Randall E. Stross
Author of Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know
About the Author
Randall Stross is professor of business at San Jose State University.
Works by Randall E. Stross
Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know (2008) 338 copies, 25 reviews
The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World (2007) 307 copies, 9 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Stross, Randall Elliott
- Other names
- Stross, Randall E.
- Birthdate
- 1954
- Gender
- male
- Places of residence
- Menlo Park, California, USA
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Reviews
A contrarian view point of Edison for me. Have always read/heard effusive praises or he being a cunning shrewd businessmen villain. This book throws a different light on the personality of Edison. I also got to know the snapshot view on the progress of technology and inventions in the late 19th and early 20th century.
A nice read. Nothing major here, but I gave it 4 stars instead of 3 because it changed the way I view Google as a company.
We tend to think of Google as the engine that took over the Internet, but this book presents a clear case that Google is not the evil giant it appears. Not pulling punches, the author disucsses both the benefits and the problems of Googles plans to organize everything we know. A MUST read for our profession!
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Statistics
- Works
- 10
- Members
- 1,122
- Popularity
- #22,906
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 34
- ISBNs
- 56
- Languages
- 5
Google is a Big Deal, and even though there's not much more to say then "we really should be keeping an eye on these folks," this book is valuable.
Also, it'll probably be completely irrelevant in six months.… (more)