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05/19/06
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  • rumors

    Rumor mill: Craig's movin' on up

    • Craig "Lemme guess, you got your couch through Craigslist. You're welcome" Newmark cryptically thanks Bank of America for the two CDs worth $22 mil. Is this some clever West Wing allusion, or did Craig just deposit, like, two days' wages? [Craigblog]
    • Brad Garlinghouse (whom we thought was defecting to MySpace), pictured, got bumped up to Senior Veep of Communications, Communities and Front Doors (CCF). That includes the main pages of Yahoo and My Yahoo — an important job, since your mother thinks those two sites are the Internet.
    • It's funny 'cause it's true — Business 2.0 says Google's building a virtual world. A matrix, if you will. [Future Boy]
    • Google will serve only eggs from free-range chickens. Make your own joke. [Mercury News]
    • Bubble-blogger Mike Arrington says Yahoo may have bought wiki company Jotspot; he rates it "85% likely." Can we get a TechCrunch Truthiness Meter for every rumor? [TechCrunch]
    05/11/06
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    Comment by Craig Newmark: ah, they've now admitted their error, darn it. Craig more » | Other threads

  • tom anderson

    MySpace Tom orders half-price ass-by-air, said random Asian girl

    Hoo boy. Maybe it's an authentic MySpace Tom story, but something this over-the-top could just be one girl's idea of a star-fucking story. Tom's a widely reported Asian fetishist and a bit of a perv, sure — but flying girls to LA for some action? Is Tom that Hollywood? More »
    05/08/06
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    Comment by Jonathan Grubb: Well, she's only half Asian, so paying half the airfare seems about right. more » | Other threads

  • youtube

    Full body data massage: Will YouTube last past 2008?

    As wildly popular as the video sharing site may be, YouTube's sinking like the Titanic (too soon?) into a big pile of VC debt. TechCrunch blogger Michael Arrington runs a rumor that YouTube took another $25 million, more than tripling its total funding. Some quick Excel-ing yields the following. More »
    05/01/06
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    By ndouglas

    Comment by Nick Douglas: Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, and IAC all have News Corp's content issue. Sony...Sony's bloated enough already. You really think they'd take... more » | Other threads

  • alan ralsky

    Spam King probably not arrested

    It's dead, Jim. Several reporters and spam fighters have checked on the Alan Ralsky story and told me it's false. The FBI's Detroit field office told one journalist that the Spam King was not arrested or held, is not in custody, and has not been indicted. More »
    05/01/06
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  • alan ralsky

    Is the Spam King on the loose?

    Did megaspammer Alan Ralsky (pictured) post bail? Did the Feds let him off easy? Or is the whole story a hacker-seeded hoax? Reader "Max Devlin" checked in on the Spam King: More »
    05/01/06
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    By ndouglas
  • sun microsystems

    McNealy quits Sun, gets compared to livestock

    Stick a fork in him, he's done. As everyone expected, Sun Microsystems founder Scott McNealy took the Bill Gates escape route today, relinquishing his CEO spot but staying as chairman. Meanwhile, Sun reports yet another red quarter just as President Jon Schwartz takes over Scott's job. Lucky Jon. More »
    04/24/06
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    By ndouglas
  • myspace

    Sketchy rumor of the morning: Did MySpace shop for buddyPing?

    I've heard Nigerian spam pitches with more cred than this rumor, but a forum poster says MySpace shopped for a wee cell-based social service. More »
    04/24/06
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    By ndouglas
  • google

    Lunchtime Google rumors

    • Google admits it might put more info on search results. If they do their job right, we won't have to actually use the rest of the Internet. [eWeek]
    • Ebay wants somebody — anybody — to please team up to fight Google. [WSJ]
    • Again, yes, Google's planning wifi for everyone. Seriously, this is hardly just a rumor any more. [TG Daily]
    • The Globe and Mail thinks Google should get into travel. Sadly, they don't mean Larry and Sergey should give everyone rides in the company jet. [Globe and Mail]
    • And Google finally has such a good quarter, even Wall Street's not disappointed. [Bloomberg]
    04/21/06
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    By ndouglas

    Comment by Fatlimey: So, why no rumours about Dubya visiting the Bay Area? Notice how the skys are quiet this lunchtime? That would... more » | Other threads

  • google

    Gumors: Google poised to conquer world (again)

    Things we think Google is taking over today: More »
    04/12/06
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    By ndouglas
  • wordpress

    Did WordPress take funding?

    Still waiting for comment from Automattic and WordPress owner Matt Mullenweg, but some WordPress.com users take this SEC filing as a sign that the blogging company took funding. More »
    04/12/06
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    By ndouglas
  • rumors

    How to deflect a rumor

    You can't go a week without someone saying Google's buying you. And after so long, "no comment" won't cut it. More »
    02/15/06
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    By ndouglas

    Comment by Sillycon Guru: Wishful thinking can backfire, makes you look too eager. "Gee-whiz, they want to offer me $5 million, for this Web... more » | Other threads

  • flipmeat

    Flipmeat roundup: Odeo, Friendster, organic humans

    Yahoo may buy Odeo. Seems destined, no? [TWiT via Unofficial Yahoo Weblog] More »
    02/07/06
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    By ndouglas

    Comment by Rick Dobbs: Google buying Friendster is the *only* thing that could save Friendster sadness. I'm embarrassed that I'm still on there... more » | Other threads