Who's Afraid of Google? Everyone.

Kevin Kelleher writes:  "... Of course, Google has always wanted to be more than a search engine. Even in the early days, its ultimate goal was extravagant: to organize the world's information. High-minded as that sounds, Google's ever-expanding agenda has put it on a collision course with nearly every company in the information technology industry: Amazon.com, Comcast, eBay, Yahoo!, even Microsoft. ...¶... VIDEO  Today, Google Video is a motley mix: clips of monkeys performing karate and robot dogs attacking iguanas. Tomorrow? No one knows, but everyone is worried.  ¶  Who's threatened: Comcast and other cable providers, Yahoo!, TV networks that still shun the Net  ¶  Signs of panic: Comcast wants to be the Google of television. Yahoo! bristles at any mention of Google Video. Networks were stunned to find Google compiling a database of their programs.  ¶  Reality check: Google Video is up and running. The question is, How much content can it attract - or pay for - to fill the database. Watch for a strategic acquisition, even something big. TiVo? ..."  Link:  Wired.  Thanks to David Brugger for the tip.  --Dennis