Comments on: Google.org + India = Google’s Master Plan http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anil http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-42054 Anil Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:20:23 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-42054 Intresting! Google's taking one step at at time! With google.org it's targeting the middle class by investing in "million in small and medium businesses in India that lacked access to formal funding options" Way to go google! they know how to tap markets of developing nations! Intresting!
Google’s taking one step at at time! With google.org it’s targeting the middle class by investing in “million in small and medium businesses in India that lacked access to formal funding options”

Way to go google! they know how to tap markets of developing nations!

]]> By: Cassonya Douglass http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41874 Cassonya Douglass Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:58:20 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41874 I think that by helping small and medium size Businesses to grow Google.org is helping the nation and its people as a whole. When capitalism grows in a country socialism can't. Google is to be praised for their endeavors. I think that by helping small and medium size Businesses to grow Google.org is helping the nation and its people as a whole. When capitalism grows in a country socialism can’t. Google is to be praised for their endeavors.

]]> By: GoWFB http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41862 GoWFB Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:08:57 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41862 Sounds alright to me: a sort of double benefit scheme. Sounds alright to me: a sort of double benefit scheme.

]]> By: Steve Rosenbaum http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41840 Steve Rosenbaum Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:28:09 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41840 The proliferation of web development to india just got more significant. Wow. This is very interesting news. The proliferation of web development to india just got more significant. Wow. This is very interesting news.

]]> By: messels http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41814 messels Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:41:06 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41814 hmm, i think it's great that they're putting effort and investments in furthering the development of nations such as india but i'm not sure i see how this is directly philanthropic. i mean, google is going to benefit directly either by finding stellar talent or reselling the investment later (or simply "floating" the company). it's not a foundation in the sense that other foundations are since they'll be acting as angel investors. even if they don't' accept stock in exchange for the funds, there will be an interest rate attached to the funding in which case google.org becomes a bank. i'm not saying i don't think economic investment can increase the standard of living among developing nations but calling it philanthropic is a HUGE spin on what they're doing. it's like saying we're in iraq on a humanitarian mission...right... this is a far cry from the concept that mr. yunis initiated in bangladesh, eventually culminating in a nobel peace prize; it's just normal "business" and i don't see the reason for the spin. google can avoid a lot of "evil" being cast on it by just being more transparent and honest about its motives. sheesh, it's not like telling the truth is unethical. hmm, i think it’s great that they’re putting effort and investments in furthering the development of nations such as india but i’m not sure i see how this is directly philanthropic. i mean, google is going to benefit directly either by finding stellar talent or reselling the investment later (or simply “floating” the company). it’s not a foundation in the sense that other foundations are since they’ll be acting as angel investors. even if they don’t’ accept stock in exchange for the funds, there will be an interest rate attached to the funding in which case google.org becomes a bank.
i’m not saying i don’t think economic investment can increase the standard of living among developing nations but calling it philanthropic is a HUGE spin on what they’re doing. it’s like saying we’re in iraq on a humanitarian mission…right…
this is a far cry from the concept that mr. yunis initiated in bangladesh, eventually culminating in a nobel peace prize; it’s just normal “business” and i don’t see the reason for the spin.
google can avoid a lot of “evil” being cast on it by just being more transparent and honest about its motives. sheesh, it’s not like telling the truth is unethical.

]]> By: Futon-Matt http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41800 Futon-Matt Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:56:24 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41800 Interesting spin on mundane news. :) Interesting spin on mundane news. :)

]]> By: Subir Ghosh http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html/comment-page-1#comment-41788 Subir Ghosh Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:04:01 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/02/googleorg-india-googles-master-plan.html#comment-41788 SMEs will now SMILE. Great news. SMEs will now SMILE. Great news.

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