Following Up

The previous post on Google’s fight with the US Government not to reveal search info has become a national news subject. CNN and LA Times have done some comprehensive reportage on the issue that is worth a read.

Aside from the privacy implications, which are profound, I loved the LA Times coverage of the huge volume of data that such “search reviews” generate — just one day’s searches fill a lot of storage frames. That’s good for the storage industry, I suppose, but not so good for you and me. Yahoo!, Microsoft and AOL have already knuckled under. Google is the one hold-out. Kudos to Google.

Regarding my response to Aberdeen CEO Bedard, I received a note from him this AM:

Jon,

Don’t be annoyed. I reviewed your website and see that you share a common distaste with the existing analyst options offered to the market. We do 100’s of research studies per year each with more than 150 companies participating. Those are the facts that I reference.

If you think of taking your love for the facts forward and want to work with a great team that shares a common view let me know.

Jamie Bedard

What a guy, that Bedard. Even a flame elicits a marketing pitch. That’s what made America great.