Who are Google’s enemies?
Who gets hurt by their competition?
Is Google a frenemy of libraries?
It’s all complicated, eh?
Microsoft
Apple
Facebook
Groupon
Oracle
Paypal
Copyright holders
Travel search sites
China and other countries that are not Googley
The European Community
The FCC, the FTC, Fish & Wildlife, among other entities
The US House and Senate
The motion picture industry
The recording industry
The book publishing industry
Bellheads
Web sites SEO mauled by Panda and Google Farmer updates
Any lobbyist in DC who has a different view of the regulatory and legislative issues than Google
Sources for lists of enemies:
The Enemies of Google via Beyond Search by Stephen E. Arnold
So, should libraries be on the list? All the way, half way or not at all?
Stephen

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