WIKIPEDIA VS. GOOGLE:
In the April 2007 issue of Fast Company www.fastcompany.com , the feature article is about Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia www.wikipedia.org , and his intention to take on the Google search engine www.google.com with his Search Wikia, www.search.wikia.com , modeled along the lines of Wikipedia.
GOOGLE vs. AMAZON:
In the March 24th Economist newspaper www.economist.com , in an article titled "Not bound by anything", the author discusses Google's progress in digitizing books. According to the article, it is estimated that Google is scanning in 10 million books per year. The total number of books in print is estimated to be about 65 million. The article describes Google's effort, "in scale and ambition, [as] off the charts" compared to Amazon's www.amazon.com .
It's impossible to predict which of these powerful Internet giants will emerge as the leader in those areas, but without a doubt the BIG WINNERS are going to be all of us users as they each try to provide the most remarkable services in the world!
If I had to place a bet, it would be on Google, but I'm cheering them all on.
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