Beyond Google

This isn’t new, but it’s new for us. A 1986 TV clip of a then thirtyish year old Eric Schmidt that is just amazing. The awkward smiles and huge glasses say a lot about the era as well as the nerd cred of Google’s CEO. Today’s too cool for school hipster engineers living in lofts in San Francisco and spending more time grooming than coding should be ashamed of themselves. Just two years later, though, Schmidt had his act together, and looked significantly more like an exec than a nerd. That’s...Read Full Story

Just imagine how much you’d get done is a post from: MarshalSandler.com …if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work. We must be talented, powerful and resilient creatures indeed given how much we manage to produce despite the constant undercutting, ridicule and needless censorship we aim at ourselves. GHTime Code(s): nc nc number of view: 13Retweet this post Related Posts Why I’m Keeping Facebook a Friends-Only Affair | Image via CrunchBase This is a well crafted Article on...Read Full Story

Google Inc.'s success has left the Internet search leader sitting on a pile of cash — $22 billion at the end of September. Executives say they are ready to spend more money to take advantage of what they believe will be even better days ahead.That will include buying other companies, although perhaps not on the scale of Google's $1.76 billion acquisition of YouTube in 2006 or $3.2 billion purchase of DoubleClick last year. Google CEO Eric Schmidt provided some insights into his thinking...Read Full Story

ERIC SCHMIDT ON WHERE GOOGLE IS HEADED The news on Aug. 3 that Google CEO Eric Schmidt was resigning from the board of Apple took many by surprise. For others in Silicon Valley and on Wall Street, the question wasn't why--but why it took so long. The Federal Trade Commission has been casting a quizzical eye on Schmidt's role as an Apple director, and the two companies seem to be on a competitive collision course. Schmidt was unavailable to talk about his decision, but extensive and...Read Full Story

Watching this youtube video, makes me want to sing Peter Griffin’s rendition of the Bird is the Word, only slightly modified — cause you know… The Nerd, the nerd, the nerd is the word, the nerd nerd nerd, nerd is the word… Seriously though, to all you nerds out there in high school, getting teased because of your pocket protectors, just think of poor little Eric Schmidt the CEO of Google, and just remember that someday you will be their bosses, and call the shots. This is a video of Eric...Read Full Story

APPLE: ADIOS, ERIC On Aug. 3, Google CEO Eric Schmidt did what many think he should have done long before: resign from Apple's board. Google's Chrome Web browser competes with Apple's Safari. Google also aims for its Android software to power a range of gadgets to vie with the iPhone, and for PC-like devices based on its not-yet-completed Chrome OS to rival Macs. These aren't minor board matters that could be resolved with Schmidt slipping out to get a cup of coffee. In fact, his exit came...Read Full Story

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has resigned from Apple's board of directors.Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs said Schmidt would have had to recuse himself from large portions of the company's board meetings. That's because Google Inc. is entering more of Apple's core businesses, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer and gadget maker said.Schmidt had been on Apple's board since August 2006. His resignation comes as the Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Google's common ties with Apple might...Read Full Story