> Google has some incentive to be more active in fixing the problem there
That's exactly how I feel too. Though the incentive for google is very unclear, the lack of clarity is explored further below.
> You have the causality wrong. Rap Genius has Andreessen Horowitz because Rap Genius is special.
Not saying Rap Genius is not a special lyrics start-up. Not even saying that it would not have been a good candidate for any VC financing them.
Though, Definitely saying that the special case leniency shown by Google sure make it seem like having Andreessen Horowitz is the only thing different between Rap Genius and scores of sites before with this and similar situations.
> In this case, the user experience for a Google user is worse when Rap Genius is removed.
And its not when other good sources are removed because they were link bombed or their content was scraped more than their competitors?
> Rap Genius was cooperative
Find me one person in their situation who would not be. It was to either co-operate or die.
> Rap Genius was technically competent
How?
> Aside from their "rapper swag persona", genuinely nice guys.
I am judging Google.
I have nothing against Rap Genius founders, nor their "rapper swag persona" and I'll believe you when you say the are nice guys.
That's exactly how I feel too. Though the incentive for google is very unclear, the lack of clarity is explored further below.
> You have the causality wrong. Rap Genius has Andreessen Horowitz because Rap Genius is special.
Not saying Rap Genius is not a special lyrics start-up. Not even saying that it would not have been a good candidate for any VC financing them.
Though, Definitely saying that the special case leniency shown by Google sure make it seem like having Andreessen Horowitz is the only thing different between Rap Genius and scores of sites before with this and similar situations.
> In this case, the user experience for a Google user is worse when Rap Genius is removed.
And its not when other good sources are removed because they were link bombed or their content was scraped more than their competitors?
> Rap Genius was cooperative
Find me one person in their situation who would not be. It was to either co-operate or die.
> Rap Genius was technically competent
How?
> Aside from their "rapper swag persona", genuinely nice guys.
I am judging Google.
I have nothing against Rap Genius founders, nor their "rapper swag persona" and I'll believe you when you say the are nice guys.