Comments on: Google buys GrandCentral phone service http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:59:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-796963 Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-796963 [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...] [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...]

]]> By: Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-796964 Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-796964 [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...] [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...]

]]> By: Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-796965 Google offers SF homeless free voicemail: “Do no evil” or smart gimmick? » VentureBeat Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:13 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-796965 [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...] [...] promotional gimmick to further the company’s GrandCentral service. This is the company Google acquired last year that allows users to sign up for free phone numbers that can redirect to their actual phone numbers [...]

]]> By: All aboard: Google opens up GrandCentral, what about Jaiku? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-796258 All aboard: Google opens up GrandCentral, what about Jaiku? » VentureBeat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:37:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-796258 [...] purchased GrandCentral in July of last year (our coverage). Though speculation had been that they would use the service to beef up some of their offerings [...] [...] purchased GrandCentral in July of last year (our coverage). Though speculation had been that they would use the service to beef up some of their offerings [...]

]]> By: All aboard: Google opens up GrandCentral, what about Jaiku? » VentureBeat http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-796259 All aboard: Google opens up GrandCentral, what about Jaiku? » VentureBeat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:37:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-796259 [...] purchased GrandCentral in July of last year (our coverage). Though speculation had been that they would use the service to beef up some of their offerings [...] [...] purchased GrandCentral in July of last year (our coverage). Though speculation had been that they would use the service to beef up some of their offerings [...]

]]> By: Del http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-366783 Del Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:12:15 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/2007/07/03/google-buys-grandcentral-phone-service/#comment-366783 A complement to this service is Masque Numbers. When you sell your car or you're dating online, or even when you feel tempted to give away your phone number online on YouTube or MySpace... are you going to give your unique lifetime phone number? Certainly not! You give away a Kleenex number, a Masque Number that you control (same main options as GrandCentral) and that you can drop at any time. Google is right to go after mobile advertizing, and trying to control people's phone numbers. A Masque Number is the antidote. The same way you have a junk email address for spam. A complement to this service is Masque Numbers. When you sell your car or you’re dating online, or even when you feel tempted to give away your phone number online on YouTube or MySpace… are you going to give your unique lifetime phone number?

Certainly not! You give away a Kleenex number, a Masque Number that you control (same main options as GrandCentral) and that you can drop at any time.
Google is right to go after mobile advertizing, and trying to control people’s phone numbers.
A Masque Number is the antidote. The same way you have a junk email address for spam.

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