An apparent Google bomb aimed at the Church of Scientology is just a part of all-out ideological (holy?) war perpetrated by a group called "Anonymous." The rest of the digital war has been carried out via social media as a highly organized and carefully orchestrated Internet campaign that’s getting the group a lot of attention.
GPhone Rumor “Confirmed” Again
The ‘yes it’s here’, ‘no it isn’t’, ‘yes it is’ tennis match of rumors about a Google-powered mobile phone have been entertaining to watch, as yet another source swears on the immaculate souls of Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn souls that the GPhone is alive and on the way.
MySpace Acquires Photobucket – Now Confirmed
Although the deal has yet to be confirmed by either party, it appears that MySpace did, in fact, acquire Photobucket. And although the figure $300 million has been mentioned, the terms of the arrangement (assuming such an arrangement exists) remain unknown.
Google Phone Confirmed
Google is working on a mobile phone, a Google executive confirmed, but you may not see it in the States.
It would, after all, steal some Apple thunder, and Schmidt and Jobs are billionaire buddies.
Engadget reports that Isabel Aguilera, a Googler heading up things on the Iberian Peninsula, said there is a Google phone being developed, but are intended for the the markets in developing nations.
Zune Phone Confirmed, Could Launch Before iPhone
Last week, Engadget reported that sources close to Microsoft had passed along information about a Zune-based competitor to Apple’s iPhone. Following up on those reports, CrunchGear goes on to say today that the Zune phone is not just a rumor and is confirmed for a 2007 release.
Confirmed: 100 Million Daily YouTube Streams
When YouTube announced this summer that they had surpassed the 100 million video streams per day mark, the media picked it up and ran with it while skeptics sat back in disbelief – a disbelief that can still be found in the blogosphere. comScore recently released a report confirming YouTube’s numbers.
MediaBot – New Google Agent Confirmed
Website owners and administrators might have noticed a new search spider agent appearing in their site logs. It appears that Google has another bot operating out there.
Michael Griffin Confirmed As NASA Chief
With thoughts of salvaging the Hubble Telescope being of major concern, Michael Griffin has been confirmed by the US Senate to take over as NASA’s chief.
Tralliance Confirmed As Worldwide Registry for .travel
Tralliance has been confirmed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), to serve as the registry for the new .travel (dot travel)…
Confirmed: AskJeeves Acquired Bloglines
The owner/founder of Bloglines [Mark Fletcher] confirms the acquisition rumors on his blog this morning. Here’s the post from Mark’s blog.