Not content to lease data from others who have satellites, Google today launched its own satellite into space. Via BeetTv, thanks Andy.
Talk about web meets world….this is yet another indicator of the integration of virtual and physical. And it brings Google one step closer to what I think could be the company’s Waterloo – a viral meme that Google is sensing too much, knows too much, and is too powerful. It may not be rational, but no one ever accused humans of being entirely rational.
Update: Apparently Google does not own the satellite, just the data….