I don't think people want to hate Google; I just think they're attracted by the controversy. It's like the faster-than-light neutrinos. People weren't interested because they hate Einstein, but because it's some apparently new information that contradicts what they previously thought to be true.
I'm interested simply because Google seems highly influential in the new-school tech sector management. These collections of anecdotes feed into the folklore wisdom held by managers.
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I don't think people want to hate Google; I just think they're attracted by the controversy. It's like the faster-than-light neutrinos. People weren't interested because they hate Einstein, but because it's some apparently new information that contradicts what they previously thought to be true.
I'm interested simply because Google seems highly influential in the new-school tech sector management. These collections of anecdotes feed into the folklore wisdom held by managers.
C.f. "Why are manholes round?"
Interestingly, Microsoft was actually one of the more prolific early-adopters of these techniques, back when PageRank was just a gleam in Larry's eye.
http://www.amazon.com/Would-Move-Mount-Microsofts-Puzzle/dp/...