The same article that led to Google and Wal-Mart denying a Google PC distribution deal was in the works has also given a boost to options trading on Yahoo after claiming Yahoo dismissed a Microsoft takeover bid of $80 billion as too low.
Microshoo? Let’s get the Rumors Started
Computerworld speculates that Microsoft and Yahoo! may be teaming up to compete against Google in the search space.
Opera Rumors Hit A Sour Note
First a story about Google picking up the Oslo-based browser software company surfaced, then one placing Microsoft in the acquirer role; one humorous article that followed said Opera was buying itself!
Classified Google Rumors
The latest “what’s Google going to do with the money” chatter claims the search engine company will enter the classified advertising market.
Rumors: Google, Microsoft, AOL
Chatting with some marketing wonks this week, talk turned to how skilful Google has been at hanging back and creating false starts in various areas, with the hopes of spurring competitors to make the first move.
Google OS Rumors Persist
A USB drive containing a customized Linux distro will boot users into a Google branded environment, or so one web site claims. The next experiment out of Google Labs or merely wishful thinking from the anti-Microsoft crowd?
IceRocket Ices BlogScour Rumors
Last week, it was reported that IceRocket was to become BlogScour, but it turns out that the information was false. IceRocket CEO Blake Rhodes told SearchEngineJounal the facts.
eBusiness Rumors
Is Skype up for sale? Is Google the likely buyer? Or Rupert Murdoch, who almost bought it last week for $3 billion?…
Let The Google Browser Rumors Begin Again
Towards the end of last year, it was rumored that Google would be, by partnering with Firefox, entering the browser section of Internet technologies. All parties categorically denied this talk.
Google Rumors That Need To Be Stopped
There are a lot of theories and rumors floating around. Most of them involve some sort of “filter” or penalty being applied to certain types of sites. Filtering out extreme spam is nothing new for Google. Among other things, they’ve been trying to catch hidden text for several months. I just don’t see how a filter, or any combination of filters and penalties, could explain the current search results.