As an intern at Google back 7 years ago, a fairly senior developer that I liked working with told me something that really stuck with me: "Google found a hose t

As an intern at Google back 7 years ago, a fairly senior developer that I liked working with told me something that really stuck with me: "Google found a hose that money pours out of, and it's called Online Advertising. All that we do now is try to make that hose work better, and try to find another hose." I think the premise of this article is that Google's money hose is drying up and it seems they may not have found another hose.