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Article #9Re: Google Applies to Become Power Marketer (Google power meter - now we know why)
From: Marc Bissonnette
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:51
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:51
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"robert roberts" <robertsrg@gmail.com> leapt off a ten storey building. This is what they screamed on the way down: news:hidhhq$6n8$2@news.eternal-september.org: > > "Marc Bissonnette" <usenet@canadianisp.com> wrote in message > news:Xns9CFC6D9269492usenetcanadianisp@216.196.97.131... >> "robert roberts" <robertsrg@gmail.com> leapt off a ten storey >> building. This is what they screamed on the way down: >> news:hibdna$si6$2@news.eternal-september.org: >> >>> >>>> http://www.google.org/powermeter/ >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> Google Applies to Become Power Marketer >>>> >>>> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/google-applies-to-become-po >>>> we r-marketer/ >>>> >>> Eventually they'll completely replace the local power, gas and water >>> meter readers. >> >> Next headline: "Google takes over from McDonnel Douglas as primary >> manufacturer of Black Helicopters. In related news, Google has >> acquired Alcan, becoming the world's largest supplier of tin foil" >> > No doubt they would like to become all things for all things to > increase their advertising revenue. > My previous point about meter reading was just a bit of dry sarcasm. Oh sure, I saw it - I just thought I'd jump the gun for those that didn't :) Your point, though, is absolutely valid. Kicker is: They're doing something right - I haven't heard about any any Google stockholders crying into their solid-gold champaign glasses :) -- Marc Bissonnette Looking for a new ISP? http://www.canadianisp.com Largest ISP comparison site across Canada. Something to sell ? http://www.pennypinchernewspaper.com
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X-Google-Thread: 7a3c31f0d6,59e9f5b4d5fe3a55 X-Google-Attributes: gid7a3c31f0d6,public,usenet X-Google-NewGroupId: yes X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:51:21 -0600 Newsgroups: alt.comp.google,can.internet.highspeed,comp.internet.services.google Subject: Re: Google Applies to Become Power Marketer (Google power meter - now we know why) From: Marc Bissonnette <usenet@canadianisp.com> References: <4B48A03A.D8836CDD@Guy.com> <hibdna$si6$2@news.eternal-september.org> <Xns9CFC6D9269492usenetcanadianisp@216.196.97.131> <hidhhq$6n8$2@news.eternal-september.org> Organization: CanadianISP Message-ID: <Xns9CFCE876F5E6Cusenetcanadianisp@216.196.97.131> User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24 Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:51:22 -0600 Lines: 46 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-Oljg42zUNHKNJedFwdmkCMbarAtkBdzvGGGQ4qqTrhFn2VG1BPL82erNk+JWbQQt02ajfwXNUp2B9U2!XEDOi5QSOtgprFp0eFzgXX7Twi+JBKwXpzE2NgX2AIgPQw0xbJeLsEHwt7Cng8hsuJIc5hUt/8Ma!wQU= X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40