Announcing Google Circles

As part of my new PR job, I'll be announcing cool new stuff from Google. Like today's Google Circles. It's not evil, it's useful!

In other news today, Steve Rubel cost me $20 on the Strumpette dead pool. I figured Steve would last at Edelman at least until May. Turns out he's joining Jeremy Pepper and forming a new PR firm. What's next? I'm hearing rumors that Dave Winer and Tim O'Reilly are joining forces to do a new series of OPML conferences together. It's a weird world today, what can I say?

I'll be honest, Amazon made a last minute play to keep me from going to Google. They figured if I could take harsh questions from Amazon's CTO, that I probably could withstand the harsh questions that the Wall Street Journal or New York Times will ask (not to mention those real journalists over at the Register). But, alas, I didn't agree with their new policy of releasing all employee IM addresses.

Oh, is it just me or did Slashdot get a better design today?

Heh, and did you see "the real Steve Jobs" over on the Joy of Tech? That made me laugh for at least 15 seconds.

I must admit that I'm really bummed. Just when I accept a job at Google Matt Cutts leaves and goes to Yahoo. Now I gotta work with Jeremy Zawodny. Well, I'm off to the Googleplex' many snack bars to eat some of those ummy gummy things. That'll make me feel better.

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17 thoughts on “Announcing Google Circles

  1. “Like today’s Google Circles. It’s not evil, it’s useful!”

    Microsoft shouldn’t be talking about evil. They’re the very epitome of it.

    Oh that’s right. It’s April 1st. I fogot to laugh.

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  2. “Like today’s Google Circles. It’s not evil, it’s useful!”

    Microsoft shouldn’t be talking about evil. They’re the very epitome of it.

    Oh that’s right. It’s April 1st. I fogot to laugh.

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  3. Eric? Eric? Are you there Eric?

    C’mon Scobes we know underneath it all you’re pretty evil really. Robert give us back Eric the Evil One… ha ha. [OK that’s a private joke nobody gets but cheers anyway]

    The one I think would have been good would have been Google Universe – Google having purchased for mega billions the rights to all face software recognition technology and code have decided to launch a facility for governments to be able to use any photo to search for any person in the world they are looking for. Google Universe will be crucial to policing in countries with overworked death squads and will create a world wide identity card. In short Google Universe owns your identity. Anyone after five years not indexed correctly by Google will be eliminated…

    somewhere down the track Google purchase the technology and backing of governments to implant life sensors into indexed Google Universe clients giving them the power to make them sleep, eat, and whatever at appropriate times for the updating of databases around the globe… πŸ™‚

    OK I’ll shut up now lol…

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  4. Eric? Eric? Are you there Eric?

    C’mon Scobes we know underneath it all you’re pretty evil really. Robert give us back Eric the Evil One… ha ha. [OK that’s a private joke nobody gets but cheers anyway]

    The one I think would have been good would have been Google Universe – Google having purchased for mega billions the rights to all face software recognition technology and code have decided to launch a facility for governments to be able to use any photo to search for any person in the world they are looking for. Google Universe will be crucial to policing in countries with overworked death squads and will create a world wide identity card. In short Google Universe owns your identity. Anyone after five years not indexed correctly by Google will be eliminated…

    somewhere down the track Google purchase the technology and backing of governments to implant life sensors into indexed Google Universe clients giving them the power to make them sleep, eat, and whatever at appropriate times for the updating of databases around the globe… πŸ™‚

    OK I’ll shut up now lol…

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  5. For those who are wondering if Google Circles is for real, click “Terms Of Service” at the bottom. Then also click “full explanation” for more info, or just go here: http://www.googlecircles.com/explanation.php

    Nice prank! It had me wondering for a while (but confused about what good this site was). The Google login information at the top of the page is simply an iframe with Google news loaded in it.

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  6. For those who are wondering if Google Circles is for real, click “Terms Of Service” at the bottom. Then also click “full explanation” for more info, or just go here: http://www.googlecircles.com/explanation.php

    Nice prank! It had me wondering for a while (but confused about what good this site was). The Google login information at the top of the page is simply an iframe with Google news loaded in it.

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  7. No, but it’s too true not to be true. Take a look at Microsoft.com’s circle. It has some intriguing results that suggest that many people using Google to search the Web from inside the company are unhappy. The results suggest Microsofters are looking for other jobs and thinking of going back to school.

    Interestingly, unlike employees of Google.com, whose circle shows the ticker symbol GOOG is the top most searched-for term — Microsoft searchers are not interested in their stock’s performance, presumably because the stock has languished in a narrow range for several years.

     Here is a list of the search terms from Google Circle for Microsoft.com.   
    Google
    University Washington
    King County Government Washington
    KEXP 90 FM
    KING FM 98
    Google Jobs
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Postintelligencer
    Post Intelligencer
    Apple Jobs
    Paramount Theatre
    Pacific University
    King5
    Boeing Company
    Lwv
    Komo
    Aquarium
    Seatac Seatac
    Frontpage Wireless
    Museum Flight
    KCTS Public Network
    CPSR
    Public Utilities
    Community Network
    kirotv.Com
    Washington Lodging Helpful
    Mudhoney Muddclubb Com
    Archdiocese
    Washington Wikipedia Encyclopedia
    Mars Hill Church
    Nara Pacific Alaska Region Main
    Clipper Vacations
    98104 Forecasts

     For an up-to-date list, go to the Google Circles page yourself

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  8. No, but it’s too true not to be true. Take a look at Microsoft.com’s circle. It has some intriguing results that suggest that many people using Google to search the Web from inside the company are unhappy. The results suggest Microsofters are looking for other jobs and thinking of going back to school.

    Interestingly, unlike employees of Google.com, whose circle shows the ticker symbol GOOG is the top most searched-for term — Microsoft searchers are not interested in their stock’s performance, presumably because the stock has languished in a narrow range for several years.

     Here is a list of the search terms from Google Circle for Microsoft.com.   
    Google
    University Washington
    King County Government Washington
    KEXP 90 FM
    KING FM 98
    Google Jobs
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Postintelligencer
    Post Intelligencer
    Apple Jobs
    Paramount Theatre
    Pacific University
    King5
    Boeing Company
    Lwv
    Komo
    Aquarium
    Seatac Seatac
    Frontpage Wireless
    Museum Flight
    KCTS Public Network
    CPSR
    Public Utilities
    Community Network
    kirotv.Com
    Washington Lodging Helpful
    Mudhoney Muddclubb Com
    Archdiocese
    Washington Wikipedia Encyclopedia
    Mars Hill Church
    Nara Pacific Alaska Region Main
    Clipper Vacations
    98104 Forecasts

     For an up-to-date list, go to the Google Circles page yourself

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  9. Must be done by someone inside Microsoft because it has a ring of truth to it. Notice how Microsoft.com’s circle has some intriguing results that suggest that many people using Google to search the Web from inside the company are unhappy. The results suggest Microsofters are looking for jobs and thinking of going back to school.  Interestingly, unlike employees of Google.com, whose circle shows the ticker symbol GOOG is the top most searched-for term — Microsoft searchers are not interested in their stock’s performance, presumably because the stock has languished in a narrow range for several years.
     Here is a list of the search terms from Google Circle for Microsoft.com.   
    Google
    University Washington
    King County Government Washington
    KEXP 90 FM
    KING FM 98
    Google Jobs
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Postintelligencer
    Post Intelligencer
    Apple Jobs
    Paramount Theatre
    Pacific University
    King5
    Boeing Company
    Lwv
    Komo
    Aquarium
    Seatac Seatac
    Frontpage Wireless
    Museum Flight
    KCTS Public Network
    CPSR
    Public Utilities
    Community Network
    kirotv.Com
    Washington Lodging Helpful
    Mudhoney Muddclubb Com
    Archdiocese
    Washington Wikipedia Encyclopedia
    Mars Hill Church
    Nara Pacific Alaska Region Main
    Clipper Vacations
    98104 Forecasts

     For an up-to-date list, go to the Google Circles page yourself

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  10. Must be done by someone inside Microsoft because it has a ring of truth to it. Notice how Microsoft.com’s circle has some intriguing results that suggest that many people using Google to search the Web from inside the company are unhappy. The results suggest Microsofters are looking for jobs and thinking of going back to school.  Interestingly, unlike employees of Google.com, whose circle shows the ticker symbol GOOG is the top most searched-for term — Microsoft searchers are not interested in their stock’s performance, presumably because the stock has languished in a narrow range for several years.
     Here is a list of the search terms from Google Circle for Microsoft.com.   
    Google
    University Washington
    King County Government Washington
    KEXP 90 FM
    KING FM 98
    Google Jobs
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Postintelligencer
    Post Intelligencer
    Apple Jobs
    Paramount Theatre
    Pacific University
    King5
    Boeing Company
    Lwv
    Komo
    Aquarium
    Seatac Seatac
    Frontpage Wireless
    Museum Flight
    KCTS Public Network
    CPSR
    Public Utilities
    Community Network
    kirotv.Com
    Washington Lodging Helpful
    Mudhoney Muddclubb Com
    Archdiocese
    Washington Wikipedia Encyclopedia
    Mars Hill Church
    Nara Pacific Alaska Region Main
    Clipper Vacations
    98104 Forecasts

     For an up-to-date list, go to the Google Circles page yourself

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  11. Scoble — your dance with Google is old news. We broke this story in October of 2005 on Mondays, dude.

    http://mondays.pwop.com/default.aspx?showID=40

    Now for some real news, why don’t you tell your readers about your secret pact with the aliens from Planet Xena who are pulling the strings in the background? You and I both know what I’m talking about, so don’t pretend like you don’t.

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  12. Scoble — your dance with Google is old news. We broke this story in October of 2005 on Mondays, dude.

    http://mondays.pwop.com/default.aspx?showID=40

    Now for some real news, why don’t you tell your readers about your secret pact with the aliens from Planet Xena who are pulling the strings in the background? You and I both know what I’m talking about, so don’t pretend like you don’t.

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