Posts Tagged ‘TechCrunch’

Recently, I spent over an hour reading through a blog post (and the many comments) on TechCrunch: What An Antitrust Case Against Google Might Look Like. First and foremost, I must say that I learned much more than I had planned on by reading it.

The first thing I learned was to scan an articles length before printing it. I thought this would be an excellent article to reference, so I printed it out. I then walked over to the printer to find page 26 of 40 printing. So, for now on I will either copy and paste into a word document exactly what I want printed, or I’ll scan the article. Although if I would have done that in this case, I would have missed out on some of the comments as I usually dont’ read them all but felt I should this time considering all of the paper I had just used. Plus, the comments seemed to be where the real meat of the story was.  After reading this article I have learned to actually read the comments. There’s nothing like learning from other users of their experiences with whatever the hot topic at the moment is.

The next thing I learned was much more relevant to  the article. First I must say that I love Google. My dream job would be to work for Google. To be scouted by Google would be incredible. So when I read the article and read through numerous different comments from users who weren’t so fond of Google, I was a bit surprised. Granted, the majority are advertisers and not just searchers or Internet users, but being an advertiser myself I’m still very fond of Google. Sure, the clicks can get to be pretty pricey - mesothelioma starts at around $22/click for a first page click on the sponsored links - but that’s what happens when you have a highly searched keyword.

Here’s my two cents worth though. In my honest opinion, Google isn’t even really in charge of the click prices. It’s an auction. So, for those complaining of click prices and Google charging too much, I’ve got a couple recommendations: 1. try using exact match or 2. try longer tailed keywords and if you still aren’t satisfied 3. try another search engine.

So, I’m going to leave everyone with this: if you don’t like what Google has to offer - make something better.

I was reading through the blog posts on TechCrunch when I came across this article: Trouble in the Clouds: Gmail Turns Into Gfail.It really is amazing the things people will say when their normall routine has been compromised. People were very upset at not being able to check their emails and they made sure via other means of communication that others knew of their hardships.

My question is: Why? Gmail is not the only email out there. Sure, I have 2 gmail accounts and I definitely use those more than the others but I do have other email servers should I need them. So, if there is a client that I desperately need to be in contact with, I can, just through a different email then what they were expecting. That’s probably not the most logical way to back up emails but it works when one of my email servers goes down.

Plus, lets face it, you know Google will eventually figure out what happened, fix the error and go to whatever length they need to in order to guarantee that the same problem does not happen again. So, this could have been a lesson in relaxation. After reading through the many comments on TechCrunch, it became obvious that people really do need to learn to relax.