http://sketharaman.com/blog/2010/02/08/the-downside-of-generic-brands/ Personal Blog of Ketharaman Swaminathan Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:37:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://sketharaman.com/blog/2010/02/08/the-downside-of-generic-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-11698 Rajeev Jog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:18:50 +0000 http://sketharaman.com/blog/?p=528#comment-11698 Either the reference citation was incorrect (i.e. generically mentioned Google rather than citing the actual product and/or Google's own published research related to Google Gadgets), or, this reflects somewhat poorly on the referees. Google's research staff is very well respected in the Computer Science field and outside of academia is one of the largest employers of CS PhDs. For the referees to only regard Google as a search engine shows a lack of awareness of the current state of the art. Either the reference citation was incorrect (i.e. generically mentioned Google rather than citing the actual product and/or Google’s own published research related to Google Gadgets), or, this reflects somewhat poorly on the referees. Google’s research staff is very well respected in the Computer Science field and outside of academia is one of the largest employers of CS PhDs. For the referees to only regard Google as a search engine shows a lack of awareness of the current state of the art.

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