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What would Google do?

by Jeff Jarvis, Silvia Cobo Juárez · first published 2009

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A bold and vital book that asks and answers the most urgent question of today: What Would Google Do?In a book that's one part prophecy, one part thought experiment, one part manifesto, and one part survival manual, internet impresario and blogging pioneer Jeff Jarvis reverse-engineers Google — the fastest-growing company in history — to discover forty clear and straightforward rules to manage and live by. At the same time, he illuminates the new worldview of the internet generation: how it challenges and destroys, but also opens up vast new opportunities. His findings are counterintuitive, ima

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  • glen · Mar 24, 2009 · Mentions

    …learning management system like Blackboard. What features have stood out to you as particularly helpful? Why? We at www.nixty.com are working on building our own ideal learning platform. I’m reading Jarvis’ What Would Google Do? And figured I’d post the question to HN. As always, thanks for making this a great community and for helping us think through things.

    on “Ask HN: What would an ideal online learning platform look like? ” ↗
  • robryan · Apr 2, 2010 · Critical

    On a semi related note, Jeff Jarvis book What would Google do? put me off pretty much anything else he ever had to say in about 2 or 3 chapters.

    on “Why It’s Stupid to Pay Kim Kardashian $10k for a Tweet” ↗
  • lclaude01 · Apr 29, 2011 · Mentions

    …clean 87.team of rivals 88.the ten faces of innovation 89.the three signs of a miserable job 90.transparency 91.ultrametabolism 92.the wal-mart way 93.the warren buffet way 94.what make an effective executive 95.what would google do? 96.a whole new mind 97.the whuffie factor 98.winning 99.the wisdom of crowds 100.writing down the bones 101.zero 102.the 4 hour work week 103.the 80/20 individual 104.the 80/20 principal

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