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Google Launches a Quarterly Online Magazine

56 points by flardinois 16y ago

chaosmachine 16y ago
Seems a bit weird for Google to name their magazine "Think" when IBM is so well known for that slogan. IBM even sells a book called "Think": http://www.ibm.com/ibm/think/order.shtml http://www.ibm.com/ibm/think/order.shtml
- keiferski 16y ago
  Interestingly Apple used a similar tactic with their "Think Different" slogan, which was hugely successful. The difference, I think, is that Apple was positioning itself against the monolith IBM, hence the "Different". Google is in a similar position today as IBM was back then (in being dominately huge). So maybe naming the magazine "Think Quarterly" makes sense after all.
  - MatthewPhillips 16y ago
    Also, HP is currently using Think Beyond.
    - digitaltothem 16y ago
      I think we can expect even Facebook to start using the word "think". That would be hilarious.
hc5 16y ago
That logo looks a little too much like the new MySpace logo
pyrmont 16y ago
Great example of how much better magazines generally look printed as opposed to put online. The 'physical' copy of the magazine is inviting with attention clearly lavished on each page. The website, although nice, puts the text into a tiny little column with a few pull quotes and is identical for each article. I just wish I could buy a physical copy of the print edition.
- radicaldreamer 16y ago
  Agreed. This should have been either an online only magazine, a physical magazine with online articles, or a tablet app with online articles for browsing on PCs. The problem is that the worst experience is front and center- an on screen emulation of something that's designed to be in print. To make things worse, it's not compatible with tablets.
hsuresh 16y ago
Direct link to the quarterly http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/ http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/
fierarul 16y ago
I wish it had a Kindle .mobi download link: I don't want to instapaper each individual article.
- streety 16y ago
  You can get a complete pdf download at http://issuu.com/thinkquarterly/docs/01-data#download http://issuu.com/thinkquarterly/docs/01-data#download It requires a login though.
herrherr 16y ago
I searched the site for a 'Buy a print version' link until I realised that this is 'just' an online version. The magazine would look wonderful on some heavy, high-gloss paper.

56 points by flardinois 16y ago

Seems a bit weird for Google to name their magazine "Think" when IBM is so well known for that slogan. IBM even sells a book called "Think": http://www.ibm.com/ibm/think/order.shtml http://www.ibm.com/ibm/think/order.shtml

keiferski 16y ago
Interestingly Apple used a similar tactic with their "Think Different" slogan, which was hugely successful. The difference, I think, is that Apple was positioning itself against the monolith IBM, hence the "Different". Google is in a similar position today as IBM was back then (in being dominately huge). So maybe naming the magazine "Think Quarterly" makes sense after all.
- MatthewPhillips 16y ago
  Also, HP is currently using Think Beyond.
  - digitaltothem 16y ago
    I think we can expect even Facebook to start using the word "think". That would be hilarious.

hc5 16y ago

That logo looks a little too much like the new MySpace logo

pyrmont 16y ago

Great example of how much better magazines generally look printed as opposed to put online. The 'physical' copy of the magazine is inviting with attention clearly lavished on each page. The website, although nice, puts the text into a tiny little column with a few pull quotes and is identical for each article. I just wish I could buy a physical copy of the print edition.

radicaldreamer 16y ago
Agreed. This should have been either an online only magazine, a physical magazine with online articles, or a tablet app with online articles for browsing on PCs. The problem is that the worst experience is front and center- an on screen emulation of something that's designed to be in print. To make things worse, it's not compatible with tablets.

hsuresh 16y ago

Direct link to the quarterly http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/ http://thinkquarterly.co.uk/

fierarul 16y ago

I wish it had a Kindle .mobi download link: I don't want to instapaper each individual article.

streety 16y ago
You can get a complete pdf download at http://issuu.com/thinkquarterly/docs/01-data#download http://issuu.com/thinkquarterly/docs/01-data#download It requires a login though.

herrherr 16y ago

I searched the site for a 'Buy a print version' link until I realised that this is 'just' an online version. The magazine would look wonderful on some heavy, high-gloss paper.