Comments on: Galileo was right http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/ Sit back, chat, and light(en) up about marketing, disruption, innovation and the Web Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: James http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/comment-page-1/#comment-5 James Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:08:12 +0000 http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/#comment-5 You must be referencing/trusting the Commission's ability to break up Microsoft's desktop monopoly so efficiently and speedily Ivan ;-) To be honest, I think the 'kentron' is actually the ever-changing, contracting/expanding, confused/complicated needs of small businesses today to grow and survive using a rich tapestry of tools in often schizophrenic ways! Google are unlikely to become anything like a business marketing monopoly, not least because the world is VERY aware of the intentions of the web giants of our time where even baby steps in the direction of invasion of privacy or invasion of our wallets are 'smacked down' en masse by the very mass of users that make them giants in the first place: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=7584397130 - I love the 'constellation' viewpoint, something Seth has been trying to wrap his intellectual property around for a while with his 'lens' approach - www.squidoo.com You must be referencing/trusting the Commission’s ability to break up Microsoft’s desktop monopoly so efficiently and speedily Ivan ;-)

To be honest, I think the ‘kentron’ is actually the ever-changing, contracting/expanding, confused/complicated needs of small businesses today to grow and survive using a rich tapestry of tools in often schizophrenic ways! Google are unlikely to become anything like a business marketing monopoly, not least because the world is VERY aware of the intentions of the web giants of our time where even baby steps in the direction of invasion of privacy or invasion of our wallets are ‘smacked down’ en masse by the very mass of users that make them giants in the first place: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=7584397130 – I love the ‘constellation’ viewpoint, something Seth has been trying to wrap his intellectual property around for a while with his ‘lens’ approach – http://www.squidoo.com

]]> By: Ivan http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Ivan Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:20:59 +0000 http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/#comment-3 Point taken, and one to put on the watch list. But if that happened we'll always have the European Commission to sort out the anti-trust angle :-). There will always be strong online communities with relevance to particular businesses. The depth of resonance in the community should drive attention/engagement/traffic outside the realm of traditional 'google spend'. Point taken, and one to put on the watch list. But if that happened we’ll always have the European Commission to sort out the anti-trust angle :-) . There will always be strong online communities with relevance to particular businesses. The depth of resonance in the community should drive attention/engagement/traffic outside the realm of traditional ‘google spend’.

]]> By: Dan Wilson http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dan Wilson Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:01:39 +0000 http://www.fumoir.com/2007/11/29/galileo-was-right/#comment-2 Galileo was indeed quite right when espoused heliocentrism. What worries me is that Google may be the sun. Galileo was indeed quite right when espoused heliocentrism. What worries me is that Google may be the sun.

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