Google makes my life easier and I use a number of their products on a daily basis. I use Gmail for all my email accounts. I keep a weekly schedule using Google Calendar. I save important data with Google Spreadsheets. I use Google Groups to communicate and participate in various social groups on the web. I use Google AdSense to make some extra cash on my websites. I use Google Analytics to track the visitors I receive on my websites. I read blogs created by Google’s Blogger. Google keeps my search history so I can go back to pages I’ve already been to. I use Google Maps so I don’t get lost. I browse Google Video and play with Google Earth when I get really bored and I use Google’s search engine like a bad habit.
Google could even search my computer with Google Desktop if I had it installed and it can find out what I’m interested in with Google’s Personalized Homepage.
So Google knows my name, where I live, what my interests are, what I’ll be doing on Saturday, the websites I run, how much I make from them, the places I’m driving to, the websites I visit, and even the people I talk with.
My mom doesn’t even know all that information! Google could probably tell you more about me then some of my friends.
Now that Google Checkout has been launched, Google could find out even more about me like my credit card number and what I’m buying. I’m guessing the next things Google will be releasing is the Google Locator and maybe Google Vision. Google Locator will be an easily installed chip embeded in your brain that will act as a GPS system that will store the places you’ve been on Google Maps and Google Vision will record everything you see and store it on Google Video where you can easily access it to see again later. Of course, both services would be free.
Seriously though, Google has great products that I will continue to use but they do kinda scare me… just a little.
7 Comments
Ahh Google Vision. I could seriously use that sometimes…
Posted by eddmun on Jun 29, 2006.
It’s really only a matter of time before they cure cancer and initiate world peace.
Personally, I’m waiting in earnest for Google Interstellar Transit. Once that arrives, I’m moving to Jupiter!
Posted by Andrew Smith on Jun 29, 2006.
Yeah that will be pretty sweet. I hear Jupiter is nice
Posted by Mattbob on Jun 29, 2006.
[…] Mattbob - even though be failed to mention Picasa, Notebook, News, Google Reader or AdWords - may have a google obsession. Here’s what he had to say about Google… Google makes my life easier and I use a number of their products on a daily basis. I use Gmail for all my email accounts. I keep a weekly schedule using Google Calendar. I save important data with Google Spreadsheets. I use Google Groups to communicate and participate in various social groups on the web. I use Google AdSense to make some extra cash on my websites. I use Google Analytics to track the visitors I receive on my websites. I read blogs created by Google’s Blogger. Google keeps my search history so I can go back to pages I’ve already been to. I use Google Maps so I don’t get lost. I browse Google Video and play with Google Earth when I get really bored and I use Google’s search engine like a bad habit. […]
Posted by Wired in Wairoa » Blog Archive » I’m not alone on Jun 30, 2006.
I actually remember speaking with John Oxton a few months back about the same exact thing. somebody commented on how everything he does is through google and he commented back saying that it was only to ensure that he lives on in another life through all the information google’s collected. it really is scary how much we rely on one company
Posted by Zeerus on Jul 1, 2006.
Whats next? Google porn?
Posted by l337a on Jul 22, 2006.
There is a wonderful complementary piece here: http://www.unboundedition.com/content/view/741/50/
This debate should be going on more within our society.
Posted by paul on Jun 5, 2007.