http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/07/05/joe-nocera-speaking-truth-to-google/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/07/05/joe-nocera-speaking-truth-to-google/#comment-281787 K.G. Schneider Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:53:18 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/?p=1544#comment-281787 Good observation, Lazygal. I keep saying "don't be evil" does not translate to "do be good." Good observation, Lazygal. I keep saying “don’t be evil” does not translate to “do be good.”

]]> http://freerangelibrarian.com/2008/07/05/joe-nocera-speaking-truth-to-google/#comment-281673 Lazygal Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:04:34 +0000 http://freerangelibrarian.com/?p=1544#comment-281673 I was included in a focus group pre-Google's Book Project, and while we all signed an agreement not to discuss the actual conversations, I think I can legally say that it was clear to me (and others in the group) that they weren't really interested in hearing negative or cautionary comments. I came away with a strong "we're Google, and if we want to do [whatever] we will, whether or not it's a good idea" feeling. Do No Evil may be their credo, but Don't Listen to Others is also high on the list. I was included in a focus group pre-Google’s Book Project, and while we all signed an agreement not to discuss the actual conversations, I think I can legally say that it was clear to me (and others in the group) that they weren’t really interested in hearing negative or cautionary comments. I came away with a strong “we’re Google, and if we want to do [whatever] we will, whether or not it’s a good idea” feeling. Do No Evil may be their credo, but Don’t Listen to Others is also high on the list.

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