Article says the key is understanding that Google isn't a search engine. It also explains why Google are so frantic about succeeding in social networking. How Can Google Be Beaten? (Qondio)
Google is a billion dollar business. To beat the Google you should ready to avoid all of thier services mail,search, Apps, Service... Do you think its possible?
Google is keep improving so they are widening the gap on next internet marketing companies like MSN and Yahoo.
The earlier other search engines begin to understand that Google is unbeatable the better for all of them. Google keeps improving and coming up with new and good ideas that will help in internet marketing, until other search engines begin to do so, then they can compete.
In one report 3 billion people go to msn and yahoo website through google Serahc Engine lol,so do you think google is beatable ?
I don't got what your mean "beat google", it's a giant in searching industry, and servicing the world wide people for many years~
A great article .. really .. I never thought about seeing Google as an advertising agency IN THE FIRST PLACE .. also, apart from that, the email system launched by facebook is another area of competition .. so no surprise if Google invests that much in Google+ .. the fatest growing social network so far .. will it beat facebook ? probably yes, because Google has all webmasters in their pockets .. if google says +1 button is good , millions of webmasters put +1 buttons in their websites and started promoting Google+
Google has already tasted the success in social networking industry with Orkut. And now its Google Plus, though the Google plus is in its beta phase people are expecting a lot from it. Just wait to see how this social networking website will effect on Internet users.