Comments on: How Can Google Improve? Local Execs Comment http://localonliner.com/2009/03/26/how-can-google-local-improve-3-execs-comment/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:43:17 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mohammed http://localonliner.com/2009/03/26/how-can-google-local-improve-3-execs-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-176616 Mohammed Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:07:10 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=1412#comment-176616 I'd prefer to ask how can Yellow Pages companies improve. I think they all know how, but struggle to move on from legacy systems and models. Google is great at global high volume productisation. The problem however for Google is local is not as easily deployed from a global perspective - it will take time (Maps and Streetview are excellent editions to their efforts). Expect annual improvements in their product development. I do hope though the Yellow Pages companies around the world make the necessary changes and build out alliances with each other to offer the high volume demanded by advertisers. Google can be challenged, but it will take grown up decisions by the YP industry. I’d prefer to ask how can Yellow Pages companies improve. I think they all know how, but struggle to move on from legacy systems and models. Google is great at global high volume productisation. The problem however for Google is local is not as easily deployed from a global perspective – it will take time (Maps and Streetview are excellent editions to their efforts). Expect annual improvements in their product development. I do hope though the Yellow Pages companies around the world make the necessary changes and build out alliances with each other to offer the high volume demanded by advertisers. Google can be challenged, but it will take grown up decisions by the YP industry.

]]> By: Kris Scheben-Edey http://localonliner.com/2009/03/26/how-can-google-local-improve-3-execs-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-176110 Kris Scheben-Edey Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:20:25 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=1412#comment-176110 Very interesting article Peter, In my opinion Google has brought more services to companies than any in the past, and while they may not have a collaborative system that does it all at this point... I don't think we can ever rule them out. It seems that Google's acquisitions are a large part to the strategy, speaking merely as an onlooker. I regularly see prominent business services acquired by Google. So we know the answer to the question - "Can Google Improve?" The next questions is "When?" Great post, looking forward to more! Cheers, Kris Very interesting article Peter,

In my opinion Google has brought more services to companies than any in the past, and while they may not have a collaborative system that does it all at this point… I don’t think we can ever rule them out.

It seems that Google’s acquisitions are a large part to the strategy, speaking merely as an onlooker. I regularly see prominent business services acquired by Google.

So we know the answer to the question – “Can Google Improve?” The next questions is “When?”

Great post, looking forward to more!

Cheers,
Kris

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