If Google fails there is Microsoft trying to gain market by take over of
Yahoo (Which could become a hostile takeover). Which of these 2 is the
worst?
Lindsay
Mark T wrote:
> In Praise of Criticism By Dr Timothy Sharp
>
> (Sydney Morning Herald article) April 27, 2008 12:00am
>
> I READ an interesting article recently in which reference was made to
the
> phenomenon of people setting up websites detailing what they don¿t like
> about (mostly) big companies.
>
> It's referred to as (and please excuse my language) the Google Sucks
Index.
> Apparently, if you enter a search term into Google followed by the word
> "sucks", you'll find a plethora, sometimes in the hundreds of thousands,
of
> comments expressing disgruntlement and dissatisfaction.
>
> If you search for "Wal-Mart sucks" you'll find more than 150,000
results;
> search for "Disney sucks" and there's more than half a million; search
for
> "Google sucks" and you'll find more than three quarters of a million
> comments.
>
> Positive negativity
>
> The point for companies is not that some people might be unhappy with
their
> products or services - this will always be the case - but that, for the
> first time in history, they can publicise their thoughts and make them
> instantly available to millions of other people. Many businesses are not
too
> thrilled about this, as I'm sure you can imagine.
>
> At the same time, however, some companies (including Dell, the computer
> makers) are using this relatively new phenomenon to their advantage.
Instead
> of taking these criticisms to heart, they are taking constructive
action.
>
> In short, they're taking customer comments on board and integrating
their
> feedback into product development and improvements in all areas of their
> business.
>
> This got me thinking: why don't we all do this? None of us really likes
> criticism (even when phrased in so-called "constructive" terms), but how
> many of us stew and grumble and just get upset when a work colleague,
friend
> or family member makes a less-than-positive comment? What does this
achieve?
>
> In contrast, what if, like Dell, we were able to carefully consider
these
> comments (which isn't the same as liking them or agreeing with them) and
> then try to do whatever we could to improve ourselves as a result: learn
> something from the suggestions, or even make something positive out of
the
> situation?
>
> The basic tenets of positive psychology, which are practised by the
happiest
> and most successful of people, do not suggest that we should ignore all
> negatives and focus on positives.
>
> Happiness and optimism are not about burying your head in the sand. What
we
> know about happy people is that they do focus more on positives but, in
> addition, they face the cold, hard realities and deal with them
> constructively, actively and positively.
>
> So why don't you learn from the Google Sucks Index and take a good hard
look
> at the criticisms levelled against you in recent times? Then consider
what
> you might be able to do to turn these into positives.
>
> If you're struggling to do this on your own, don't be afraid to reach
out to
> those around you (a friend, family member, or an independent and
objective
> professional such as a coach) and work towards turning "sucks" into
> "success".
>
> from
>
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23592275-5006012,00.html
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Google results ......
>
> 4300 hits for "Christianity sucks"
>
> 7520 hits for "church sucks"
>
> 9160 hits dor "Christians suck"
>
> 15600 bhits for "Jesus sucks"
>
> 36700 hits for "religion sucks"
>
> Think about it.
>
>
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