CEO Eric Schmidt Presents Google's Friendly Face At Web 2.0 Expo

April 18, 2007

CEO Eric Schmidt Presents Google's Friendly Face At Web 2.0 Expo
InformationWeek, NY – Apr 17, 2007

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco Tuesday morning, Google CEO Eric Schmidt presented his company as everyone's friend, an enabler of communities and an amiable business partner rather than a would-be monopolist of advertising, online software, and user data.
Google's capacity for evil, or at least monopolistic dominance of the Internet, has long been a concern raised by competitors and pundits, not to mention human rights and privacy activists.


Google’s Office Suite Complete: Google “PowerPoint” Confirmed
Michael Arrington, Apr 17, 2007 – Techcruncg.com
There’s no need for further speculation: Today at the Web 2.0 Expo Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed (here also) that Google will soon launch a PowerPoint clone, completing their basic office suite (they already have Word and Excel covered). Expect these services to be combines with Gmail, Google Calendar, GTalk and other services under a single brand for small businesses.
Schmidt also said that they’re office suite isn’t a threat to Microsoft. That, of course, is complete spin.

4 bits from Web 2.0 Expo
Written by Om Malik, April 16, 2007 - gigaom.com

There is nothing I can say about the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco that hasn’t already been said before. And if you didn’t read it, then you perhaps watched it live. Here are some news snippets that you might be worth your time, and need further exploration.

Mixercast is a new service allows you to remix your photos and videos and present them as a hybrid show - that is more than a pure slide show and less than a full blown video. Inspired by the photocasting concept popularized by Apple, it is a lush, rich and attractive service that allows you to mix-and-match photos and videos on your desktop with those on popular web services such as Flickr and YouTube. Trust me - they will make your photos and videos look like a million bucks. A full review when the Web 2.0 Expo madness ends.
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Web 2.0 hotness: Hitwise predicts the next YouTube
Computerworld, MA – Apr 17, 2007

Hitwise, which collects Internet usage data directly from ISPs to measure the traffic to more than 800,000 Internet sites, has tapped the six Web 2.0 companies most likely to reach the soaring success of YouTube, Wikipedia or Flickr. To do so, it looks at the types of early adopters now using the sites.


TotalBlock goes for Webmail feature
iT News, Australia - Apr 17, 2007
Local anti-spam vendor adds Webmail capabilities for a three-in-one offering.
TotalBlock has added webmail capability to its anti-spam solution, giving it a three-in-one offering, as it also guards against network overloads caused by storming, harvesting and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
Peter Stewart, CEO of TotalBlock, said the company introduced Webmail in response to customer demand. Users need to log-in once to use the new facility and check TotalBlock’s control panel.


WiMAX Devices, Coming Soon
Written by Katie Fehrenbacher ,April 17, 2007 – gigaom.com

Operation WiMAX is underway, and carriers are spending some serious moolah on building out the networks. South Korea launched a WiBro network last year and in the U.S. Sprint and Clearwire are working on mobile WiMAX services, too. It’s about time for some attention on the devices themselves, which are starting to get sold in South Korea, and in the U.S., likely some time in 2008. Here’s some WiMAX goodies from Nokia, LG, Samsung, ZTE, and ZyXEL that should find their way to the market relatively soon.


Study finds weak participation on Web 2.0 sites
ZDNet – Apr 18, 2007

Web 2.0, a catchphrase for the latest generation of Web sites where users contribute their own text, pictures and video content, is far less participatory than commonly assumed, a study showed on Tuesday.