Just as the Internet sucks up all other media – newspapers, television, radio, etc. – so does Google suck up all other web platforms. Already colonized: email, emaps, webvideo, your platform goes here.
Currently under construction:
Google Books – Amazon without the cost
Google Wave – Twitter and Facebook on steroids
Google’s GPS App – So long, Tom Tom and Garmen
New York Times columnist Joe Nocera asked on Saturday if Google is in an antitrust jackpot.
I’ll go one further:
Is Google actually becoming the Internet?
“Is Google actually becoming the Internet?” No. Not even close.
Well, Google describes their mission as “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” which contradicts your theory in a couple of ways:
1. It has nothing to do with the Internet, its just a convenient distribution medium. (some google products like Google 411 aren’t even Internet based.)
2. Their mission is inherently in conflict with depends on restricting the availability of information.
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