[BC] Re: Google moving away from radio

[Gary Zocolo]

My experience with Scott Studios and now Maestro began pre-Google and runs 
continuously up to now. Google has been very good with support and seems to 
have organized the knowledge base in a very helpful way. There was a day I 
would hope to get a support return call the same day....almost always these 
days, I do not have to wait for a return call, they usually put me through 
to someone when I call.  I think the Google experience with large 
enterprises has enabled them to offer outstanding support for their software 
products at least for the radio digital audio delivery platforms. It has 
been good on my 2 acres in radioland.

I do not think that radio is that far removed from the business of the 
internet. We are both vessels of information and entertainment. Radio and 
newspapers enjoyed a symbiotic golden age. If you don't think Google is 
worthy of broadcast holdings, You should consider that other non related 
businesses were responsible for many of the innovations at the early 
stations....after all, WLS stands for Worlds Largest Store...of course Sears 
wanted to sell radios....there were many other businesses too, from 
insurance companies to battery manufacturers. We have a history of 
relationships with dissimilar businesses.

Gary Zocolo
Cleveland

change is the only thing that is certain

 > I agree. I don't see "the sky is falling" there, either.
>
> In fact, my first reaction to Google buying Scott Studios was, "WHAT?!?!
> They;re an *Internet* company, not Broadcasters!"
>
> So I guess someone there realizes this, now. ;)
>
> Willie...