Digest of lastest news from Google machine
(Updated: Corrected PBWiki seed amount and added reference to Seraph investor)
Here’s the latest news on the Google bull in the Silicon Valley china shop:
Google unveils a Gmail application via your mobile phone — Phone must be Java enabled. It lets you get Gmail directly, bypassing browser.
Socialtext launches second round of Wiki Wars — After Google buys the wiki company Jot, competitors in the wiki industry scrambled to respond. Chief among them is Socialtext, which took issue… Continue Reading
Reflections: Ballmer, Parsons, Carr on why GooTube is too big
Before the Google-YouTube merger was announced, it didn’t sound ludicrous for Yahoo’s Terry Semel or Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer to speak boldly of competing against Google.
But Google has become so big, with advertisers willing to pay such a premium to place ads on the search engine, that a virtuous “network effect” has finally pushed Google out of their reach. EBay did it with auctions. YouTube enjoys the same effect — people flock to post videos there… Continue Reading