Twitter could very well be the next Google
Even in 1998, Google provided a lot more value to users than Twitter ever will.
I think the point is to provide value to the investors. In either case, I disagree; Twitter provides all kinds of valuable information to very specific groups of people.
Is there a "next Google", I don't think so
Not a "next Google", but certainly another site that'll be as big as Google.
As I've said before, my money is on Facebook. People my age use it like it's the Internet. To them, that's all there is. And they click its ads.
Facebook is already there.
What makes you think they click ads? I've heard the opposite.
I don't think they click ads, I see friends checking out ads all the time. Particularly music ads. I'd imagine that it's not just a small-time thing, considering they're in the green now, but perhaps that money's coming from something else.
Their ads are also a lot better than they were a year ago. They target more effectively, within reason. (My ads are screwy since I list no information about myself, but they used to try and sell me Arrested Development t-shirts and they almost succeeded on multiple occasions.)
Re:Google's first press release
by rokhayakebe on Sunday September 27, 2009 @06:35PM
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Almost selling is not selling.
I clicked the ad. I didn't buy the shirts, because last year was the year I grew out of buying t-shirts.
Re:Google's first press release
by adrinavarro on Sunday September 27, 2009 @03:47PM
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Nobody thought so when Google started!
But back to the original article, all I have to say is that Google sure has changed a lot since those early days. ;)