Comments on: How Google Is Jeopardizing Search Biz

By: Jackson

Jackson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:38:42 +0000

Seriously, this article consists of a bunch of unsubstantiated opinions stated as FACT, with nothing to back them up. The author seems to have no idea what he’s talking about. Aside from the errors already pointed out, it’s common knowledge that Google has NOT figured out how to monetize YouTube, it’s far from profitable at this point. Google also has limited resources applied to Knol, and there’s no data to support the statement they have put “significant muscle” into content creation. Blogger isn’t content created by Google, it’s content created by bloggers. Duh.

By: phil

phil — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:15:26 +0000

Uh, no. Google didn’t use branding techniques nor are they a content creation tool. They (Youtube) are distribution/curtation and an Adotas writer should know better, please.

By: Joan Yankowitz

Joan Yankowitz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:19:50 +0000

I think one of the problems is there’s no way to really know if Google does grant priority to Google-owned sites. They don’t have a transparent system, and they operate by the golden rule. He who has the gold, rules. It’s what makes SEO for Google so difficult.