Google X: Leveraging data and algorithms for self-driving cars
Is Google X going to win in the self-driving car space? Are Waze and Google Maps their secret weapons? How does Google X's Waymo project leverage the power of data and analytics?
Google Maps – the most expansive data machine
Over the years Google Maps have collected Billion of bytes of data to map the entire world. Increasing penetration of GPS-enabled smartphone has fueled Google’s appetite for data even further and it is putting all that data to good use.
People analytics at Google: using data to make Google a great place to work
Google applies its data and analytical rigor to a new domain: workforce management.
Waze: “Help[ing] people create local driving communities that work together to improve the quality of everyone’s daily driving”
The mission statement of Waze, founded in Israel in 2009, is to “help people create local driving communities that work together to improve the quality of everyone's daily driving”. By updating maps in real time with crowdsourced information from drivers, Waze provides its users with “the best route, every day, with real-time help from other drivers”.
Quora – Crowdsourcing human knowledge
How Quora become the #140 most visited website in the world by leveraging human instincts around helping others and getting recognized.
Google’s Chromecast: Masters of Scale
How the Chromecast captured an estimated 22% market share of OTT streaming devices in under three years.
Google Maps Doubles Down on Network Effects to Stave Off Formidable Competition
Google Maps has evolved into a platform boasting powerful direct and indirect network effects.
Can a platform, once lost, regain its power?
rise and fall of a mobile application market in South Korea
Building an Integrated Digital Travel Platform: TripAdvisor vs. Google
TripAdvisor and Google Trips are battling to help you plan and book your entire travel experience – who will win in this battle between the small-sized incumbent TripAdvisor and the mega-sized disruptor Google.
Nest: Falling Into The Chasm
Nest, thought of as being on the forefront of the Smart Home, has been struggling to cross the chasm and gain mass consumer adoption. Can the company rethink its strategy to deliver consumer value?