Comments on: Google SA — nothing to blog about http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/ Mon, 21 May 2012 18:46:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: flooted http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25910 flooted Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:27:51 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25910 Active their international brand may be lately setting up for the world cup... But the local google.co.za : the servers are slow and there's, you get a third the services there in other countries and in terms of monetisation there's still no context adds to speak of. Please close google.co.za and redirect us to google.com Active their international brand may be lately setting up for the world cup… But the local google.co.za : the servers are slow and there’s, you get a third the services there in other countries and in terms of monetisation there’s still no context adds to speak of. Please close google.co.za and redirect us to google.com

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]]> By: Arthur Charles Van Wyk http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25905 Arthur Charles Van Wyk Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:50:04 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25905 Seth Godin relays walking in Time Square with a Google tshirt on and a street vendor selling oranges stops him to ask if he works at Google. The lady was overexcited and told him she loves Google. Google is her friend. This is a lady selling oranges.. I believe this was the direct result of the way Google engages people. Google hasn't even tried to reach out to anybody locally.. the brand is still pretty much something that ONLY hyperconnecteds KNOW and interact with. How does the biggest company in the world NOT claim its turf by "spreading" the brand thick on the minds of current and prospective users? Seth Godin relays walking in Time Square with a Google tshirt on and a street vendor selling oranges stops him to ask if he works at Google. The lady was overexcited and told him she loves Google. Google is her friend. This is a lady selling oranges..

I believe this was the direct result of the way Google engages people.

Google hasn’t even tried to reach out to anybody locally.. the brand is still pretty much something that ONLY hyperconnecteds KNOW and interact with.

How does the biggest company in the world NOT claim its turf by “spreading” the brand thick on the minds of current and prospective users?

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]]> By: Cape Town tours http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25904 Cape Town tours Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:11:10 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25904 Google has been very active on African soil, the last couple of months. Amongst other Google Maps and Google Streetview. Have you spotted the Google cars and cameras yet? Google has been very active on African soil, the last couple of months. Amongst other Google Maps and Google Streetview. Have you spotted the Google cars and cameras yet?

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]]> By: Andy Hadfield http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25017 Andy Hadfield Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:37:12 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25017 @Joy Fair enough... But what better way to hit sales targets than to buddy up with big corporates and make them feel like Google really cares about you... (Sounds like an ad!) @Joy Fair enough… But what better way to hit sales targets than to buddy up with big corporates and make them feel like Google really cares about you… (Sounds like an ad!)

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]]> By: Joy-Mari http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25015 Joy-Mari Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:21:24 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25015 But Andy, this is Google. It's not an exclusive company, or wants to portray itself as inclusive. Why have 'exclusive' and 'personal' events in Jozi and in Jozi only? But Andy, this is Google. It’s not an exclusive company, or wants to portray itself as inclusive. Why have ‘exclusive’ and ‘personal’ events in Jozi and in Jozi only?

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]]> By: Andy Hadfield http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25013 Andy Hadfield Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:01:04 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25013 Invisible in SA, or just getting set up. I happen to have been to quite a few Google events in JHB. All small, exclusive, well catered and personal. Even the biggest company in the world might take a while to get a local office setup. 432 subscribers to the blog. That's basically every geek in CT/Jozi. That's still very much under the radar in my books. Enough sucking up. :) Invisible in SA, or just getting set up. I happen to have been to quite a few Google events in JHB. All small, exclusive, well catered and personal. Even the biggest company in the world might take a while to get a local office setup.

432 subscribers to the blog. That’s basically every geek in CT/Jozi.

That’s still very much under the radar in my books.

Enough sucking up. :)

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]]> By: arthur c. van wyk http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25011 arthur c. van wyk Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:16:50 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-25011 There are people that would do anything to be in Stafford Masie's shoes right now. People with ideas, skills, contacts and everything else required to turn Google SA into a household name. I happen to be one of them. I cannot believe HQ would actually allow the brand to take the nosedive it has. There are people that would do anything to be in Stafford Masie’s shoes right now. People with ideas, skills, contacts and everything else required to turn Google SA into a household name.
I happen to be one of them. I cannot believe HQ would actually allow the brand to take the nosedive it has.

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]]> By: flooted http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-24996 flooted Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:01:50 +0000 http://www.techleader.co.za/stevesong/2008/09/29/google-sa-nothing-to-blog-about/#comment-24996 well it's to be expected I suppose. Google SA has few of the services provided in Europe, US, Australia, NZ, etc. There are no maps, no streetview, no shopping, not much of anything really. I wish they could show just a little initiative because for such a large company they are basically invisible in SA.... Time to commit to making it great or pack it and redirect us to google.com well it’s to be expected I suppose. Google SA has few of the services provided in Europe, US, Australia, NZ, etc. There are no maps, no streetview, no shopping, not much of anything really. I wish they could show just a little initiative because for such a large company they are basically invisible in SA…. Time to commit to making it great or pack it and redirect us to google.com

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