it's Google's web and we're all just playing in it ...

eHub interviews Clipmarks:
-What is the greatest challenge to your success?
Competition. I mean this in two ways. First, there are so many offerings out there that it is hard to gain people’s attention. It’s ironic, but there is so much noise about companies/solutions that are trying to filter the signal from the noise. The second way that competition presents a challenge is called GYM (Google, Yahoo, Microsoft). They have zillions of dollars to spend, so any company trying to create something new has to be at least a little worried about them.
-How would you describe the shift that’s occurring with the web right now to future generations?
I can tell you that I am just awestruck by all the innovation that is occurring at such a rapid pace. I’m equally amazed at how vast the reach and power of Google has grown. There are some days I think it’s Google’s web and we’re all just playing in it. I’m interested and a bit leery of seeing how they continue to grow. The whole “we’re not evil'...'yes you are” thing is something I’m saddened by. I guess it’s just reality, but I really do see them becoming more like Microsoft and less like Google originally was. That might be the biggest thing of all right now. Forget all this web 2.0 hype, that’s just noise. What Google is doing is huge.


hmmm. playing in google's web- blogger, gmail, now google notebook.
they had me once I had to sign in to blogger with my google (gmail) account.

and yahoo? dlcs. flickr.
(so far for dlcs the sign in is still separate fr yahoo account...)

microsoft ~ hotmail.
still using for correspondence with anyone from before chicago... feels right to be reading & composing on that screen. even though it feels walled off from the wider web, unlike gmail. and can't even do rich text - bolding or italics - much less past links! (there has to be a setting change that would allow this? or maybe I would have to do an upgrade that I have refused...)