{"id":405,"date":"2024-04-24T15:18:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-search-urgency-growth-slows-439874\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:18:25","slug":"google-search-urgency-growth-slows-439874","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/google-search-urgency-growth-slows-439874\/","title":{"rendered":"Head of Google Search demands urgency as growth slows"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prabhakar Raghavan, the head of Google Search, expects his team to move more quickly and in different directions as part of a new “cost” and “operating reality.” <\/p>\n
That’s according to audio of Raghavan speaking during a Google all-hands meeting, obtained and reported on first by CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n A new reality.<\/strong> Google has been cutting costs and staff over the past year. Raghavan painted a fairly bleak outlook of Google – essentially saying that the “good old days” are long gone:<\/p>\n Challenges.<\/strong> Google is under attack on many fronts. Some of those Raghavan highlighted:<\/p>\n Go faster.<\/strong> Raghavan told his team to “meet this moment” and “act with urgency,” adding:<\/p>\n Twitch, or twitchiness, refers to an athlete’s ability to quickly or explosively move their body in different directions during high-intensity or physical sports.<\/p>\n Why we care.<\/strong> Google Search has received much criticism in recent years – with a great deal of it coming under Raghavan’s leadership. Many believe we are seeing the inevitable enshittification of Google, where Google puts profit above everything, including its users. Fittingly, Raghavan referred to Google’s advertising business as “the envy of the world.”<\/p>\n Velocity and focus.<\/strong> In response to the leaked audio of the all-hands meeting, a Google spokesperson told CNBC: <\/p>\n About Raghavan.<\/strong> He is a senior vice president at Google, responsible for Google Search, Ads and many other Google products. Raghavan was promoted to his position in June 2020<\/a>. Prior to joining Google, he was at Yahoo from 2005 to 2012, a period during which Google ascended and Yahoo declined rapidly.<\/p>\n Prabhakar Raghavan, the head of Google Search, expects his team to move more quickly and in different directions as part of a new “cost” and “operating reality.” That’s according to audio of Raghavan speaking during a Google all-hands meeting, obtained and reported on first by CNBC. A new reality. Google has been cutting costs and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[18],"class_list":{"0":"post-405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seo","8":"tag-seo"},"yoast_head":"\n\n
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