Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Will Google take over the world?

That's quite something really. But in terms of online market share Google is alread huge.

So, what can you do with Google already?
  • Google Searches
    • If you are not well listed on Google then you are loosing 80% of the UK Search Market and business
  • Google Adwords
    • Pay to display your website and business higher
  • Google Checkout
    • Allow all the people that have come to your site via Google Searcha and Adwords to purchase fom your site
  • GMail
    • Send all your emails with Google, even sort out all your Adwords and Checkout Items
  • Blogger
    • Add all your thoughts here please!
  • Sketchup
    • Design items for clients or design items to place in Google Earth
  • Google Earth
    • View the world, place Sketchup items in the 3d world and mark up where your business is and allow people to plan a route to you
  • Google Analytics
    • See how many of those Search Engine and Adwords visitors stay on your site and where they go
  • YouTube
    • Put up videos of your business for free and be found in Google Searches.
WOW! thats a bloody lot of stuff really and i'm pretty sure i have missed something out.

So what's the problem?
Privacy - Google now has loads of details from me for hundreds of things. From my email to my business checkout. This information would be superb for any number of companies - who would be prepared to pay Google a very handsome sum for it.

So why do i still use Google?


Simple - It is fabulously easy. Integrated - everything links. Microsoft are crap at this, seriously - they could do so much more, plus having to load up each program drains memory. It would be great to simply run music without having to have the huge memory consuming media player runing and for any of you who have read my other posts will know that i think Vista is little more than a facelift for an ageing product.

Plus - Until Google start to use my information in a manipulative way i think i will be staying as I am.
Love integrated and effective products that take up only as much memory as the browser you're using? Love Google!

Google will take over the world, but it will be an integrated takeover


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