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Oct 20
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Is this advertising?
Google’s just about “the Web” so isn’t this just an example of Google-y “be good-ness”?
Isn’t this just a PR stunt to make us think that Google is our pal?  So that we feel okay giving up more sensitive, private information?
Is Google’s stated goal to “index the world’s information” just a boring motto built to round out the annual report?
How does making us all realize how much information we’re missing about energy costs help Google?  Who benefits when more, better information about saving energy is published online?
Isn’t making mobile phones easier to use and more powerful just about serving mobile ads?  Why would Google release Chrome, except to get access to private data that we won’t volunteer to specific websites?
Who cares if my health records are easier to access and understand?

Is this advertising?

Google’s just about “the Web” so isn’t this just an example of Google-y “be good-ness”?

Isn’t this just a PR stunt to make us think that Google is our pal?  So that we feel okay giving up more sensitive, private information?

Is Google’s stated goal to “index the world’s information” just a boring motto built to round out the annual report?

How does making us all realize how much information we’re missing about energy costs help Google?  Who benefits when more, better information about saving energy is published online?

Isn’t making mobile phones easier to use and more powerful just about serving mobile ads?  Why would Google release Chrome, except to get access to private data that we won’t volunteer to specific websites?

Who cares if my health records are easier to access and understand?

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