In the latest publicly available 10-Q statement, first quarter, 2006, Google identified a myriad of risks it faces, as it seeks to maintain its search dominance and its revenue growth rate. Here are eight of the risks impacting Google, according to Google:
No matter how big or how small YOU are there are always risk involved in whatever you do on- and off-line. After the quirk/Barcamp meet-ups last week something Google considers a risk doesn’t seem to bother some of you:
More Individuals Are Using Non-PC Devices to Access the Internet, and Versions of Our Web Search Technology Developed for These Devices May Not be Widely Adopted by Users of These Devices
The lower resolution, functionality and memory associated with alternative devices makes the use of our products and services through such devices difficult. If we are unable to attract and retain a substantial number of alternative device users to our Web search services or if we are slow to develop products and technologies that are more compatible with non-PC communications devoices, we willl fail to capture a significant share of an increasingly important portion of the market for online services.
Fact: More people in South Africa access the internet from their mobile/cellular phones than the 5million computers users. Have you had a look at your site from your mobile phone yet?
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Have you read these yet?
Cell (mobile) phone that has a roll out screen
RSS Reader on Your Mobile/Cell phone aka Google Reader
Gmail on your mobile/cellular phone
a Google Mobile Phone by 2008?
Goodbye tiny mobile phone screens, hello PicoP
That’s very interesting. I didn’t consider that more people were accessing the net from their phones than their computers.
I love Opera Mini for that – thanks for the hookup Rafiq.
omw!my mxit dont work on this freaking site or thing,it wont download!i click on it and then it downloads in a instint and it is a .jar file!omw!i want mxit on my pc!