Google

SO I was going through my news routine this morning when I came across this article. And it got me to thinking.

Now the article is about the advertising monster that google has become. And I'll admit, there are plenty of sites that have the little text that say ads by google on them. Bumperstickerrant included.

It also discusses how some people are getting worried about how big google is getting because of those advertising dollars.

But that isn't what got me thinking. What got me thinking is how much of google's stuff I use.

Even this blog is because of google, because google owns blogger. Then on top of that I have ad sense on bumperstickerrant, I have 2 gmail accounts, I use hello, am thinking about picasa, and will probably continue to use more and more google projects in addition to the search engine as they are released.

And for all of it I don't pay a dime.

Yes, i know that some think that it's bad because google keeps records of everything. But everybody else does too, so that doesn't worry me.

And the ads are nice, they are what pay for all of this stuff. And they aren't annoying popups, nor hideous flash animation. Simple text that catches my eye only with its simplicity, and allows me to click only if I feel like it and not to close it.

Of course I have to come back around to that wonderful price tag again. I mean free is such a nice word. And the stuff is top-notch.

I guess the only thing that really worries me after thinking about it is... what'll happen if google ever crumbles?

But don't take this as an open invitation to expand into too much google people, keep some modesty about you.