Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know (Audiobook)

from jclark88

While this book didn't have TONS of insightful information into Google, the company, I did find it interesting and informative. It was an easy read with chapters that stuck to one or two aspects of Google each which seemed to work really well. I recommend it for anyone who's interested in Google.

from deldevries

Interesting history of Google with details that cover how using data and algorithms has allowed their services to scale (and scale and scale!) as the Internet grew. There was 1 sentence about Cornell computer scientist Jon Kleinberg who conducted earlier research with IBM on "Clever", the algorit...

from JonathanGorman

Eeehh... Some parts are pretty interesting, other parts seem to present a rather simplistic picture. The best parts eem to reflect the more social & business aspects of what was going on. Particularly coverage of press events attended by the author. Other parts of the books have a tendency toward...

from bruchu

Good Survey But Lacks Depth The premise of chronicling the rise of Google is a fascinating one. The corporation that is the information age's equivalence of the East India Company is one that is intriguing and frightening at the same time. Randall Stross, technology writer for the New York Times ...

from JonathanGorman

Eeehh... Some parts are pretty interesting, other parts seem to present a rather simplistic picture. The best parts eem to reflect the more social & business aspects of what was going on. Particularly coverage of press events attended by the author. Other parts of the books have a tendency toward...