ON this whacky episode, the Tech Top Three becomes the Google Top Three. Stories include google in the dictionary, eBay banning Google Checkout, Kinderstart v. Google. Other stories discussed include, more DM tips, Carl’s DS addiction, Lantern Festival in Jamaica Plain, Neighborhood Nights at the Gardner museum.
Download this Episode (26.7 MB , 58:03)
Show Notes:
- Google in the Dictionary
- eBay bans Google Checkout
- KinderStart v. Google
- Digital Projectors and D&D
- Nintendo DS
- Lantern Festival, Jamaica Plain
- Free Neighborhood Nights at the Gardner
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Wow, quite the, uh, coherent and organized ranting today. Maybe I missed something in the Kinderstart discussions, so if I did I apologize and you can ignore this. But if they’re claiming unfair advantage to competition, I mean, that’s a little apples/oranges isn’t it?
I’ve got a great idea on how to improve the beer rankings for Remy. However, it involves him drinking the beers under review at my place, on his tab, so I don’t think he’ll take my idea under consideration.
And geez Colin, at least Carl has a bunch of pictures for us to marvel at on his MySpace. You’ve just got the one where you look disappointed that you can’t find a hotspot out in beautiful nature. You do get points for the cool music, tho.
Russtopher, if you supply some BBQ I’ll gladly supply some beer.
Well, Kinderstart isn’t claiming unfair competition _from_ Google. They are claiming that they cannot compete because Google has essentially crippled their online presence.
Which leads back to my questions: Can a private enterprise become so integral to daily life that it must be considered a public trust? If so, do they still have the rights of a private enterprise? Can a business discriminate based on a violation of their TOS, or is even banning the violator a form of discrimination?
While it sucks for Kinderstart, if they did violate the TOS then I think Google is justified in doing this to them. Google puts out a great search engine, but its not the only one out there people use.
Thanks for the clarification Carl. Information about Google’s ranking policies has been pretty public for a while now, via articles about other companies getting nabbed for various practices and design elements. Any web designer/firm worth their salt is familiar with Search Engine Optimization and which engines allow what. And unless Kindercare was specifically paying Google for services that weren’t delivered under agreement, I can’t see a case.
Remy – BBQ sounds good to me. My 5 year old recently presented me with some fantastic homemade BBQ sauce she made in pre-school for Father’s Day. So if you have a beer recommendation that immediately dulls your tastebuds and causes you to not be able to taste anything for a good half an hour, come on down.
Russ, go drink the stuff I reviewed today for the roster. Garunteed to kill the taste buds and make anything taste good.
They make BBQ sauce in pre-school now? They didn’t do that when I was there. I’d have those kids brewing up batches of beer.
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