Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Imagining the Google Future

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hover-car-for-sergey dept.

Lester67 writes "Business 2 put a bunch of big brains together to give us a peek at Google from 2015 to 2105. "Will it succumb to hubris and flame out like so many of its predecessors? Or will it grow into an omnipresent, omnipotent force--not just on Wall Street or the Web, but in society? We put the question to scientists, consultants, former Google employees, and tech visionaries like Ray Kurzweil and Stephen Wolfram. They responded with well-argued, richly detailed, and sometimes scary visions of a Google future." "

4 of 197 comments (clear)

  1. Um by Alex+P+Keaton+in+da · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Where was google 10 years ago?
    Google will either drastically change (do you thnk you can grow as big as MSoft and keep your don't be evil thing?) or they will become less relevant.
    The real key, is how will the internet change in 10 years, and how will google fit into that...

    --
    And All I Ask is a Tall Ship And a Star to Steer Her By
  2. Re:sure ... google will be around in 2015, right by rjstanford · · Score: 5, Insightful

    One point I'd like to make -

    Their stock did not drop 20% of its value. It dropped 20% of its price. Unless you truly believe that Google, its assets, revenue stream, et cetera, have no inherent value. The company is the same company that it was before the price drop. If you're buying shares because you believe in its ability to make money over the long term, this price drop was a Good Thing.

    --
    You're special forces then? That's great! I just love your olympics!
  3. 2105 by thefirelane · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Honestly, does that really even make sense?

    I bet people sat around and wondered what the Carnegie Steel of 1995 would be like. I'm sure they had fun, but it probably wasn't worth the effort.

  4. Re:5000 Worthless PhDs? by kfg · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They've got 5000 PhDs . . . a gaggle of worthless lackeys

    I've probably known that many PhDs in my life, and; oddly enough, that's exactly the phrase to describe them that usually comes to mind.

    On the other hand one of the most worthwhile human beings I've had the pleasure to discourse with had no degree at all, having earned the dubious distinction of being thrown out of Harvard. . .twice.

    Oh, and having a molecule named after him.

    Credentials don't mean as much as you appear to think they do. Taken en masse 5000 PhDs just means that the bullshit gets piled even higher and deeper.

    KFG