Comments on: Gap Giveth, Google Taketh http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tom http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132197 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:05:13 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132197 The people most likely to be housed in SF are sales people and maybe a few engineers.

]]> By: Kimo Crossman http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132196 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:14:59 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132196 Bueget Analyst released basically says the EarthLink deal sinks and the city should start over to look at all options.

See PDF
http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/budanalyst/Reports/WiFi/MunicipalWiFiReport_011107.pdf
Or
http://tinyurl.com/yhysne

]]> By: Katie Fehrenbacher http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132195 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:39:26 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132195 JK & Joe Shmoe, We might over do it on Google tracking sometimes, but I thought this was particularly interesting because of 2 points: a lot of the tech/startup community is based in SF, and Google has those SF WiFi plans.

]]> By: Serge http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132194 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:50:45 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132194 With so many busses going to & from SF everyday moving employees, it might actually save them money. Or are they running on those on Used Olive Oil?

]]> By: Max Rubin http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132190 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:43:48 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132190 It is amazing that all of the high profile google projects often lead nowhere yet the little projects which are sheltered along or are purchased from small 3rd parties are often the winners.
Google should remember its history.
It had no marketing or budget so to speak of.
Its better technology was spread by word of mouth against a monolith which thought it was safe in its tracks.
Sound familiar ?

]]> By: Motorcycle Guy http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132191 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:56:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132191 Its funny how everyone talks about everything google does as super positive. I mean to me they’re just another company, I like their search and use it, but just another company. I’d rather have more companies doing innovative things like they have, than just them doing it.

]]> By: Ronald Lewis http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132193 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:58:12 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132193 Considering Google’s focus on technology and the Internet, I am somewhat surprised that they’re investing so much in real estate, when they should be doing more in telework. They’d save a lot more money by doing so, and would probably gain even more work hours from the Googlers.

]]> By: Dal http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132192 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:08:27 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132192 You make a good point in the article if this move is partial to gain the clout needed to push there Metro-Fi plans through. Bring 800 jobs to any city and that will help anyones cases to break through the red tape.

-Dal

]]> By: pete c http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132189 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 08:36:04 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132189 As someone who works/lives in the valley, but have always wanted to live/work in the city, this is very interesting news! I wonder, though, which depts they’d be hiring for.

]]> By: joe shmoe http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132188 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:03:33 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132188 @JK. Totally agree! Om and company really need to get over the Google and Apple fanboyism to keep the blog informative and interesting to read. I dont want to come to the blog only to read that Google has new item on the their dinner menu or how much Om enjoyed the tease of Steve Jobs before he unveiled the iphone!

Rest is great, just make it more focused, informative and objective!

]]> By: JK http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132187 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:42:14 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132187 I know that Google is the every so important to the readers of GigaOM, but do we really need an article about them leasing office space??

]]> By: Ved http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132186 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:28:50 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132186 It seems that commercial rental rate in the city again going to go through the roof.

]]> By: Tony Stubblebine http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132184 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:55:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132184 This is really a bummer for SF based startups. Practically every engineer that I interviewed said that they were trying to escape a south bay commute. Now that Yahoo and Google have SF offices the SF startups are going to have even stiffer competition for hiring.

]]> By: Niall Kennedy http://gigaom.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132185 Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:01:17 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/google-sf-office/#comment-132185 It’s not unusual for advertisers to spread their sales force, but Google SF might not be an engineering location.

Then again at 210,000 square feet they’ll likely diversify.

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