Google South Africa – Where’s it going to be?

Google South Africa – Where’s it going to be?

14 Comments 23 November 2006

Search engine powerhouse Google confirms rumours it is eyeing SA to set up local to develop locally-oriented products.

I’ve heard some people say… the Google guys just rock up at your office and demand a meet on the same day and request you to pitch your products/services. The Google buzzzzz began at Cape Town Geek Dinner.

Google upped the Maps to cover Jozi extensively and only the Major routes in Cape Town. Your Web AddiCt thinks that might be for two reasons:

Jozi is so flat its really hard to find your way without any natural landmarks (mountains). I find navigating in Cape so much easier because of the natural landmarks. I love Cape Town but hardly know any street names. Are we driving over or around the mountain? When driving along the highway to the city a hospital will be on you right and a nature reserve on the left. Avoid looking at the zebras and wildlife, many crashes occur there.
Google have already decided on the location of their South African office (Jozi maybe) and need a detailed map for all the Cape Town talent that are going to be calling themselves Googlers (should that be u-Googlers or ama-Googlers?) and need a good map of jozi to get around.

Google, we know you read Your Web AddiCT(s); blog, if you have not yet decided on the location of your South African offices here is yet another reason to consider Cape Town:

Cape Town’s executive mayor, Helen Zille, has given approval for the city to lay its own broadband network that will be built on an open infrastructure model, giving equal access to its services for all.

We only have one question:

What do we need to do to be at the launch/opening of our Afroplex Google SA Offices?

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http://unodewaal.wordpress.com Uno de Waal
Check out this site. And then check out the top address. They must have been planning this for a while now… Pretty funny methinks
Another reason for them to setup in Cape Town is because… well… JHB is like, crap and stuff. you know. That’s a solid business decision I think. e.g. you don’t need a map to get to the beach.
http://unodewaal.wordpress.com Uno de Waal
Why isn’t that working…
ok, it’s http://www.poes.com
http://www.rafiq.za.net/blog Rafiq Phillips
TYFYC Uno – Classic, does GOOG own that domain?
With a name like that there is only one dialect, in one city that is able to say it the way ‘sliding door controllers’ with half their bodies out of the moving taxis… Mowbray, Cape Tyooown… Jou ma se… blog.
http://unodewaal.wordpress.com Uno de Waal
I’m not sure… it is google afrikaans, en jy kan soek vir prentjies. Haven’t tried it, but I wonder if you only find erm… Prentjies…
Maybe it’s some warped acronym.
http://na mike D
Should it not be to late ! kINDLY TAKE ANOTHER LOOOK . . at your decision for offices or SET UP in CAPE TOWN !!!! ARE YOU CRAZY ? dont pleeese …. The people in CT are half asleep ! all they have is the Mountain and that is why they are mountain goats FACTS ! But on a more serious note CT is not the location for GOOGLE beleive me ….. Mike D Cape Town is to laid back no sence of URGENCY . . and the people know this ! Also Capetonians are the WORST DRIVERS in AFRICA … The Woman out number MEN and it is said this is why many males in the CAPE are Fairies OK ? does this answer for my negativeness ?
http://mobilewebsite.co.za Jacques
Does anyone know how the Cape Town broadband network go.
George Wendelstadt
Hi,
I have a free Google email account now fro several years and it worked fine. For the past 6 months the service gradually became worse. At present it is so bad that I can not get into my email account. Error pages saying they are sorry but the email address is temporarily not available and I should try again in a few minutes. The few minutes turns into hours especially in the early and late afternoons running into early evening. Most of the time we can only open our emails in HTML and we can’t send emails.
Anybody have any idea what is happening and how the problem can be solved.
We are very grateful for the free service and as I said never had problems before however we have to look at some other service if the problem persists
Anybody now who we can contact for a solution to the problem?
It is doubt if it is the internet connection due to the Google error pages displayed. I have a 3G MTN connection.
http://underconstruction Dr Elsabe Pepler
Would it be possible to get a number for Google’s South African Offices? Or an email address?
Thanks
Anonymous
HI
How do I register my Business on the Google Search Engin?
http://www.webaddict.co.za Rafiq Phillips
How exactly do you want to register it? Do you mean to be found in the Search Results of Google?
Anonymous
YES WE WOULD LIKE TO BE IN THE SEARCH RESULTS
Thabiso
woo-wo guys, google is dynamic, i am in Jozi and i think google should be in both the heep-est hapenning area in SA, which is both CPT and JHB, not only is this going to increase competition amoungst the two areas, its would mean that all of get to show case our skills…with me heading the Google-Mzansi-Jhb, then i know Google is going to be reaching new frontiers!
chiralle
Why are you so hard to get hold of? No telephone number lissted to make an appointment. Been emailing press@google.com and no response.
Please guys, just want to speak to someone!!
Mischmash
It is actually bazaar. I’m trying to get a payment through to Google, and I can’t get hold of anyone. Posts in the forum are unanswered / ignored, and there is absolutely no responsibility or accountability anywhere? If Google spent just a bit more on CRM, no doubt their profits wouldn’t be so low in relation to market penetration (their share price wouldn’t drop when posting results)