Apparently Ken Auletta dares, and with very precise and detailed observations on the company's weaknesses, contradictions, and lack of human touch. It wasn't a negative talk, but well balanced, and based on deep analysis, citing actual conversations with the founders and top management. He was introduced by Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, who also mentioned how detailed Ken was in his research and reporting.

I'm the kind of person who constantly needs intellectual stimulation. I always need to have a major mental adventure going on in my life. The more the adventure requires me to learn and discover new things, the better.

As part of Google's series "Authors@Google", the CEO Eric Schmidt has recorded an interview with Don Tapscott the coauthor of "Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration