'The story he is telling, and its ramifications, is a narrative which is shaping the era in which we live, and at a frightening pace' Telegraph
Googled is candid, authoritative and based on extensive research, including in-house at Google HQ where Ken Auletta had unprecedented access. Auletta reveals how the media industry is being disrupted and redefined and shows how and why the worlds of 'new' and 'old' media often communicate as if residents of different planets.
'The story he is telling, and its ramifications, is a narrative which is shaping the era in which we live, and at a frightening pace' Telegraph
Googled is candid, authoritative and based on extensive research, including in-house at Google HQ where Ken Auletta had unprecedented access. Auletta reveals how the media industry is being disrupted and redefined and shows how and why the worlds of 'new' and 'old' media often communicate as if residents of different planets.
'The story he is telling, and its ramifications, is a narrative which is shaping the era in which we live, and at a frightening pace' TelegraphGoogled is candid, authoritative and based on extensive research, including in-house at Google HQ where Ken Auletta had unprecedented access. He conducted over 150 interviews at Google with the company's founders and executives and also interviewed those in the media who are struggling to keep their heads above water. Crucially, Googled is not just a history or reportage- it's forward-looking. Auletta reveals how the media industry is being disrupted and redefined and shows how and why the worlds of 'new' and 'old' media often communicate as if residents of different planets. Googled is already being hailed as the definitive work on Google and is a crucial roadmap to how media business may be done in the future.
“Compelling”
At last, a book about Google that does not require readers to get in touch with their inner geek. The most important company of the internet era, and the most controversial new media company for a generation has deserved a more accessible account for the general reader. In the hands of Ken Auletta, media writer for The New Yorker magazine, it gets one. Financial Times
Ken Auletta, one of America's best business journalists, has turned his attention on the firm, with particular reference to the challenges it faces ... superbly reported -- John Lanchester Observer
This insightful book reinforces the need for old media ... brilliant The Times
The Economist
The story he is telling, and its ramifications, is a narrative which is shaping the era in which we live, and at a frightening pace Telegraph
Ken Auletta, one of the pre-eminent US-based business journalists of the past thirty years, has written the Annals of Communications column for The New Yorker since 1992. He is the author of ten books, including four US bestsellers- Three Blind Mice- How the TV Networks Lost Their Way; Greed and Glory on Wall Street- The Fall of the House of Lehman and World War 3.0- Microsoft and Its Enemies. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, the agent Amanda Urban.
'Brilliant' The Times 'Compelling' The Economist 'Absorbing' Scotsman In just over a decade, Google has transformed the everyday experience of millions of people and disrupted almost every industry - from advertising, newspapers, television to publishing, everyone has been left reeling. 'Don't be evil' may well be the company's mission statement but when it comes to expansion, takeovers and trying out ideas, Google knows no bounds. But what does the future hold, not only for the company but for the millions of us globally that rely on its search engine? Bestselling author and acclaimed business journalist Ken Auletta has had unprecedented access to Google's founders and executives and Googled is the definitive work on a company that has achieved a near-perfect fusion of business and technology.
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