reseller - 7:55 pm on Aug 16, 2005 (gmt 0)

Folks!

Please. We are not talking about malls and widgets here. We are talking about a corporate publicly annonced mission.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

[google.com...]

Now let me ask you this simple question. Do you believe that Google is organizing or attempting to controlling the world´s information?

And for the sake of further discussion, allow me to recall the difference:

organize

# To put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole.
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1. To arrange in a coherent form; systematize: organized her thoughts before speaking.
2. To arrange in a desired pattern or structure: “The painting is organized about a young reaper enjoying his noonday rest” (William Carlos Williams).

# To arrange systematically for harmonious or united action: organize a strike.

control

1. To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct. See Synonyms at conduct.
2. To adjust to a requirement; regulate: controlled trading on the stock market; controls the flow of water.
3. To hold in restraint; check: struggled to control my temper.
4. To reduce or prevent the spread of: control insects; controlled the fire by dousing it with water.
5.
1. To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
2. To verify (an account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.