> They're a startup, and this was a problem which was either going to kill them or be surmounted quickly. Naturally, they surmounted it quickly.
Google laid out a clear plan of action for them. Is it hard to believe they finished it quickly?
Yeah, most of the other sites I refer to were also start-ups by almost any definition.
They did not quite finish their action plan. They got away on reasonable doubt.
This is the first time I am seeing this defense considered by Google.
I willing to bet any other non-vc funded bootstrapped start-up would never be afforded this consideration by Google.
This rant is not a judgement on Rap Genius, I am actually glad they maneuvered around this.
I am judging Google.
They have killed other start-ups for reasons such as other sites farming and duplication their content more vehemently. Reasonable doubt has never been considered for anybody else and most likely will never be hence forth.
I just want to add that this attitude doesn't even reflect poorly solely on Google Search. Adsense is another product that if you get kicked out of, you have zero recourse.
What about that gmail fiasco a few months ago? Users got blocked out of G services for not providing their real names and had no recourse to get their data for several weeks/months.
Just goes to show that in several cases it's not what you know but who you know.
They did not quite finish their action plan. They got away on reasonable doubt.
This is the first time I am seeing this defense considered by Google.
I willing to bet any other non-vc funded bootstrapped start-up would never be afforded this consideration by Google.
This rant is not a judgement on Rap Genius, I am actually glad they maneuvered around this.
I am judging Google.
They have killed other start-ups for reasons such as other sites farming and duplication their content more vehemently. Reasonable doubt has never been considered for anybody else and most likely will never be hence forth.