Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, explains on an interview to cnbc that as far as Google is concerned, it doesn't really matter what people do online, as long as they are online.
It seems that Google is benefited from any significant venture which directs people to spend time on the internet, as they eventually get to use Google's search engine, or Google's browser (chrome), or some other product of theirs. One has to admit that this sounds logical, and if true, would make the internet a competition space which is not a zero-sum game, unlike other realms of Information Technology.
It is a little harder to believe that notion, remembering the efforts Google displayed, pushing forward Google Buzz, and other indications of Google's awareness of Facebook's presence as a serious competitor in Online Advertising, Google's main source of income.
So, is the internet a zero-sum game, or have we entered a new era ?
Time will tell.
Personally, I am very suspicious of any claims regarding "a new economy".
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