Comments on: Google To Provide Satellite Internet Access To The “Other 3 Billion” in Africa http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/10/google-to-provide-satellite-internet-access-to-the-%e2%80%9cother-3-billion%e2%80%9d-in-africa/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:04:08 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Siddharth Nair http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/10/google-to-provide-satellite-internet-access-to-the-%e2%80%9cother-3-billion%e2%80%9d-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-11137 Siddharth Nair Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:53:42 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=5035#comment-11137 I Really dont see anything wrong with Google using this to their advantage. We should realise that we live in times where companies will not do something without some monetary benifit involved. The internet could be used in a 100 useful ways to benefit people, the ad dollars that certain companies like Google will earn is more than compensated by the useful information that people will find online. As far as improving their image is concerned, this is being done everywhere , right from musicians playing shows in order to raise funds for Africa etc. There is no free lunch , but atleast someone gets to eat right?! I Really dont see anything wrong with Google using this to their advantage. We should realise that we live in times where companies will not do something without some monetary benifit involved.

The internet could be used in a 100 useful ways to benefit people, the ad dollars that certain companies like Google will earn is more than compensated by the useful information that people will find online.

As far as improving their image is concerned, this is being done everywhere , right from musicians playing shows in order to raise funds for Africa etc.

There is no free lunch , but atleast someone gets to eat right?!

]]> By: Eddy De Clercq http://www.watblog.com/2008/09/10/google-to-provide-satellite-internet-access-to-the-%e2%80%9cother-3-billion%e2%80%9d-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-11059 Eddy De Clercq Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:47:22 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=5035#comment-11059 Hi, As said in this <a href="http://www.grumpyoldman.be/blind-lead-blind/" rel="nofollow">blog</a> you hit the nail on the head by questioning the real aim of Google's initiative. I doubt if Google is tailing Nokia <a href="http://www.grumpyoldman.be/is-nokia-the-torch-in-your-life/" rel="nofollow">ethical</a> wise. Eddy Hi,

As said in this blog you hit the nail on the head by questioning the real aim of Google’s initiative. I doubt if Google is tailing Nokia ethical wise.

Eddy

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