Personas of the Top Web Companies

Categories: Web IndustryPosted on July 8th, 2007

Every company has a culture and a market reputation. I’ve got friends at each of these companies (many have been on my Web Strategy show) and I’ve had a chance to talk to them about their culture. It’s amazing how culture can really impact how a website will look.

Here’s my very gross generalizations of these top four web companies:

Google

AOL

MSN

Yahoo

Nothing tells a story better that pictures, feel free to leave your interpretations in the comments.

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Damon Billian

The Yahoo! one struck me as the funniest. Why: Yahoo has a great property, has purchased some awesome companies (Flickr, del.icio.us) & they don't seem to be able to figure out how to integrate them with the brand (I believe some of my earlier comments on your blog reflected some of these concerns). In addition, I am still mystified as to why Yahoo hasn't made more of a play in the social networking/social media space.

AOL: No comment;-)

Google: Always looking out for the next opportunity. Alert & attentive. Their decision to purchase Feedburner was a wise one...

MSN: Possibly ready to attack. Despite Google's strength recently, Microsoft is still a global giant to be reckoned with.

Amie Gillingham

I have nothing more profound to say other than that was frakkin' brilliant! Tongue in cheek, insightful, and nary a LOLcat in sight.

jeremiah_owyang

Thanks Arnie!

jeremiah_owyang

There's a few other reasons why I picked those questions

Damon is close.

Moksh Juneja

Thanks God! for making dogs!

What a analogy! - Apt! Completely Apt!

Google - Completely Alert Watch Dog types. AOL is lazy too, they just launched in India. MSN is feasting on their success, they need to get up and exercise. Yahoo is running behind their own behind, tom-tomming and basking in the glory.

jeremiah_owyang

Moksh

Great interpretation! Bravo!

Matt

That's great, awesome interpretation.

Daksh

Google - As Moksh said alert to Youtubes, Bloggers. Always on the button.

AOL - Sleeping giant the day it wakes up it would create waves but god knows when :)

Yahoo- Bit your own tail, cut the tree on which you're sitting so confused, so unsure.