Understanding the difference between Opportunity & Failure [Google Style]

What would happen if everyone in the world pressed "ENTER" or "SEND" at the same time - well, maybe we'd need to ask Google. It appears they are dealing with massive overloads on Gmail [which of course has a limited service level agreement and the majority of people use it for free - so maybe we should expect a few glitches along the way]. The following are a few articles on the subject - but in general, just understand that technology is not stable - and we will never engineer enough computing power, enough bandwidth, enough memory or storage to deal with everyone sending emails at the same time.

Enjoy!

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Is Gmail Ready for Business? CNNMoney.com - Jessi Hempel - ‎1 hour ago‎ Gmail's patrons are still cranky after the Sept. 1 outage that left them without Gmail for nearly two hours. For most users who rely on the free e-mail ... Google's Gmail Goof-Up BusinessWeek - Patrick Thibodeau - ‎10 hours ago‎ It's too bad the National Transportation Safety Board can't investigate Google to find out just why Gmail crashed Tuesday as Google's ... Google's Gmail Outage: A Familiar Feeling PC World - Jr Raphael - ‎16 hours ago‎ Google's official explanation blames a maintenance miscalculation for the glitch -- engineers took some servers offline, it says, and inadvertently ... Millions of users and businesses hit by Gmail outage Inquirer - Paul Taylor - ‎19 hours ago‎ GOOGLE'S GMAIL, the whole web-based shebang, crashed yesterday at lunchtime PDT, leaving tens of millions of Gmail Pro and non-Pro users ... Ken Auletta: Ominous Clouds New Yorker - ‎20 hours ago‎ When Gmail went down yesterday afternoon, I called Ken Auletta, who has written about Google for The New Yorker and whose book about the company, ... Google Explains Why You Didn't Have Gmail Wired News - Ryan Singel - ‎20 hours ago‎ Blame the outage on overworked routers that decided to go on strike. At least that's what Google engineer (and VP) Ben Treynor wrote in a ... Gmail's Cloudburst Globe and Mail - Karim Bardeesy - ‎21 hours ago‎ A 100-minute outage on the web platform of Google's Gmail service wasn't just an inconvenience for millions of users; it's an illustration of the risks ... Google explains, apologizes for Gmail crash Bizjournals.com - ‎21 hours ago‎ Google Inc.'s popular Gmail service crash was the result of a routine service miscalculation, the company explained Tuesday. Ben Treyner, the company's ... Google blames Gmail outage on server maintenance CBC.ca - ‎21 hours ago‎ Google has blamed server maintenance for a widespread Gmail outage that delayed access to the web-based email service for more than an hour Tuesday. ... Gmail Outage Says More About Google Than Clouds InformationWeek - Michael Hickins - ‎22 hours ago‎ Yes, as many observers were quick to point out, this was Gmail's fifth significant outage of the year. But what most of them fail to say is that their own ... Google blames Gmail outage on server maintenance AFP - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ WASHINGTON — Internet giant Google has blamed server maintenance for a Gmail outage which left millions of users without the free Web-based email service ... Gmail outage: Microsoft laughs all the way to the bank Computerworld - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Google's attempt to prove to the world that office apps inexpensively delivered from the cloud beats running PC-based clients got a big setback yesterday, ... Gmail: When efficiency equals death ZDNet UK - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Yesterday, Gmail went down. For nearly two hours, users of the world's most visible cloud service were stuck with a very old-fashioned "502 – unable to ... Google's Gmail Fail Casts Dark Cloud on 'Cloud Computing' PC World - Ian Paul - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Tuesday's Gmail outage was not only an inconvenience it calls into question -- yet again -- the feasibility of present-day cloud computing. ... Gmail Outage Caused By Server Overload, Google Says FOXNews - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Google's Gmail suffered a worldwide crash for nearly two hours Tuesday after it took some servers offline for maintenance, a widespread outage the ... Gmail outage affected majority of users, says Google Telegraph.co.uk - Emma Barnett - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Google has confirmed that the majority of Gmail users worldwide were affected by its crash last night. By Emma Barnett, Technology and Digital Media ... Frustrated Gmail users race to Twitter to vent Computerworld - Sharon Gaudin - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Computerworld - Many of the tens of millions of people who use Google Inc.'s Gmail service have been without e-mail a for an as-yet ... Millions hit as Google mail fails The Sun - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ By STAFF REPORTER WEB giant google had their email system knocked offline this morning — disabling tens of millions of accounts. The outage — which Google ... Google apologises for Gmail outage guardian.co.uk - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Google has apologised after its Gmail service was knocked offline for almost two hours yesterday. The company admitted the failure of Gmail on Tuesday ... Gmail email FAIL: why Gmail went down. #gonegoogle Computerworld - Richi Jennings - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Gmail, Google's email service, was down for an hour or two yesterday, causing widespread wailing and gnashing of teeth. Not just the free version, ... Gmail Fails, Brings Twitter Search Down Techtree.com - Rahul Srinivas - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Gmail had a bad day yesterday. Following reports of an outage earlier in the day, Gmail faced a second massive worldwide service breakdown that lasted for ... Massive overload knocks out Gmail The Press Association - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Google's Gmail service was knocked offline in a huge failure that affected a "majority" of its millions of email users. The tens of millions affected ... Google blames Gfail on 'availability' upgrade Register - ‎Sep 2, 2009‎ Calling Tuesday's one-hour-and-forty-minute Gmail outage a "Big Deal," Google has pinned the breakdown on some recent changes to the request routers that ... GMail outage affects millions around the globe Xinhua - Rob Welham - ‎Sep 1, 2009‎ BEIJING, September 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Google has confirmed its e-mail service GMail was unavailable to the "majority" of its 150 million worldwide users for ... Gmail breakdown frustates Google engineers Economic Times - ‎Sep 1, 2009‎ SAN FRANCISCO: A disruption to Google's Gmail service frustrated users throughout the world on Tuesday and flummoxed engineers at the giant internet company ... Service outage hits "majority" of Gmail users Xinhua - ‎Sep 1, 2009‎ BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Gmail, Google's popular free e-mail service, failed for more than an hour Tuesday in many places, affecting a "majority" of ... Google's Gmail service down nearly 2 hours San Francisco Chronicle - Ryan Kim - ‎Sep 1, 2009‎ Google Inc.'s Gmail service was down for nearly two hours on Tuesday, another in a series of outages that analysts claim can undermine

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Report from Main Street | We've been in a Recession for the past year...

I'm going to step out on a limb here and say that for most people, we've been curbing our spending for the past year. There's something about $4/gallon gasoline and rising food prices that kinda puts a crimp in getting the fun little extras for yourself and your kids. So, I would like to notify all those economists out there [and government officials] -- we have been in a recession and probably by the time things start getting better, you'll finally admit it.

My personal opinion is -- as the price of gas goes down and if food prices should recede a bit -- the American lifestyle of spending will return. I'm going to go out on another limb and say that the Christmas season my not be as bit as years past, but it will be within single digit percentage points.

But just in case you live your life by the news, and need further evidence that the world is going to hell in a handbasket - then read the following news items from Google News...


AFP

Weak US output, job market point to recession
Forbes - 49 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US industrial production posted the biggest monthly decline since 1974 while consumer prices were flat in September, according to reports Thursday that built a compelling argument for more interest rate cuts to slow a steep ...
Inflation in US Wanes; Consumer Prices Unchanged (Update1) Bloomberg
Inflation Pressures Eased in September Wall Street Journal
International Herald Tribune - Reuters - BBC News - Financial Times
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Google Analytics gets an upgrade

For all those thousands of people that come here to read, I want to highly recommend using Google Analytics to view your web traffic (blogs, sites, boards, etc.). The improvements are too many for me to mention (and besides if you didn't use it before, you won't realize how cool it is now).

But the people at google have really stepped it up with this version - making it easier to see your trends, change the dashboard to your preferences and generally make it much easier to use. And of course there two other major benefits - 1) It's free (always good) and 2) It's fast (can't beat the Google Grid for speed).

OK, now here's my balanced view of what Google is doing. Google wants all the information they can get, including your web visitor stats (even down at the end of the long tail). Every bit of information they gather, their value goes up - then they aggregate traffic to millions of web sites - all categorized by region, type, content, keywords, etc. Now hopefully, they will continue to have a "do no harm" attitude towards all these mini-datapoints they gather (and I believe they will as long as the current leaders are in place, once they leave, all bets are off).

So balance the good with the bad, but at least check it out.

BTW, I also use Statcounter it is my quick view for traffic and I really like and would also highly recommend it.

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Microsoft vs. Google (and why it doesn't matter)

OK - you've heard the news, Google is coming to an Enterprise near you and Microsoft has finally woken up to Google's phenomenal success. Oh and Microsoft has just released a YouTube killer called Soapbox. And Google is partnering with security companies to make their "software" more appealing to Corporate CIOs. And so on, and so forth.

You know, it doesn't matter. Google is very cool, but they have lots of challenges - one of which is that they really don't dominate anything by Search and Adwords. Microsoft is terrified of cannibalizing their existing revenue streams (even if they KNOW someone else will). They are in a snowball fight, it's fun to watch and someone eventually gets one in the face, but it's not deadly. Google will not "kill" Microsoft's dominance in the Enterprise; Microsoft will never be as cool as Google (or the Mac for that matter). And I just wish that each of those companies realize that fact and they continue the snowball fight and never evolve to throwing really dangerous things (like rocks - because they could put out an eye; grenades, because they blow people up; or A-bombs, because they cause WAY too much damage).

So here's what I've got to say about all this - this world is one of abundance, there is enough for everyone out there, supply will always ebb and flow (along with demand) - sometimes causing shortages, sometimes surpluses; and Microsoft & Google are two companies that will around for a long time.

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Office Apps on the Web just got a kick in the shorts.....

I almost missed this one, but Google has announced the availability of Google Apps Enterprise and are actually moving away from their "advertising revenue" model and charging a monthly fee per user of $50 (which is really pretty good, considering for a company of 10, that relates to $500 a year - compare that to the cost of Microsoft Office 2007 [standard edition] @ $399.

I read several posts about how the market for Office Suites (online or off) is not necessarily a price play - there are other considerations, like the actual users, integration with back-office applications or data - all of these are correct (or at least I believe they are correct for the current consumers/users of MSFT Office. Where they have limited or no relevance is for any emerging economy - think Asia (not US, Europe, ANZ, etc.).

If you are Google and you have the cash stores to think beyond next month's payroll requirements, why not think in terms of decades or quarter centuries? Right now, there are two men that own 20% of Google - they are still in their 30's and could conceivably be around for the next 40. That's not true of Microsoft, there's one guy that owns a significant amount of MSFT stock (at about 10%) and he is in his 50's - he could be around for the next 20 years, but there's evidence that he's tiring of the whole thing ( i.e. he gave up the reins of CEO). That's not to say he won't be intimately involved, it's just saying that he's not as involved today as he was a few years ago.

So, if you fast forward just 10 years, you now have an established economy in India, Pakistan and all the former Soviet States (and by way, they are still growing). You have an emerging economy in China and the SE Asia markets. What does the world of technology look like then - what happens when English is not the [primary] language of Business? What happens when Google China works with the Chinese government to "socialize" all the Google applications and the Chinese government decides to charge a "tax" on every citizen to support this initiative, say the equivalent of a $1 a year?

So, all those pundits out there, we who see all, should step back and understand that as little as 10 years ago, most people didn't even know who Google was and could have cared less.

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Update: Cutting the Microsoft Apron Strings (Thinkfree, Google, DesktopTwo)

Just wanted to get an update of a previous blog entry. I've been doing some additional "using" of the Office Productivity apps (that are available online) and I still believe Thinkfree is winning the race - Google Docs & Spreadsheets is pretty good (and there is the power and deep pockets of Google behind it) and really as one of my commenters mentioned, DesktopTwo is really more about a virtual desktop/webtop, not really so much about OPAs.

Testing -
Spent sometime with Google Spreadsheets and really enjoyed the ability to share and collaborate on a spreadsheet. I got two other people working on it at the same time and as someone make changed, it "told" you they were active, then showed the changes. Also, you could use GoogleTalk while working on it. But I believe the best scenario would be have something people around the world work on.

Now, Thinkfree is really creating online applications that provide an easy transition off the MSFT platform. The only gotcha is using these apps with my "work" computer - there is extra security at work, with all sorts of "you can't do that" warnings that pop up. But, working from home or offsite (non-VPN) - these apps work great. I uploaded a few complex spreadsheets and documents - and they showed up and I could work on them. Also, created a presentation with "slide transitions" - once again, much like the MSFT interface/workflow.

zoltandragon said...
Hi, I am a ThinkFree user, and have transferred the editing process of a journal completely to the online application offered by ThinkFree. Before doing that I also tested desktoptwo, writely, and many others - but they are no match for thinkfree. If you look at the word processing applications offered, ThinkFree is far beyond all: it is the sole competitor for Microsoft's Office. If you check out Desktoptwo, you will get a stripped down editor that does not really have more to offer than a tinymce editor - certainly nothing to compare with ThinkFree's full online office support. Oh, one more thing: Desktoptwo uses OpenOffice - a software I have been having a lot of
problems not only in terms of editing options, but also in terms of compatibility.

On DesktopTwo, I got the following comment from an un-named resource, so add a dash of salt will reading....

Anonymous said...
True, but it doesn't appear as if Desktoptwo is focusing on the office prod. apps as much as they are on the desktop itself. I agree that OpenOffice (the suite that's included in Desktoptwo) is not as good as ThinkFree, but Desktoptwo, as a virtual desktop or webtop, is phenomenal. Looks like they created everything but the OpenOffice suite so I wonder if they could port ThinkFree in there instead of OO. That would be great....

So, at the end of the day -- big money may win, Google has a money to burn and lots of resource. But they also have limited focus on anyone particular technology (beyond search). Money covers up lots of "holes" that become huge when the money start getting tight. On the other hand, I value focus - and both Thinkfree and DesktopTwo have focus. Have you ever noticed how a smaller (but extremely focused) group of people can change the world!!

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Google: My new $2B baby

This is not breaking news, just what's going on -- last week, Techcrunch had reported that Google was going to purchase YouTube for approximately $1.6B. Now over the past few weeks, YouTube has come under fire about "copyright" infringement. There have been some big names running to podium (or pushing others off the soap box) to get in their opinion of this issue. And most are saying that YouTube should be shut down, sued, drawn-n-quartered, for allowing copyrighted material to be "shown and or stored" on their site.

Here's my opinion - GET OVER IT!! It doesn't matter. Go talk to anyone below the age of 25 and you'll find out they don't care. The majority don't see material (once broadcast, put in print, pressed to a DVD/CD) as copyrighted. They don't understand the issue and what the big deal is with it. These people have grown up with the internet, open source, copy/paste, etc. -- it's second nature to them.

The question isn't about copyright protection, it's about revenue protection (that's why the laws were enacted in the first place). It's not about getting proper attribution for your work, it's about making money. In my mind, those yelling the loudest are the ones that understand the least about the issue. These companies are tripping over dollars to pick up pennies. Do I believe in intellectual rights (yes I do). Do I believe people should be able to make a living off their creations (yes I do). Do I believe protecting this intellectual property is important (yes I do). Do I believe you can control it by shutting down sites like YouTube (no I don't). Do I have an answer to the problem (not really).

But here's where I diverge from some of the people wanting their pound of flesh from YouTube -- there's a solution, but it's not about shutting down the site, or making YouTube completely responsible for the content. There are plenty of copyrighted videos on YouTube that those copyright owners are happy it's there. It's another channel for new customers.

With all that said, now enter Google (and their stores of cash) - with a big brother like that, YouTube can now get back to provide solutions and not worry so much about spending the next few years in a court of law.

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Cutting the Microsoft Office apron strings (Thinkfree, Google, DesktopTwo)

STOP!
If you've come this far, followed a link from another website (BTW, thanks thinkfree) why not spend a few more seconds and...Leave a comment, read some other stuff on the blog, or go back and signup for an account with thinkfree!!

Taking your everyday applications and moving them to the web has been the goal of some for a decade - the killer app is email, but there are many out there in the Punditude (my word) world that believe collaboration IS the real killer app. Something that allows you to work with others, via online, voice, shared space or applications, video. Regardless, of the real killer app, there is a group of "office" apps online today - ready to be used that allow everyone to cut those Microsoft Office apron strings - here are three solutions (two I've tried, one I will try, soon)...


Thinkfree - so far, one of the better web implementations of office productivity apps (docs, spreads, presentation). These guys allow you to save your work in the "industry standard" - Microsoft dictated file formats (doc, xls, ppt) - or you can do quick edits via the interface without worrying about it. So far, everything works as advertised. I've been able to work on files online, and download, then edit with my MSFT products. Also, you can share your files via a publishable/mailable URL. Pretty slick, good implementation. If I had a rating system, I would give it a 9 out of 10 (but I don't).


Google with Spreadsheets and Writely - Google had the foresight (and the war chest) to buy Writely - an online document creation/editing/sharing application. I like Writely, it's simple and easy to use, some bells and whistles along the way and of course Google behind them to "make it all come together". Google Spreadsheets on the other hand is really not very useful - too simplistic for any type of real spreadsheet user (let alone a power user) - but if you want to add a row of number together, it's great. My rating: Writely 8 of 10, Spreadsheets 3 of 10.



DesktopTwo - this one is really a full replacement for your "personal applications" more than just the office productivity stuff. I don't know more than what I've read, have not signed up for the demo/beta yet - but plan to soon. No rating. (btw, what I've read about it, it seems very sophisticated and may be a big time player, too early to tell).

That's it - 3 solutions - 3 opinions - in 1 blog entry.

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I have the seen the Borg, and it is me...

Google, Google, Google...that's all anyone wants to talk about. It's Marcia vs. Jan Brady all over again. No matter what anyone else does in the marketplace, it's always about Google. Well, I got my invitation for Google Analytics (web page stats, reports, etc.) and I signed up. First of all, I GOT AN INVITATION (I feel like Steve Martin in The Jerk when the new phone books came in - you know the scene).

Well, I can't report anything yet, I just signed up. I just wanted to let everyone know that resistance if futile - and dissimulation does not hurt. I guess I'm the Borg -- go figure.

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"Are you a good witch, or a bad witch" - Glynda

I have to blog about Google and ask the question - are they good or bad? Not in the right or wrong sense, just in the way that most companies usually start out with good intentions, grow (or die, and in that case who cares), and then begin protecting their market position.

Is Google headed in this direction? Most recently, Google has jumped all over Microsoft and IE7 because the default search engine is MS Live - and Google says that is bad for the consumer and have sued Microsoft, trying to force then into providing "choice" for search. Now, we are talking about two megla corporations, with huge stores of cash, money coming in every day - neither is being hounded by bill collectors or threatened with their telephone service is going to be cut off.

So, what is their motivation? Is it really the consumer and choice -- or -- something a less pure, say market perception, competitive pressure, possible that MS LIVE search will actually be good and people won't use Google? Now, what would any business person do (say someone with a market cap half of that of Microsoft's) -- if I had developed a browser and search capabilities (along with anything else I want to put into the browser), wouldn't it make sense for that to be the first choice (and probably come configured with that as the default). Now, if I have this browser and I wanted to be "nice" to my customers, I would provide some way to re-configure MY software to allow SOMEONE Else's search capability. Guess what, Microsoft has done that, and from what I understand, it's fairly easy and painless.

So I ask again, "Are you a good witch or a bad witch" and Google please answer the question honestly - remember, actions speak louder than words (but maybe not as loud as lawsuits).

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"Google - Oh My" - A Link to the AVC blog...

Check this out: http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2006/04/google_oh_my.html

Google IS the market leader - there is no one that can dispute that fact. How do you compete with them -- IMHO, you don't compete (unless you like getting the crap kicked out of you) - you either draft behind and accept their dominance or you look for market white space (areas where Google is either not interested in or do not currently dominate). Google's mission (which does not seem to have changed much - and good for them) is to organize (and present) the world's information. They seem to be accomplishing that mission and making a ton of money doing it.

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It's good to have a War Chest

It must be fun to be Google and have money to purchase companies. Their mode right now it to pick up companies that enhance their current (or future) offerings - but sometimes it appears they have a "eye for cool". Now, I don't know anyone at Google, have no idea what their long-term plan is or will be - and there are plenty of pundits that are beginning to march to the "Google and world domination" tune - but I really have no idea.

I'm going to put some of my ideas on my other blog {blurred} Visionary - so this entry is more about who they've purchase recently...

3/06 - @Last software - SketchUp - 3D CAD type design software
3/06 - Writely - Online word processing document / collaboration
2/06 – Measure - Map Blog Analytics
1/06 – dMarc - Broadcasting Automated Advertising Delivery Platform to Radio Stations
1/06 - Android Mobile Software – Mapping and messaging
7/05 - Akwan Information Technologies Software Development – Latin America R&D hub
5/05 - Dodgeball Mobile Software – Communication features
3/05 - Zipdash Mobile Software – Traffic reports with aid of GPS technology
3/05 - Where2 - Mapping Technology
3/05 - Urchin Software Corporation - Web Analytics
10/04 - Keyhole - Corporation 3D Maps and Satellite Imagery
7/04 - Picasa - Digital Photo Management
4/04 - Ignite Logic - Web Design
9/03 - Katlix Corporation - Personalized and Context Sensitive Search Technology
4/03 - Applied Semantics - Advertising/Enterprise/DNS Solutions
2/03 - Pyra Labs - Blogger

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Good Article about Smart People

OK, there are plenty of people that believe if you have a Wharton or Harvard MBA you are among the smartest people in the world - that may be true, it may not be. There are lots of different ways to evaluate "smart" - I just wanted to point people to another view.

http://www.gladwell.com/2002/2002_07_22_a_talent.htm

Here's another view of the same subject...

http://www.careerjournal.com/hrcenter/weddlesguide/20020812-weddle145.html

Basically, smart is no guarantee of success, riches, happiness, rising to the top, getting published, securing financing for you business, whatever. And getting a bunch of smart people to work on your project (or within your business) may be the worst thing you could do.

I'm going to assume you are smart (you're reading blogs, that's some indication of intelligence), so that takes care of the left side of your brain - but don't forget the left side. Also, don't forget that you need to have people around you that want to help; Don't forget leadership; Don't forget about teamwork; Don't forget about all the big (and little) things that need to get done.

Smart is not the end all to be all - well rounded, will probably take you further.

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Who own it and who can profit from it....

From Wired Magazine...

No Googling Perfect 10's Nudes

Reuters11:00 AM Feb, 22, 2006 EST
Google's image search service violates the copyrights of Perfect 10, an adult magazine and web publisher, by displaying thumbnail-sized photographs, a federal judge has ruled.

However, Google is likely not responsible for displaying the underlying images from Perfect 10's website, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California said in a ruling last week that was made public on Tuesday. The order could effectively bar Google from featuring thumbnail pictures -- small versions of photos that are linked to a bigger version of the same picture -- but not limit Google from linking to actual photos which exist on other websites. The judge accepted that people who click on full-size images from Perfect 10 are not viewing images that Google has stored or served up on its computers but links to other sites. Google argued that its thumbnails constitute fair use.

U.S. District Court Judge A. Howard Matz ordered Google and Perfect 10 to develop a preliminary injunction that reflects both factors. His ruling was issued on Friday and released to the public on Tuesday.

"The court now concludes that Google's creation and display of 'thumbnails' likely do directly infringe P10's (Perfect 10's) copyrights," he wrote in the ruling.

Google expects to appeal an injunction if the judge issues one, said the company's litigation counsel, Michael Kwun, in a statement. "We anticipate that any preliminary injunction will have no effect on the vast majority of image searches, and will affect only searches related to Perfect 10," Kwun said. Perfect 10 plans to appear at a court hearing on Wednesday to seek additional evidence to support its claims against Google, said company attorney Daniel Cooper.
"Everything that we tried to sell for a living, they were displaying for free," Cooper said.
Cooper said Perfect 10 is considering whether to appeal the judge's decision on Google and third-party sites.

Perfect 10 first sued Google and Amazon.com, which runs the A9 internet search engine and uses Google technology, in 2004. Matz said he would issue a separate order for Amazon.
In his ruling, the judge notes the value of Google image searches in simplifying and expediting access to information, but agrees that Google's use of thumbnails makes it a commercial consumer of Perfect 10's images. In particular, the Google-created thumbnails hurt Perfect 10's efforts to sell small images to mobile phone users, the judge ruled.

Beverly Hills, California-based Perfect 10 publishes photos of nude women in a magazine that sells for $7.99 per issue and at a subscription-based website that costs $25.50 per month.

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