What Means This, To "Go Google"!?
Posted By John Battelle On July 27, 2010 @ 4:05 PM In Search | 1 Comment
[1]I thought it meant to search! Apparently, in this context, it means "to drop Microsoft Office and use our software!"
I almost feel like a relic pointing out the obvious, but when I got my latest paper-based Fortune magazine (yes, I do subscribe to a few still), I found the image at left on the back cover.
Long ago, while writing the book, I predicted [2] that Google, long proud of the fact it never had to market its brand, would have to start marketing like a "normal" company. Why? Because while search "markets itself", applications like Picasa won't.
Read more: http://battellemedia.com/#ixzz0utp6xTvd [3]
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[1] Image: http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/files/2010/07/google_apps.jpg
[2] predicted: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2005/01/thoughts_on_picasa_and_googles_marketing_strategy
[3] http://battellemedia.com/#ixzz0utp6xTvd: http://battellemedia.com/archives/2010/07/what_means_this_to_go_google
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