Here's the clickable link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/my-little-google-how-big-fast-and-spooky-youve-grown/article1738853/

and a piece from Valleywag reporting that Google could annually lose $900 million or so due to search results popping up "way too slow":  http://gawker.com/5655035/why-google-is-on-crack-slowing-down-costs-900-million

I think those of us in the industry are more attuned the Google's creepiness, and have been for a few years now, actually. The question is, Does Joe User also feel that Google is getting creepy? And judging from some of the media articles (like this one), I think that attitude is getting started. And I don't think Eric Schmidt's comments lately are helping at all.

I'll be interested to see the public's response to Google TV. How many people will bring Google in to their living rooms?

@MattMcGee. Well said!

The thing is Google will continue to test the limits just because it can and people cant do anything about it until they step up. Google is a major part of my internet marketing campaign and personally, even though I know that it is testing the limits, I purposefully choose to turn a blind eye because they are critical for my efforts. Google knows this too. Also, with the gov't in it's pocket, and the fact that they are THE major internet powerhouse, Google will go unchecked. This can definitely be defined as a love-hate relationship.

I read somewhere that Google has more pernoal data than has ever been amassed in the History of the World.

And if you think about it they do

What you search for

The Websites you visit

Google Maps (a photo of your house)

and on and on