techdirt: german publishers go after google; apparently very confused about how the internet works.

“yet the publishers he represents had all of the advantages in the world. they were local. google was not. they had been around for many more years than google. they had brand recognition and loyalty that google did not. furhmann (sic!) is basically admitting what a colossal failure the companies he represents have been. they failed to capitalize on a huge opportunity. and now, when google sends them traffic, they are still failing to use that traffic wisely. and then they blame google for it? wow.”