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Re: Google One Today

#31

Post by nodata »

jimktrains2 wrote: post #30
MichaelGG wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2% for all the fraud management seems like a fairly good deal all around.

Processors, issuers, and banks don't do fraud management for the merchant by default (though some banks may do it for the card holder). They _can_ do _some_ fraud management for merchants, but it costs an arm-and-a-leg.

> How quaint. You think processors, issuers, and banks do fraud management for the merchant. Sure, they _can_ do _some_ stuff, but it costs an arm-and-a-leg.

Don't be a condescending dick, please.

Re: Google One Today

#32

Post by dalore »

tomasien wrote: post #18
cyanbane wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whats the harm in shipping both? I love that Google is doing this, and I hope all the best for people that benefit from it, but the term "Google" is not synonymous with _charity_ for me personally. Get your app out there with some official branding from respectable charities ("certified by the red cross etc") and I would DL yours just as quick as I would DL something similar from Google.

Read my subsequent comment. Maybe I should make it an edit because it's really important, but I don't ACTUALLY give a shit, and in fact am actually really happy to see Google seeing the same opportunity as me and my partners/clients. They actually ARE synonymous with charity and have a much, vastly grander vision. I actually hope very strongly to reach out to Google to partner on what they're doing once we go live.

One way to look at is is that they validated your idea.

Re: Google One Today

#33

Post by fijal »

VikingCoder wrote: post #9
tomasien wrote: post #5

Have you ever been working on something then had some huge company just go ahead and release exactly what you're building? Yeah, um, that totally didn't just happen to me.

Contact the team. Ask for a job. No, seriously.

i'm impressed with your belief in google. You can't just do it. It's a giant institution with rules and hiring process is formal and can't be done by the team.

Re: Google One Today

#35

Post by tomasien »

dalore wrote: post #32
tomasien wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Read my subsequent comment. Maybe I should make it an edit because it's really important, but I don't ACTUALLY give a shit, and in fact am actually really happy to see Google seeing the same opportunity as me and my partners/clients. They actually ARE synonymous with charity and have a much, vastly grander vision. I actually hope very strongly to reach out to Google to partner on what they're doing once we go live.

One way to look at is is that they validated your idea.

Agreed

Re: Google One Today

#36

Post by VikingCoder »

fijal wrote: post #33
VikingCoder wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Contact the team. Ask for a job. No, seriously.

i'm impressed with your belief in google. You can't just do it. It's a giant institution with rules and hiring process is formal and can't be done by the team.

There are at least two ways to get hired at Google:

* Apply blind

* Work on something fascinating, and have someone on the inside want to hire you

The second one is normally acquisitions, but it's how researchers often get hired away from universities as well.

I'm not saying it's likely for someone to get hired the second way, but it is possible.

Re: Google One Today

#37

Post by jimktrains2 »

nodata wrote: post #31
jimktrains2 wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Processors, issuers, and banks don't do fraud management for the merchant by default (though some banks may do it for the card holder). They _can_ do _some_ fraud management for merchants, but it costs an arm-and-a-leg.

> How quaint. You think processors, issuers, and banks do fraud management for the merchant. Sure, they _can_ do _some_ stuff, but it costs an arm-and-a-leg. Don't be a condescending dick, please.

Sorry. Old peeve of mine with people thinking the CC network does more than it does.

Re: Google One Today

#38

Post by Samuel_Michon »

tomasien wrote: post #5

Have you ever been working on something then had some huge company just go ahead and release exactly what you're building? Yeah, um, that totally didn't just happen to me.

Release it anyway. There’s no telling how long this Google service will be around. Also, they haven’t really launched: it’s an invite-only Android app, only available in the US.

Re: Google One Today

#39

Post by Samuel_Michon »

pavs wrote: post #24
jeffdavis wrote: post #16

What do they do to prevent fraudulent charities? E.g. a "save the seals" campaign that spends all its money on lavish salaries and helps one seal a year? People paying only one dollar are unlikely to do much research.

From: http://www.google.com/onetoday/faq.html How you find the nonprofits featured on One Today? All the nonprofits on One Today are members of Google for Nonprofits. http://www.google.com/nonprofits/

Following that logic, if I open a Google Apps for Business account that must mean I run a honest and ethical company.

To become a 'member' of Google for Nonprofits, non-profits only need to show that they hold current 501(c)(3) status. That's a pretty weak filter.

Re: Google One Today

#40

Post by MichaelGG »

jimktrains2 wrote: post #30
MichaelGG wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

2% for all the fraud management seems like a fairly good deal all around.

Processors, issuers, and banks don't do fraud management for the merchant by default (though some banks may do it for the card holder). They _can_ do _some_ fraud management for merchants, but it costs an arm-and-a-leg.

Even if it's for the customer, it's still a very good deal.
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