Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Google--"the U.S. Steel of Our Age"

I am currently reading "What Would Google Do?" by Jeff Jarvis. This book, so far, is an extremely well articulated view of many of the changes we are currently living and working through—both exciting and challenging times. The following is just a brief excerpt from the book.

“Do what you do best and link to the rest….

….In retail, media, education, government and health—everything—the link drives specialization, quality, and collaboration, and it changes old roles and creates new ones. The link changes the fundamental architecture of societies and industries the way steel girders and rails changed how cities and nations were built and how they operated. Google makes links work. Google is the U.S. Steel of our age.”