Is it possible that the ecology is evolutionary ... just a bunch of pigeons pounding away at keys. And everytime anybody outsides Googleinvents anew app, Google just opens up a new room full of pigeons?
Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, Clark University ([email protected]) http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ http://www.cusf.org [City University of Santa Fe] > [Original Message] > From: Steve Smith <[email protected]> > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]> > Date: 2/10/2010 11:55:03 AM > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Buzz arrives > > I am fully convinced that there is a method to their madness. But I > also believe that it would take an astute insider in Silicon Valley to > fully suss out what that is. I'm sure there will be a "tell all" book > about this Google Era. My last visit to Google was about 4 years ago > (early Google Earth) and they were (for better and worse) *all over the > place*. > > I too am frustrated that their "ecology" is so loosely > defined/coordinated. Things work way better than one might wish but > they obviously are willing to leave a lot of ragged edges in favor of > lots of new services/apps/ideas. > > > >> They are going to continue down that very same road which has taken > >> them to all those multi billions of dollars which they keep stuffing > >> into their overflowing coffers. Why kill the goose that keeps laying > >> all of those delicious golden eggs? > > > > And that is? Can you describe "that very same road"? I'm serious. > > As far as I can see its near-random. > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
