kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
1 edit | Hmmm
I can't tell if Google people are smart and actually have some master plan in the works, or is this simply throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks.
For the sake of my handful of shares, I hope it's the former....but I must say, that an awful lot of what they fling, does end up sticking.
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA
 ·Verizon FIOS
| There was an article in some publication (sorry for the vagueness) mentioning that their operating objectives focus on your so called "sticky shit" strategy. That most new employee's aren't assigned a project and are just left to figure out something to do. Pretty interesting read if you can find it.. And if you can find it with the information I've provided you, you need to make it your job. |
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kapil
The Kapil
join:2000-04-26
Chicago, IL
| said by Ahrenl  :if you can find it with the information I've provided you, you need to make it your job. LOL
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SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA
clubs:
 ·Comcast
| I guess i should pay attention in business class
I would have never thought of this one...
Search engines buyn' air space n' fiber??
nice!!
Quick note; I fired up IE instead of Firefox by mistake and in the MSN search bar, i typed "Google", then used it to find my search.
Darn my loyalty.
But seriously. Doesn't google already have a presence in these other countries? Is their purchase of additional pipe (read e-pen!s) just to deliver goods faster? |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to kapil
Re: Hmmm
Ahh! I remember! It was a few issues ago of Bloomberg Magazine. You can probably even find it over at Bloomberg.com. |
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SylphFi
Premium
join:2007-06-07
Moses Lake, WA
·Spectrum Communica..
| reply to SlickEnW
Re: I guess i should pay attention in business class
They are doing it so they will have their own pipe, and can stop paying someone else (Global Crossing, MCI, et al) to deliver their goods. They are doing the same thing inside the U.S, buying dark fiber between their data centers, so they can cut out a large amount of recurring bandwidth costs. |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| said by SylphFi :They are doing it so they will have their own pipe, and can stop paying someone else (Global Crossing, MCI, et al) to deliver their goods. They are doing the same thing inside the U.S, buying dark fiber between their data centers, so they can cut out a large amount of recurring bandwidth costs. This having their own Backbone can also be looked at a defense against those ISPs pushing the "Google is a Freeloader" Anti-Network-Neutrality chant. By peering with the ISP (as opposed to doing the peering 2nd hand [due to needing an Upstream Peer to do the actual peering]) they can reach a Peering Agreement that takes the wind out of the Freeloader Bovine Excrement claims. |
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SlickEnW
Premium
join:2003-01-21
Seattle, WA
clubs:
·Comcast
| reply to SylphFi
said by SylphFi :They are doing it so they will have their own pipe, and can stop paying someone else (Global Crossing, MCI, et al) to deliver their goods. They are doing the same thing inside the U.S, buying dark fiber between their data centers, so they can cut out a large amount of recurring bandwidth costs. I see...good explanation.  |
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tmc8080
join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY | Asia speed tests?
Does this mean my speed tests to Asia might go over 1-5mbits on a 20mbit fiber connection? Or will Verizon still throttle long-distance bandwith? |
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SylphFi
Premium
join:2007-06-07
Moses Lake, WA | reply to RARPSL
Re: I guess i should pay attention in business class
Very good observation. |
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phoneboy3
@shawcable.net
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Re: Hmmm
I'll put my vote in for the "throwing shit at the wall" thing. Anything that tries to bypasses world reliance on Telco's is a good thing so I am all for it. I'm sure that is part of what Google is thinking. The Telco's have been threatening to squeeze Google for some of those juicy profits so can you blame Google for wanting to get out of that position? |
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