Like us, it appears that Google is a big fan of movies and television. It has dubbed this week “Go Mobile” week not for any real product reason, but rather because this week marks the anniversary of the original pilot episode of Star Trek. The rationale is that in that episode, Captain Kirk first uses the Communicator device, one of the first widely-recognized wireless communication tools. If the Communicator had existed at the same time as Google, the thought is clearly that it would have been G-powered.
For its Go Mobile week, Google has unleashed a logo, presumably to use in ads, and it is dedicating some major face time across its blogs to mobile tips and tricks for Google’s services. The first is a big overview of Google’s mobile agenda on its main blog today. They will also be tweeting tips from their official Twitter account. They’ve also set up a simple app to allow any “cadet” to ask questions of the Google Mobile team. People can then vote on these questions, and Google will answer the most popular ones.
Example questions right now are: “What is the phone of choice for the majority of the folks that work on mobile at Google?” — Gee, I wonder what they’ll say. Although we know that plenty of them have iPhones. Another question asks, “Will Google Voice ever get VoIP? Everyone already thinks it has it already.” A good question given certain government inquiries.
With an onslaught of new, cool Android phones finally coming out, and many more right around the corner, Google is obviously thinking the time is right to step on the gas for its mobile aspirations. Of course, it has really been doing that for a long time, it just didn’t have a Star Trek episode to tie it to.
“If the Communicator had existed at the same time as Google, the thought is clearly that it would have been G-powered.” or “With an onslaught of new, cool Android phones finally coming out, and many more right around the corner, Google is obviously thinking the time is right to step on the gas for its mobile aspirations.” Do you own Google stock or something?
and today apparently i’m an android fanboy.
See Needleman’s “In defense of fanboys” for a bit more proof this is a trend of some sort. There is obvious bias around, but the accusation is made far too often.
I rarely read some comment that has reasons for claiming the author is biased, so at least “rob” tried. However, your first excerpted quotation, Siegler, reads like you were trying to convey how Google perceives this itslef, and in your 2nd, well, you are an admitted fan of Google’s.
BTW, what is the difference between a “fan” and a “fanboy” anyway?
I think MG’s tone is true to the way Google rolls. Google is a powerhouse, no reason to tip toe around it.
MG, Pretty soon they’ll be rendering out as Android and WebOS too – get on the story:
http://www.wire.../flash-economy/
MG = Mostly Google again. Or maybe Mobile Google this time?