The Evil Google Shows it's Face

[Mike Temporale]

I hadn't really been following this Google CNET spat. That is until today, when for some reason, I clicked on an article from Google News (ironically enough). It's pretty interesting stuff. In case you have been following things, here is a link (http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68486,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2) to the Wired News story.

Basically, Google has decided not to talk with CNET for 1 year because CNET added a little extra umph to their story by Googling Googles CEO Eric Schmitt and adding some extra information like net worth and whatnot to their story. I can understand they would be upset, but all that information is public record. It's not like Eric is Joe Programmer or something. He's CEO of a publicly traded company, and as such his salary, stock options, and estimated net worth is pretty much public record.

Anyway, this looks like it's turning into a nasty public relations problem for the search giant. They had a pretty clean record until now.

Has anyone else read up on this?

[surfer]

I hadn't really been following this Google CNET spat. That is until today, when for some reason, I clicked on an article from Google News (ironically enough). It's pretty interesting stuff. In case you have been following things, here is a link (http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,68486,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_prev2) to the Wired News story.



Anyway, this looks like it's turning into a nasty public relations problem for the search giant. They had a pretty clean record until now.

Has anyone else read up on this?

How is this really a problem for them? For example here in Sweden their is news published on Stefan Persson the owner of Hennes and Mauritz on how much he is worth and it's alot more then this I could tell you.
Does not every newspaper act this way when a newcomer arrives on the scene?