In this strange, strange tale the Davids are the size of companies like Microsoft and Yahoo, rumoured to be discussing an alliance to take on the search leader. The list of detractors is longer than other search providers, though; privacy experts, advertisers, startups, and Hollywood executives are all frustrated with the company for one reason or another. —Who Isn’t Afraid of Google? (Slashdot)

I recently submitted a proposal to give the “con” perspective on a panel about one of Google’s recent innovations. If that panel is accepted, this article will be a good starting place for my research.