tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post8885845408884608103..comments2023-10-21T00:55:57.408-07:00Comments on kungfuramone: Google: Sin of Lustkungfuramonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-89912562277485759172007-07-09T18:31:00.000-07:002007-07-09T18:31:00.000-07:00I proofread a paper on global branding for a Maste...I proofread a paper on global branding for a Master's student in Austria - most of which was redundant and a tad snore-inducing - but which pointed out the value of a global brand. I don't remember which company, but he made the case that a company sold for millions more than its book value because of its recognizable brand, and Coca-Cola's value as a brand is actually greater than its company book value. <BR/><BR/>So, not to mention the value of having that much private information available to you, Google has become a verb. :) They're very smart, aren't they? AND, aren't they the ones who refused to let the government see their files? So they got a PR win with that one.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036848631989988649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-73755665497355945532007-07-09T16:14:00.000-07:002007-07-09T16:14:00.000-07:00I find the whole thing really confusing, honestly....I find the whole thing really confusing, honestly. The thing is, no one here could *admit* that the real reason they want to do it is because they can't get it together to run it themselves. It'll be sold in terms of total cost of ownership, since google's giving it away for free.<BR/><BR/>It's that fact that I find the most perversely fascinating, that branding alone justifies the cost. There's obviously a sociology and/or econ article waiting to be written here....kungfuramonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-1667774421382986202007-07-09T11:37:00.000-07:002007-07-09T11:37:00.000-07:00yeah, ok...you know, one of the things I've learne...yeah, ok...you know, one of the things I've learned here (through you, kelly, and others) is that there is a huge lanyrinthine network of middle management, lower middle management, upper middle management, upper-middle middle management, etc., that no one ends up having the power to do anything, nor can they tell you where to go to get this problem fixed. Crazy.<BR/><BR/>What this makes me wonder is exactly how much traction the issue of red tape and bureaucratic confusion will have in privatizing the campus, or the UCs in general...any thoughts?the goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459721763420523033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-21425068837993592962007-07-09T07:22:00.000-07:002007-07-09T07:22:00.000-07:00Goat: yeah, it's a management thing. I meant to s...Goat: yeah, it's a management thing. I meant to say that it's pitiful that the IT structure / system can't handle it, not the techs themselves. <BR/><BR/>Working in an IT organization parallel to but not actually part of campus ITS has given me the impression that campus ITS is full of smart, competent techs, but ones who have a massive layer of middle management above them calling the shots and preventing anything from getting done.kungfuramonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758527557709570768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-5157642009932018222007-07-08T17:55:00.000-07:002007-07-08T17:55:00.000-07:00Googlezon is watching you. Beware.Googlezon is watching you. Beware.Adva Ahavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060547729209341909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-25203514718341269012007-07-08T16:22:00.000-07:002007-07-08T16:22:00.000-07:00hey-- is it that the IT people can't handle email,...hey-- is it that the IT people can't handle email, or is it that decisions about their department are wholly out of their control? I was talking to Jay one day, and the sense that I got was that they have no say in just about anything...or is it irrelevant?the goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459721763420523033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34526458.post-11836315679441657102007-07-08T16:09:00.000-07:002007-07-08T16:09:00.000-07:00no... as much as I love Google, I couldn't handle ...no... as much as I love Google, I couldn't handle another Google account...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554995744897430174noreply@blogger.com