"What's clear is that content creators are no longer in control of the content business. That doesn't mean content creators can't make money-- it just means that an increasing portion of every dollar they make will go to Google."

--Publishing 2.0's Scott Karp, explaining why he believes that Google wants to own the business of content--much to detriment of all but the smallest publishers.

Susan sez: Scott links to a MediaPost story that has Google and Yahoo pitching publishers, and much of the rap between the two execs is pretty similar--but I see Google becoming a deleberate--and serial-- disintermediator in a way that underscores Karp's concerns.