Is Google Scary? Not to Silicon Valley, Even at a Party for a Book About How Scary It Could Be!
by Kara Swisher
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 1:21 AM PT
While at a book party for author Ken Auletta in San Francisco last night, BoomTown took the opportunity to ask those gathered whether they were scared or not of Google and its growing power.
The Auletta book covers a lot about the search giant, but also drills in on how traditional media and advertising, as well as the government, have all become increasingly wary of Google’s hegemony over key businesses on the Web.
But as it turned out, the Silicon Valley types I queried had nothing but attaboys for Google (GOOG). Oddly enough, many mentioned how they love the food served up at the Googleplex.
Here’s the video of the interviews, with scary up-close shots, with investor–including in Google–Ron Conway, almost-not CBS (CBS) Web dude/almost investment dude Quincy Smith, online classified czar Craig Newmark, Slide CEO Max Levchin and Google PR honcho David “I love my Soylent Green” Krane (see pertinent movie video clip below):
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Comments
Come do that same video at the Dow Jones Media & Money conference today/tomorrow in New York…
Posted by Michele Clarke at November 12th, 2009 at 4:13 amM: Oh, now THEY are scared and should be!
Posted by Kara Swisher at November 12th, 2009 at 12:50 pm