Google 2.0: Good or Evil?
With a stock now trading at more than $500, a market capitalization of more than $150-billion, a cash-cow advertising business, billions of cash in the bank, the world's leading search engine, and ambitions to get into other markets, there is really no limit to how large or powerful Google can become. But is Google's dominance and its aggressive plans good for the Internet? Is it healthy for one player to have so much power and influence? The San Jose Mercury has an article that asks the question whether Google 2.0 is a friend or foe. Among the critics quoted is Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, who says “Google has this imperial digital ambition that frightens me.” For a take on Google's OS plans, check out Read/WriteWeb.
