tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post113821493654917006..comments2024-03-20T16:30:09.690-05:00Comments on The Fifth Column: Don't Be Evil - Unless It's ProfitableUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1138296107536297612006-01-26T11:21:00.000-06:002006-01-26T11:21:00.000-06:00Considering that due to their decision not to hand...Considering that due to their decision not to hand over search results to the US government it will probably cost them a lot of customers who saw it as a bad move, Google themselves expecting possibly as high as a 20% dropoff in users/corporate use, I am not sure when it is money driven or ideology/agenda driven. I believe they are taking things issue by issue and homosexual marriage is simply too hot of a topic in the US to stand against it at this stage of the game. They aren't big enough like MS or Disney to pick a single pro-homo agenda yet.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381087750301180720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1138293829892070432006-01-26T10:43:00.000-06:002006-01-26T10:43:00.000-06:00Well, I would agree with both of the above posts i...Well, I would agree with both of the above posts if it weren't for my personal experience with Google.<BR/><BR/>How does one explain the disparate treatment of two sites with nearly identical content? The only difference in content was the sponsor - one was a major corporate revenue source, the other was not.<BR/><BR/>Google is attempting to mitigate the censorship issue by making people aware of the censored content, but would they even do that much if China complained? And the Chinese government is not exactly upset about having that message there.<BR/><BR/>After all, it is in the interest of the Chinese authorities to remind people of their power. Google's content statement can be seen as a reminder to the Chinese people that Big Brother is always watching. In that sense, it can be seen as perversely contributing to the oppression. It is not at all clear that Google's decision to advertise the censorship is superior to Yahoo/MSN's decision not to do so.Steve Kellmeyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509461318016670424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5774317.post-1138278865155450412006-01-26T06:34:00.000-06:002006-01-26T06:34:00.000-06:00Money is the obvious key to the story. However, s...Money is the obvious key to the story. However, socialization is key number two. The more that the search engines slip in currently unguarded Western information, the hope for future profits and the opening of minds towards Western ideas that may increase future profits is not far away. However, at least Google lays their cards on the table. All of the other US companies that have exploited the communist-capitalist marriage rarely let the U.S. media know about it. You have got to at least give Google some merit on that fact.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08381087750301180720noreply@blogger.com