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Organizing the world’s information and making it accessible.
by zepto 5y ago
Organizing the world’s information and making it accessible.
- pphysch 5y agoThat is not a metric.
- zepto 5y agoNo but it’s their original mission statement, which is similar to that of the Mundaneum, and Google has failed at it.
- pphysch 5y agoAccording to what metric?
- zepto 5y agoYou can keep asking that question, and it will continue not to add value to the discussions. Google’s metrics are based on increasing ad revenue. It doesn’t take a lot to see how that works against their mission statement.
- hnbad 5y agoInsisting on metrics does not make you more rational, it just makes you more obnoxious. Not every insight requires quantitative metrics to be useful or trustworthy and not every insight based on quantitative metrics is correct or superior: https://mcnamarafallacy.com/ https://mcnamarafallacy.com/
- pphysch 5y ago> Those who are concerned about falling into the trap of the McNamara Fallacy shouldn’t abandon quantitative measurements and metrics. Quantification is a valuable analytic tool, when it’s applied properly.
- zepto 5y ago“…when it’s applied properly.”
- pphysch 5y agoAre you going to make that argument?
- zepto 5y agoI don’t need to. You are the one who quoted it without justification. Feel free to justify yourself. Of course by now we can see multiple people in the comments who think you aren’t applying it properly. As far as I can see you are just using a call for metrics as a lazy dismissal.
- magpi3 5y agoThey failed because it is an impossible goal, but I imagine it is still the main directive of the company. It's okay to reach beyond your grasp.