June 15, 2009
OK, this is definitely nothing more than a rumor, but Google could be close to launching a real-time microblogging search engine.
Google Operating System spotted an unusual translation request at Google’s Transconsole site. What the heck is Transconsole?
You can volunteer to translate Google’s help information and search interface into your favorite language. By helping with our [...]
July 8, 2008
Just when you thought Twitter was a dead duck, a flurry of news suggests there’s life in the old bird yet!
First up, rumors are circulating that Twitter has acquired Summize. There’s no official confirmation yet, but Summize’s search engine and sentiment analysis of Twitter would certainly make a sensible acquisition. Not so much for the [...]
June 27, 2008
Just six weeks after its coming out parade, natural language search engine Powerset is the subject of two rumors about its acquisition by Microsoft.
VentureBeat kicks things off, by telling us the deal has been done, and the purchase price $100 million.
Microsoft, the software giant flush with billions of dollars in its warchest, has agreed to [...]
June 13, 2008
It seems Digg can’t avoid rumors that it’s up for sale. The social news site has been the subject of acquisition rumors for more than two years now.
According to ValleyWag’s rumor, Google is the latest company sniffing around Digg.
…we hear [Google’s Marissa] Mayer is pushing hard for an acquisition of Rose’s Digg, for a price [...]
