It's coming, it's coming ...

[emjay]

Originally Posted by Hammer

As you can see, I'm already poised to take full advantage of the coming mobile website explosion.

Hey Hammer, this might help : http://tutorial-en.sexgoesmobile.com/en/

[RawAlex]

I think you may find that google in the end dominates their wireless phones, turning a potential money maker for the rest of us into a money pit.

Can you imagine Google getting users to agree to things like link replacements, banner / ad replacements, and perhaps even restricting access is various ways. Can you imagine movies / videos / music only downloadable via google's own PPV interface?

My fear is that as content providers, service providers, and aggregators get into the game, they will take majority or exclusive positions that will either leave them as the sole source, or put them as the sole intermediary for selling content to these users, which will make it very difficult to move forward. Worse for porn people, imagine that those companies decide they don't like adult material. Suddenly, instead of being a huge new market, it is a large shut door (see Itunes / movies and such). Can you imagine the only acceptable video format being something proprietary to Google? A special compression?

It's actually quite worrisome.

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

I think you may find that google in the end dominates their wireless phones, turning a potential money maker for the rest of us into a money pit.

Can you imagine Google getting users to agree to things like link replacements, banner / ad replacements, and perhaps even restricting access is various ways. Can you imagine movies / videos / music only downloadable via google's own PPV interface?

My fear is that as content providers, service providers, and aggregators get into the game, they will take majority or exclusive positions that will either leave them as the sole source, or put them as the sole intermediary for selling content to these users, which will make it very difficult to move forward. Worse for porn people, imagine that those companies decide they don't like adult material. Suddenly, instead of being a huge new market, it is a large shut door (see Itunes / movies and such). Can you imagine the only acceptable video format being something proprietary to Google? A special compression?

It's actually quite worrisome.

No.., Noo.., You mustn't talk like that....
You will happily & eagerly continue to feed the beast.

[Hammer]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

I think you may find that google in the end dominates their wireless phones, turning a potential money maker for the rest of us into a money pit.

Can you imagine Google getting users to agree to things like link replacements, banner / ad replacements, and perhaps even restricting access is various ways. Can you imagine movies / videos / music only downloadable via google's own PPV interface?

My fear is that as content providers, service providers, and aggregators get into the game, they will take majority or exclusive positions that will either leave them as the sole source, or put them as the sole intermediary for selling content to these users, which will make it very difficult to move forward. Worse for porn people, imagine that those companies decide they don't like adult material. Suddenly, instead of being a huge new market, it is a large shut door (see Itunes / movies and such). Can you imagine the only acceptable video format being something proprietary to Google? A special compression?

It's actually quite worrisome.

Are you aware that Google Adsense now has a mobile version.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by Hammer

Are you aware that Google Adsense now has a mobile version.

Yes, but it won't be long before there will be google mobile phones, which will give them another chance to contract with their customers to control their browsing experience.

I expect google to be the first company to blatantly and clearly play games with third party sites to make them more profitable to google, such as link substitution and keyword linking.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Yes, but it won't be long before there will be google mobile phones, which will give them another chance to contract with their customers to control their browsing experience.

I expect google to be the first company to blatantly and clearly play games with third party sites to make them more profitable to google, such as link substitution and keyword linking.

Kind of like the hotlinking MS tried a few versions back with IE?

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by gonzo

Kind of like the hotlinking MS tried a few versions back with IE?

yup. But they will more likely be able to get away with it because they will put it in the contract of service, such that it will in some ways sponsor the service.

[Hammer]

Google has been good to me since they came on the scene and now I'm seeing nice results from their mobile Adsense so personally I don't care what they do to manipulate the surfers experience, it's working just fine for me.

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by RawAlex

Yes, but it won't be long before there will be google mobile phones, which will give them another chance to contract with their customers to control their browsing experience.

I expect google to be the first company to blatantly and clearly play games with third party sites to make them more profitable to google, such as link substitution and keyword linking.