Comments on: Google’s strength is offering value, engaging customers http://amazingserviceguy.com/2819/google-offers-value/ Improve your customer service skills Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:53:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: shaun sayers http://amazingserviceguy.com/2819/google-offers-value/#comment-266 shaun sayers Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:47:41 +0000 http://amazingserviceguy.com/?p=2819#comment-266 I've never been completely convinced about Google's motives and ethics. The truth is that, in general, competition drives standards upwards, and Google, for me, is just too strong The principle of "power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" could well apply. Talk to any web developer and it would not be long before they start complaining that Google sets the specifications for SEO to suit itself (then keeps them secret) and makes everyone else's job that much harder Their motto "don't be evil" for me lacks a definition of what Google considers to be "evil" because right now we're all just guessing I’ve never been completely convinced about Google’s motives and ethics. The truth is that, in general, competition drives standards upwards, and Google, for me, is just too strong

The principle of “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely” could well apply. Talk to any web developer and it would not be long before they start complaining that Google sets the specifications for SEO to suit itself (then keeps them secret) and makes everyone else’s job that much harder

Their motto “don’t be evil” for me lacks a definition of what Google considers to be “evil” because right now we’re all just guessing

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