Comments on: Google Slows Down

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:02:07 +0000

Google pulling the plug on Knol (the Google version of Wikipedia) is a bad omen. Google now wants to become the next “Facebook,” and Google-plus is there to stalk/microtarget our web-browsing experience. The “don’t be evil” credo at Google has gone out the window recently.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:10:01 +0000

Scholar is still there under more.

By: Overworked Librarian

Overworked Librarian — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:07:23 +0000

Google Books is now part of Google Play which is supposed to be a one stop shop for entertainment. It looks very similar to Amazon’s offerings. You can buy music, movies and ebooks. There are many classic books that are free, I’m assuming those are what was just Google Books. So I don’t think it will go away. The amount free books may not grow much though.

By: dragons redemption

dragons redemption — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:10:49 +0000

I like what Google has done with Google Books, I find it amazing that they have achieved so much in such a comparatively short amount of time. And while I don’t think they could ever (to me) replace picking a book up from the shelves (maybe I’m just old fashioned that way) I’m still glad that they are doing what they are doing, that digital preservation is somewhat comforting. Then I read about people thinking it will lead to Big Broth and bitching out libraries and laugh at the sheer stupidity. While Google seems to be drawing back in some ways, they are extending themselves further in others, particularly in social media, so, you know, hopefully they’re not dying.

By: dragons redemption

dragons redemption — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 06:21:18 +0000

I like what Google has done with Google Books, I find it amazing that they have achieved so much in such a comparativly short amount of time. And while I don’t think they could ever (to me) replace picking a book up from the shelves (maybe I’m just old fashioned that way) I’m still glad that they are doing what they are doing, that digital presevation is some what comforting. then i read about people thinking it will lead to Big Broth and bitching out libraries and laugh at the sheer stupidity. while Google seems to be drawing back in some ways, they are extending themselves further in others, particularly in social media, so, you know, hopfully thy’re not dying.