best exercised out of L.A.). There is a reason why Sergei and Larry say they got lucky when asked how they did it by breathless Web 2.0 conference organizers during keynote Q&A. That reason is that they did, in fact, get lucky. Remember, they swore they would never put advertising in their searches, until they did. I love bubble 2.0. It's very interesting to watch SV make the same mistakes twice. Has anyone bought the Kibu.com domain? I hear it's available... I agree with the first comment. This post shows the friction between Silicon Valley’s engineering culture and the fact that Internet is largely a media play (best exercised out of L.A.).
There is a reason why Sergei and Larry say they got lucky when asked how they did it by breathless Web 2.0 conference organizers during keynote Q&A. That reason is that they did, in fact, get lucky. Remember, they swore they would never put advertising in their searches, until they did.
I love bubble 2.0. It’s very interesting to watch SV make the same mistakes twice. Has anyone bought the Kibu.com domain? I hear it’s available…

]]> By: Pran http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16557 Pran Sun, 24 Sep 2006 15:31:06 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16557 Spend big and worry about ROI later. This is the exact kind of craziness that resulted and ended in the dotcomm bust. Its unfair to compare Youtube to the success of Google which had very good technology and a very innovative business model (both of which should make up a true Google test), neither of which is currently true with Youtube. As we know Yahoo, Google, and MS already offer Youtube like services minus the traffic. At present, all Youtube has going for it, is the infamous "first mover" advantage. In other words, it flunks a true Google Test. The geniuses at Sequoia will likely finally come out on top by selling/IPO etc. "Pump in a bunch of $, hype, and exit" sounds sooo dotcomm to me! I just hope this does not go the IPO route (under some creative super hype strategy) to burn the public at large. Spend big and worry about ROI later. This is the exact kind of craziness that resulted and ended in the dotcomm bust.

Its unfair to compare Youtube to the success of Google which had very good technology and a very innovative business model (both of which should make up a true Google test), neither of which is currently true with Youtube. As we know Yahoo, Google, and MS already offer Youtube like services minus the traffic.

At present, all Youtube has going for it, is the infamous “first mover” advantage. In other words, it flunks a true Google Test.

The geniuses at Sequoia will likely finally come out on top by selling/IPO etc. “Pump in a bunch of $, hype, and exit” sounds sooo dotcomm to me! I just hope this does not go the IPO route (under some creative super hype strategy) to burn the public at large.

]]> By: ronald http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16555 ronald Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:46:17 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16555 Simple question when do you start worrying about ROI? Google was always been very smart, guess why they don't have big graphic ads plastered all over the place. Or how many text ads can they deliver for the bandwidth cost some other Internet company's with there graphic ads. Clicks count not bandwidth. Or how many packets has a Google server to send you before it can serve another customer. Now compare that to Video. Now try again .... Simple question when do you start worrying about ROI?
Google was always been very smart, guess why they don’t have big graphic ads plastered all over the place. Or how many text ads can they deliver for the bandwidth cost some other Internet company’s with there graphic ads. Clicks count not bandwidth. Or how many packets has a Google server to send you before it can serve another customer. Now compare that to Video.
Now try again ….

]]> By: Jason Cummings http://venturebeat.com/2006/09/21/the-google-test/comment-page-1/#comment-16554 Jason Cummings Fri, 22 Sep 2006 20:30:53 +0000 http://www.venturebeat.com/contributors/2006/09/21/the-google-test/#comment-16554 I know everyone is tired of hearing about YouTube and FaceBook and Google and MySpace. But they seem to be on a roll. Maybe they know something we don't? I know everyone is tired of hearing about YouTube and FaceBook and Google and MySpace.

But they seem to be on a roll. Maybe they know something we don’t?

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