Saturday, June 18, 2005
Google: Media Company (Pt. Two)
What Is Google, Anyway?
Dan Mitchell weighs in on this burning question in the NY Times.
Grab: Sure, Google is a media company, except when it isn't. The other answer is: It doesn't really matter anyway.
Now that's settled.
Better Grab: Google delivers content to consumers, against which it sells advertising. That's the very definition of a media company. That Google sometimes also acts as a service (search, Google Groups, Froogle, etc.) does not change this at all.
I generally agree, except to note that there are media companies which don't sell advertising.
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Dan Mitchell weighs in on this burning question in the NY Times.
Grab: Sure, Google is a media company, except when it isn't. The other answer is: It doesn't really matter anyway.
Now that's settled.
Better Grab: Google delivers content to consumers, against which it sells advertising. That's the very definition of a media company. That Google sometimes also acts as a service (search, Google Groups, Froogle, etc.) does not change this at all.
I generally agree, except to note that there are media companies which don't sell advertising.
