Comments on: Google to launch PayPal killer? http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:06:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Moonage Spacedream http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-14144 Moonage Spacedream Tue, 13 Jun 2006 18:45:47 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-14144 <strong>Google Gbuy...</strong> First I read this:Google's online payment system, Gbuy, is expected to launch June 28, further pitting the Internet giant against industry titan and rival eBay, according to a research note released Friday by a Wall Street analyst. Gbuy is expected... Google Gbuy…

First I read this:Google’s online payment system, Gbuy, is expected to launch June 28, further pitting the Internet giant against industry titan and rival eBay, according to a research note released Friday by a Wall Street analyst. Gbuy is expected…

]]> By: Paul Fabretti http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-14097 Paul Fabretti Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:51:07 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-14097 Does anyone else smell a whiff of monopoloy abuse here? Google makes billions of the back of an open marketplace of advertisers keen to pay more than their competitors to get the top spot(s). The success of most ads has been the use of quality text and relevance as well as deep(ish!) pockets. each to his own. But surely Google is now manipulating this open competition system in order to increase sign-up of Gbuy, thereby adding an influential element to an otherwise open market? Can anyone explain to me why this is barely different to Microsoft installing IE on all new Windows-equipped PC's? Firefox is no worse a browser than IE but in many cases, users will never know because they have gone with what they have been told. In the same way, just becasue a trader has a GBuy button on their ads, does not make them a better business. It is not fair to credible businesses to lose out because they decide not to subscribe to GBuy. Yes it works for eBay and Paypal because it is a closed environment and provides a degree of security on which the community is founded just not as necessary in the open e-commerce world. I believe the only way to keep Adwords neutral is to ensure that advertisers only place the GBuy button on their own home page, otherwise ads will be unfairly Does anyone else smell a whiff of monopoloy abuse here?

Google makes billions of the back of an open marketplace of advertisers keen to pay more than their competitors to get the top spot(s).

The success of most ads has been the use of quality text and relevance as well as deep(ish!) pockets. each to his own.

But surely Google is now manipulating this open competition system in order to increase sign-up of Gbuy, thereby adding an influential element to an otherwise open market?

Can anyone explain to me why this is barely different to Microsoft installing IE on all new Windows-equipped PC’s? Firefox is no worse a browser than IE but in many cases, users will never know because they have gone with what they have been told.

In the same way, just becasue a trader has a GBuy button on their ads, does not make them a better business.

It is not fair to credible businesses to lose out because they decide not to subscribe to GBuy. Yes it works for eBay and Paypal because it is a closed environment and provides a degree of security on which the community is founded just not as necessary in the open e-commerce world.

I believe the only way to keep Adwords neutral is to ensure that advertisers only place the GBuy button on their own home page, otherwise ads will be unfairly

]]> By: Michele http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-14063 Michele Tue, 13 Jun 2006 07:34:07 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-14063 Google love grabbing headlines. They just aren't capable of launching anything in a competent enough fashion for it to be a viable option for anyone. Paypal has been around for quite some time and is integrated with so many online systems, shopping carts etc., that you will not be able to simply get rid of it overnight. Google love grabbing headlines. They just aren’t capable of launching anything in a competent enough fashion for it to be a viable option for anyone.

Paypal has been around for quite some time and is integrated with so many online systems, shopping carts etc., that you will not be able to simply get rid of it overnight.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-14021 Tom Raftery Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:09:00 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-14021 The ability to easily share and collaborate on spreadsheets using this is pretty cool. When they build in the revisioning that Writely has, it'll be way better again. The alternative with Excel is the always horrible Track Changes command - please spare me from that! The ability to easily share and collaborate on spreadsheets using this is pretty cool. When they build in the revisioning that Writely has, it’ll be way better again.

The alternative with Excel is the always horrible Track Changes command – please spare me from that!

]]> By: adam http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-14017 adam Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:51:05 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-14017 Google's been launching a PayPal killer since nineteen-oh-splash. When they do I'll roll over in bed and yawn. And possibly fart. Much as I hate to give MS credit, Office Live's "page creator" things beats the pants off Google's, and you get a free domain to boot. I don't get why people fawn over spreadsheets, but then I think they suck in any format. But still: why? It's just a bloody spreadsheet like. Google’s been launching a PayPal killer since nineteen-oh-splash. When they do I’ll roll over in bed and yawn. And possibly fart.

Much as I hate to give MS credit, Office Live’s “page creator” things beats the pants off Google’s, and you get a free domain to boot.

I don’t get why people fawn over spreadsheets, but then I think they suck in any format. But still: why? It’s just a bloody spreadsheet like.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-13988 Tom Raftery Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:08:55 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-13988 Agreed Robin, I like Google Calendar and Writely. I haven't used Spreadsheets enough yet to say if I like it yet but I can potentially see great applications for it. Agreed Robin,

I like Google Calendar and Writely. I haven’t used Spreadsheets enough yet to say if I like it yet but I can potentially see great applications for it.

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-13969 Robin Blandford Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:18:29 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/google-to-launch-paypal-killer/#comment-13969 The best Google Launch this year in my opinion was Google Spreadsheets. It's fantastic (as is calendar) but Spreadsheets was just great as there was little to no hype. The best Google Launch this year in my opinion was Google Spreadsheets. It’s fantastic (as is calendar) but Spreadsheets was just great as there was little to no hype.

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