Radical Transparency? Not so much

In the middle of another fine piece from Nicholas Carr, here is Radical Transparency at work.

Asked how it uses water and electricity at its sites, Google executive Rhett Weiss said, "We're in a highly competitive industry and, frankly, one or two little pieces of information like that in the hands of our competitors can do us considerable damage. So we can't discuss it."

Link: Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: The real Web 2.0.