ComMetrics weekly review: Google Me teams up with Louis Vuitton

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2010/08/23 · 221 comments 21,566 views

This week’s social media DOs and DON’Ts: Social media measurement, marketing buzz tidbits, tools and other happenings we came across while surfing the internet, blogging and posting on Facebook, Identi.ca, Naijapulse or Twitter.

Our focus includes Google Android taking over Apple’s iOS, how Tod’s took a page from Louis Vuitton and improved on it, and after Google Street View’s nightmare in the making, Google drones come to the rescue, and other heavyweight brands’ trials and tribulations.

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So here come the highs, lows and oddities I discovered through my various social media channels.

Monday

In January 2010, Google Android tried to gain market share while Apple pushed up its revenue stream with the help of iPhone, specifically by hooking its users with iOS, which increases its revenue share from telecom service providers:

Apple, Google and China: What you should know

However, the reality is that Google’s Android mobiles are marching ahead and had already overtaken global iPhone sales by the end of the second quarter of 2010.

This growth comes largely at the expense of Nokia and RIM (Research In Motion, the makers of BlackBerry) and has provided a boost to struggling handset makers like Motorola and Sony Ericsson.

Nevertheless, while Google’s Android operating system is free, it makes it harder for device makers to differentiate their products.

2010-08-12 Oracle filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco alleging that Google violated copyright with the Android mobile phone platform and infringed on Oracle’s intellectual property pertaining to Java. Google has vowed to fight the suit.

Some experts suggest that Oracle’s lawsuit against Google highlights the internet company’s relatively weak patent portfolio. Had Google had a portfolio equivalent to Oracle’s, they would certainly have agreed to a broad cross-licensing deal, which is generally the case between technology companies with extensive patent rights.

Tuesday

Once upon a time, Google unsuccessfully tried to leverage its 180 million Gmail users to launch Google Buzz.

While Google Buzz is a smart attempt to integrate Twitter with Facebook’s commenting and ‘like’ system, it has yet to work well with Google Search and the buzz has pretty much died.

Then we had Google Wave, another example of a me-too product by Google, offered with somewhat limited fanfare. Apparently, Google has decided it failed and will be closing down the service by December 2010.

Still, Gmail and Google Talk, as well as Google’s Android smartphone operating system are stellar successes. These applications and services have helped Google remain the number one search engine in most markets.

For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 billion (Correction – see comments, this number should be billion, of course not as it million as recorded) last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010.

2010-08-12 Google bought Jambool, a company that runs virtual currency systems for social games, including those on Facebook. Also this month, Google took over Slide, a major developer of Facebook applications. It had previously invested US$100 million in Zynga, the largest developer of social games, with 700 employees and US$200 million in revenues in 2009.

Now Google wants to marshall this pool of acquired brain power, internal human capital, ideas and resources to build a destination for social games and applications called Google Me.

Of course, this is done in the hope that users will flock there and build another mammoth social network like Facebook. But Google is facing an uphill battle.

For starters, a Facebook, LinkedIn or Xing user moving to Google Me faces high switching costs: it will be time-consuming to transfer their network of friends and contacts, including wall posts and pictures.

Moreover, if a friend has not joined, you cannot connect with them on Google Me. The problem is, that being active on Facebook and Google Me takes more time than staying in touch through one system. Another example of the winner taking a disproportionate market share, making it nearly impossible for others to get enough traction to survive… remember Bebo?

Google has tried social networking with Orkut (very popular only in Brasil), but Google Me will have to do a lot better than that if they have any hope of making a dent in Facebook’s success.

Wednesday

This week I came across another study about German web users. Unfortunately, the online-produced report does not clarify the methodology used to collect data. For instance, I wonder if the average person really knows whether they are on a weblog versus a webpage (e.g., Economist.com), when both offer commenting and sharing their content on Twitter and Facebook. Nor does the study distinguish between work-related use of the Internet versus private.

And while maybe only 8 percent produce content for a blog (it is unclear whether a blog comment counts), and even fewer produce a video, these numbers have been growing. In fact, considering that probably less than 1 percent of a blog’s visitors to a particular post write a comment or share it with their Twitter followers, 8 percent seems a pretty high number indeed. (By the way, how about leaving a comment below and joining this exclusive club?)

If you read German, have a look yourself
=> ARD/ZDF-Onlinestudie 2010

I also wonder if the average user realizes that they are producing content every time they upload a picture, share it with some friends via an online service, post or comment on a friend’s Facebook wall (e.g., leave a thumbs up – I like this), etc.

Finally, with a response rate of about 70 percent, I am curious about possible response bias. For instance, I refuse to answer such online surveys because I feel my time is better spent doing something else. Did certain groups (e.g., professionals, younger individuals, high income earners and geeks) maybe not participate and are disproportionately under-represented in the findings?

On another note, Facebook announced its geo-locate service, which can be suppressed for now, but cannot be cancelled once activated, something privacy advocates and commissioners want to change.

Friday

Louis Vuitton followed the tradition of luxury brands associating themselves with famous people by cultivating a relationship with famous soccer players Maradona, Pelé and Zidane.

Gucci followed common practice and emphasized heritage by featuring the artisans who craft their products, implying that tradition and history are somehow linked to their quality. A further step in this game is illustrated by the autumn/winter campaign of Tod’s, an Italian luxury accessories brand.

It features people such as Lord Mountbatten’s granddaughter India Hicks, her sons Felix and Armory Flint Wood, American heiresses Lauren Remington Platt and Ashley Wilcox Platt, English artist Hugo Guinness of the Guinness dynasty, and American movie producer James Johnson of the Johnson and Johnson family, naturally all wearing Tod’s shoes.

Photographer Elliott Erwitt uses London and the English countryside as his backdrop. This aids in portraying the elegance and flair of his subjects, both models and products, including handbags. Presumably, the ads give people a peek into a world they would not otherwise see.

In the age of financial crises and high unemployment, such timeless privilege imbues relatively discreet accessories with an atavistic appeal.

Sunday

Microdrones GmbH has confirmed that the first of its mini-drones has been delivered to Google, allowing the latter to spy on people from the skies. CEO Sven Juerss says, “Wir haben gute Chancen, mit Google dauerhaft ins Geschäft zu kommen.” (We have a good chance of building a long-term business relationship with Google.)

This technology can be used to provide an even better service for Google Earth, however, it can also be misused to invade people’s privacy, such as taking pictures of people having a backyard barbecue. This may well turn out to be a greater threat than Google’s Street View.

Google street view runs afoul of German data commissioners… (see Saturday)

Google FIRST: George Orwell says hello; mini-drones coming our way – how to remove your house from Google Street View

Microdrones GmbH’s official client list reads like a who’s who – ranging from the research to defense establishments.

Article source: ComMetrics weekly review: Google Me teams up with Louis Vuitton

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http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@soenke_d #emex10 nn#socialmedia is important with #Google Street View & the upcoming Google Me. But #privacy versus spie-drones — that is pushing issues a nudge further where I do not want things to go…. nnMy concern is also that whilst we are worried about Street View, we have little problems with other information that companies collect through the Internet. For instance, Google Maps, Gmail, mail programs, how we search… and much more providing a search company (e.g., Bing or Baidu) with lots of information that we may not want advertisers to know.nnFinally, when the government snoops around because of fiscal issues or possible tax evasion by some, citizens seem to be less concerned about their rights and privacy being possibly violated than when such things happen by a company.nnWe can probably agree that regardless if a private, non-profit or governmental organization, my rights should be protected. But are they?
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
http://www.facebook.com/IamChrisLang Chris Lang

TWO ABSOLUTELY INACCURATE STATEMENTSnnRight from the article “For instance, Google is served up most search advertising and hauled in US$23.5 million last year, while Facebook is expected to make between US$1 and US$2 billion in 2010″nnGoogle makes $2 BILLION USD a quarter on search. This should be removed and a retraction printed. The sentence does not even make sense.nnAlso “Buzz has pretty much died”nnTell that to my 1015 Buzz followers who have commented 1000s of times, reshared my buzz articles 100s of times. http://www.google.com/profiles/chrislangnnCan any of you build a 1000 member following on Facebook in 3 months? You tell me….
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
Walt Goshert

For the record, here are Google’s Q4 earnings:nnhttp://www.softsailor.com/news/16310-google-earnings-goog-q4-2009-unveiled-we-must-say-nice-job.htmlnnGoogle’s earnings were $23.65 BILLION, not Million!nnOf course, since Facebook is private, and 2010 and 2011 haven’t been completed yet, we really don’t know Facebook’s earnings.nnWhat’s my opinion? nnI tend not to believe articles with gross factual errors.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

Dear WaltnnThanks so much for pointing out this mistake. Appreciate it very much and, of course, I apologise for this terrible error.nnBut as you know, in every newspaper you have to print corrections because mistakes can happen. nnIf this lowers your trust I am sorry to hear this but I hope you will be back.nnThanks for taking the trouble for letting me know about this mistake. Look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@iamchrislang

Thanks for pointing out this mistake, I responded to it.

But my opinion about Google Buzz stands. The early excitement about the service has died down. I am not sure how many people use Google Buzz actively compared to Twitter. What about its growth rate. Maybe you know something I do not….

I thought it would take off. So far I am just not sure.

Yes, you gained over 1000 followers on Buzz. But let me be sure I understand this correctly. Are your Buzz followers different people from those following you on Twitter?

And if these are not different ones, why would a person follow you on Google Buzz AND Twitter. Looking through your feeds suggests that the material used is pretty similar.

All this takes much time and I am not sure if most of my clients would be willing to do this.

Chris, thanks for sharing.

PS. Disagreements happen but just because you disagree — does this mean what I point out are all lies – Not really. I wish I could get more facts from you or others that I am wrong so I can change my mind. Merci.
Tim Parisi

I’d like to see some numbers of the numbers of FB users and growth compared to those who use ANY of google’s properties, including gmail, buzz, orkut, youtube etc… If google me can put all those together and the numbers are even HALF of Facebook’s, then Google is FAR from fighting an uphill battle. nnI would be willing to bet that Youtube’s visitors (even if they aren’t members) rival’s Facebook’s daily users. After all, google doesn’t need you to have an account to make money. millions of people every day click ads but don’t have Google accounts. nnIn Facebook, you HAVE to have an account to see the ads. Facebook’s ad traffic is limited ONLY to its registered users.
Tim Parisi

I’d like to see some numbers of the numbers of FB users and growth compared to those who use ANY of google’s properties, including gmail, buzz, orkut, youtube etc… If google me can put all those together and the numbers are even HALF of Facebook’s, then Google is FAR from fighting an uphill battle. nnI would be willing to bet that Youtube’s visitors (even if they aren’t members) rival’s Facebook’s daily users. After all, google doesn’t need you to have an account to make money. millions of people every day click ads but don’t have Google accounts. nnIn Facebook, you HAVE to have an account to see the ads. Facebook’s ad traffic is limited ONLY to its registered users.
Tim Parisi

I’d like to see some numbers of the numbers of FB users and growth compared to those who use ANY of google’s properties, including gmail, buzz, orkut, youtube etc… If google me can put all those together and the numbers are even HALF of Facebook’s, then Google is FAR from fighting an uphill battle. nnI would be willing to bet that Youtube’s visitors (even if they aren’t members) rival’s Facebook’s daily users. After all, google doesn’t need you to have an account to make money. millions of people every day click ads but don’t have Google accounts. nnIn Facebook, you HAVE to have an account to see the ads. Facebook’s ad traffic is limited ONLY to its registered users.
Tim Parisi

I’d like to see some numbers of the numbers of FB users and growth compared to those who use ANY of google’s properties, including gmail, buzz, orkut, youtube etc… If google me can put all those together and the numbers are even HALF of Facebook’s, then Google is FAR from fighting an uphill battle. nnI would be willing to bet that Youtube’s visitors (even if they aren’t members) rival’s Facebook’s daily users. After all, google doesn’t need you to have an account to make money. millions of people every day click ads but don’t have Google accounts. nnIn Facebook, you HAVE to have an account to see the ads. Facebook’s ad traffic is limited ONLY to its registered users.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.
http://My.ComMetrics.com Urs E. Gattiker

@tdparisi83 nnIn September 2009 Facebook turned an cash-flow positive no longer haemorrhaging money. However, Facebook has not yet been able to generate revenue like Google and its paid-for search model.nnSo I agree with you, if Google Me just has a 100m to start with after a few months, it will become a really serious comptitor to Facebook. Combined with Gmail, YouTube and Orkut (also a Google property that is popular in Brasil) it will make things that much better for users.nnYou stated that ads are served only to those logged in on Facebook while on Google I get it whenever I do a search and look at the results.nI have probably clicked on 1 ad shown on my Facebook page and pretty much ignored the rest. nnTim, thanks for sharing look forward to your next comment.

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