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June 30, 2005

That’s Why They Call It Beta

Posted by Susan Esparza on 06/30/2005 @ 11:15 am | Comments Off

Not 24 hours after putting it up, Google Earth’s download page is closed and there doesn’t seem to be anyway around it, even bit torrent fails. CNet reports that Google said they’d always planned to limit the number of initial downloads but to me that decision seems apocryphal.

As if that wasn’t enough, it’s a tempest in a teapot compared to what Nathan at Inside Google points out this morning. He calls it the Worst Copyright Violation Ever and it’s hard to disagree. Full length movies, tv shows and other copyrighted materials available through the new Google Video service.

Thing must be interesting in Google HQ this morning.

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Susan Esparza is the Senior Editor at Bruce Clay, Inc. She joined the company in November 2004 and has written extensively for clients and internal publications. Search Engine Optimization All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies by Bruce Clay and Susan Esparza, is available now. She also knows where the knives and forks go in a buffet line. The latter makes her invaluable to Bruce Clay, Inc.

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