Eric Schmidt will put Google’s money where the company’s mouth is in January when the bidding begins for the highly valued 700MHz spectrum.
Gmail IMAP Could Be A GoogleNet Hint
Google added support for IMAP connections to Gmail, however it will be some time before it shows up in every Gmail user’s settings.
Google Patent Moves It Closer To GoogleNet
A mobile datacenter patent has been issued to Google based on its December 2003 filing, giving the company a technology similar to that of Sun’s Project Blackbox.
Google Jobs Post Leads To GoogleNet Rumors
Google has stated before it has no interest in becoming a provider of network services, but a job posting on its site solicits applications for Strategic Negotiators with “negotiation of dark fiber contracts” listed as part of the desired candidates’ experience.
Clinging To GoogleNet
Google says I’m wrong. Robert X. Cringely says it, too. Even Murdok’ David Utter disagrees. Okay, maybe so. But as cognitive dissonance has its way with me, I’m stickin’ to my guns and siding with Om Malik’s original assertion that we haven’t heard the last of GoogleNet. After all, if our favorite search engine has the means and the motivation, why wouldn’t it set up an ad-supported nationwide wireless network?
GoogleNet ContinuedWelcome To The Future
Just when you thought Google couldn’t get any more jaw-dropping with its latest explorations, you realize with a sudden and exasperated “omigod” that this is bigger-much bigger than we imagined. Google, NASA, and MIT are going to change the world…again.