Comments on: Google Chrome

By: Logan Frederick

Logan Frederick — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:54:55 +0000

No, ads aren’t built in, but the default search engine is Google’s and it’s combined with the URL bar

By: Nick Harrison

Nick Harrison — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:22:02 +0000

I can’t use Google Chrome yet, because I use a Mac, so I don’t know first hand how it looks or feels. But, Logan mentions it being another tool for Google’s ad business; does it have built-in ads?

By: Kristine

Kristine — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:44:39 +0000

I love Chrome! Except when I’m on Facebook haha, but yeah…I definitely can’t wait til all the kinks are ironed out Google is taking over the world!

By: Marco Valdez

Marco Valdez — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:58:40 +0000

I’m looking at the technology behind the application itself. Google will store, index and consume my Google Chrome usage as a proprietary tool to increase their advertising revenue. As Google marks their tenth birthday this month, they’ve come to a crossroads. There is much competition from Microsoft and Yahoo.

Google’s revenue has fallen and I think they are venturing out too late into new areas. They are still specialized in indexing information. I think these new areas are gimmicks. What they should really be working on is when I go to my Google page it already has the search results displayed. Google’s new obstacle is the search field itself. If Google’s so smart then why doesn’t it display the search results BEFORE I have to type them in?

I think the next logical step for Google is to continue indexing our Internet usage, add proprietary Bayesian tools on the back end and reinvent itself in a tremendously Google way. It’s either that or go into Solar power. They haven’t been buying a whole bunch of land but they have been investing in data centers.

Microsoft as whole has nothing to worry about. Microsoft’s market cap is around 220 billion dollars. Google a little more than have that with Yahoo bringing in 25 billion. Don’t forget Yahoo even turned down a bid at 45 billion and Microsoft still hasn’t pounced. They don’t really need Yahoo to compete against Google. Google’s stock is overpriced and giving much pressure on Google to return maximum profits.

I think Google has decided on a path to continue focusing in on indexing information to maximize profit while introducing back end AI and Bayesian network technology as a natural filtering for search engine results. Therefore creating additional and more virtual billboards in order to sell its advertising.

By: Logan Frederick

Logan Frederick — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:28:53 +0000

Yeah, the speed is impressive; it’s designed to parse video and Javascript better than other browsers. It just needs fine-tuned, and I’m not sure how strongly they’ll rely on the community to improve it.

By: Alec Miller

Alec Miller — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:53:05 +0000

It’s FAAAAST.

I just wish the software would get upgraded fast, too. I don’t use it on a lot of sites because of lack of extensions, and I outright can’t use it for Facebook because half the buttons don’t even work. Flash-based applications (ie the Photobucket uploader) tend to get screwed up and crash when I try to use it for those right now, too.

I guess I shouldn’t be complaining, though. If we didn’t do it this way than I wouldn’t get to see Chrome at all until it got all debugged.

By: Logan Frederick

Logan Frederick — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:13:33 +0000

Google makes no more money off chrome than off firefox. it was really more a step to fast forward standards compliance and it offers a very solid base for 2.0ish apps. it is an excellent product

It doesn’t hurt that they have yet another route to profit off ads though. And like their statement said, it’s going to be all about the applications.