What Is The Eric Schmidt Google Era? (Video) – AllThingsD. The Top 10 Things Eric Schmidt Revealed At D9. Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt just finished being interviewed at the D Conference by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, and there were a number of interesting revelations that came out.
I thought a list of highlights was in order. The highlights below are roughly listed in the order they came up during the interview, rather being in order of what I think are most important. Anything quoted is the quote as best I caught it. Schmidt Says Google’s Social Networking Problem Is His Fault – AllThingsD. Google tried very hard to be Facebook’s search partner, but in the end the social networking phenomenon opted for an alliance with Microsoft.
Now, Google chairman Eric Schmidt calls Facebook one of the “Gang of Four” technology companies that are simultaneously growing faster than ever before: Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple (no Microsoft). Is Facebook’s success a threat to Google’s business?