Comments on: Google’s Corporate Blogging Hypocrisy http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/ Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital in New York City Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:20:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Andrew Parker http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61489 Andrew Parker Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:00:44 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61489 How does disagreeing with a biased critic like Moore constitute Orwellian times? I could understand the metaphor if there was backlash for disagreeing with Google or the Government (or some other Big Brother-esque entity), but not Moore. How does disagreeing with a biased critic like Moore constitute Orwellian times? I could understand the metaphor if there was backlash for disagreeing with Google or the Government (or some other Big Brother-esque entity), but not Moore.

]]> By: Peter Verkooijen http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61485 Peter Verkooijen Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:43:42 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61485 Why is Michael Moore's opinion sacred? Why does it cause a huge scandal when someone at Google dares to post a dissenting view? These are weird Orwellian times... Why is Michael Moore’s opinion sacred? Why does it cause a huge scandal when someone at Google dares to post a dissenting view? These are weird Orwellian times…

]]> By: Jeremy McMillan http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61234 Jeremy McMillan Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:58:24 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61234 Of course it shouldn't get lost that the real Google message to which everyone with a mind objects is that Google fully endorses, supports, and provides astroturfing through AdWords. What we really need is a strong official policy statement that Google prohibits and will never engage in astroturfing through Google search. Of course it shouldn’t get lost that the real Google message to which everyone with a mind objects is that Google fully endorses, supports, and provides astroturfing through AdWords. What we really need is a strong official policy statement that Google prohibits and will never engage in astroturfing through Google search.

]]> By: Harvey http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61156 Harvey Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:41:44 +0000 http://blog.andrewparker.net/2007/07/05/googles-corporate-blogging-hypocrisy/#comment-61156 I read that piece and couldn't understand what the problem was. An opinion was expressed about a movie - of course this is the opinion of the writer, and not Google. I think the whole process of censoring blog posts is just wrong. Blogs are all about informality and showing the personality of the people within the company and what happens to be on their mind -for better or worse. As soon as the posts are vetted by the PR team, it becomes less like a blog and more like a legal document which nobody wants. I read that piece and couldn’t understand what the problem was. An opinion was expressed about a movie - of course this is the opinion of the writer, and not Google.

I think the whole process of censoring blog posts is just wrong. Blogs are all about informality and showing the personality of the people within the company and what happens to be on their mind -for better or worse.

As soon as the posts are vetted by the PR team, it becomes less like a blog and more like a legal document which nobody wants.

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