Comments on: Google Sneaks up on Identity Management

By: Marky

Marky — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:10:45 +0000

“Lets cut Google a break shall we?”

Go to Webmasterworld to rub Google’s butt. Here you talk the real issues and the best part is that they are not being deleted.

By: M A

M A — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:25:24 +0000

Oh come ON! Do people now have anything else better to do then rag on Google? Google is taking all the same steps as MSN and Yahoo! did in their prime but everyone treats them differently somehow. It’s a profile, same as Yahoo! which gives a user the ability to not have to keep track of whatever personal info they wish to share in many different areas. Google REALLY needed to do this and it’s a long time coming. Its really irritating having different profile sections per EACH Google product and service you use. Sheesh! As for the match making service .. Orkut .. need I say more? It is a failing social networking service none-the-less but one all the same. If anything dating wise was to be accomplished it would be incorperated into Orkut. I say again, MSN has the SAME service, as does Yahoo!. It’s yet another step into diving into different markets by offering different services or improving the ones they already have obtained. Google obviously has finances above and beyond the ever so slowly dropping Yahoo! stock (which rumors still flying that MS might eventually aquire them), and even Microsoft itself, however Google is still behind (way behind) in services that these giants have been offering since their fledgling days. Lets cut Google a break shall we?

By: Dallas Baby

Dallas Baby — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:37:58 +0000

I think Google is positioning itself for proximity marketing. It’s trying to obtain wireless spectrum; already in radio; will soon move into hardware; has or knows where all the content in the world is. All it needs is to sew up all the pieces, and make sure ads are served according to where and when and how people behave…so – go ahead, tell them who you are and what and when and where you do. Either marketing will take the next big leap forward, or you have no idea how bad spam is yet – IMHO.

By: Michael Meier

Michael Meier — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:28:39 +0000

I think, Google is in the first stages of setting up a match making service. Look at all the other match makers: they basically have profiles, search and some messaging. Google can do all that too. Only missing so far: profiles.

Voilá.

By: Matthew Griffin

Matthew Griffin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:18:10 +0000

I think you’re guess about Google making a run for “king of social media” is right. Passport and OpenID have been around for awhile and haven’t really done that much. A move like this from Google is obviously pointing to something bigger.

By: Matthew Niederberger

Matthew Niederberger — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:05:38 +0000

interesting post, especially the question you posed about accounts and profiles sharing the same server, so why present it as two seperate entities. nevertheless, I don’t believe that what Google is doing, does not differ to much (in general terms) to what Microsoft is doing with Live. yes the information is shown more freely in Google Profiles, but who is forcing you to enter the ‘correct’ information. for years I had linked my MSN/Live account to zip code 90210 (from the television series) to get the 250mb storage space, up until they upgraded it for europe too. Google does not force the average user to enter legitimate information, it does however for business’ if they want to appear on Google Maps. too much fuss? the average user is still in charge of his/her information, as long as we don’t need to upload our payslips or photocopies of our ID cards I do not think there is too much to worry about…. yet.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 06:37:31 +0000

if Google tries to “be the social networking King”, they will get their head handed to them (via Facebook).

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 03:34:29 +0000

So how is this different from when Microsoft tried Passport?

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:56:42 +0000

Interesting info. I believe , with the recent coverage of Google Earth , that Google may be lining up a group of outlets , to bundle and sell as a total service , for the purpose of becoming a tracker of international travelers. This would become a possible private sector rival to the system the U.S. government is pushing for. The coming year is gonna be full of privacy issues in the court system. Time will tell.