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Some Googlers More Equal Than Others
An early morning article over at the Wall Street Journal claims the search engine played favorites during its IPO...
MSN
Opens Search Via Web Service
The MSN Search engine will be accessible via a new API called the SOAP Web Service, allowing 10,000 queries per application per day...
Microsoft
In Development
MSN's search blog put out the word today for developers.
This could be good because it's going to give developers
the ability to develop applications for lots of their
properties including MSN Messenger...
Google
Testing Site Ban Notification Emails
When reading the various SEO forums, one of the bigger
complaints I've noticed is the lack of two-way communication
with Google...
Lunchtime
With Google Stock
The secondary offering began today, and not long after
noon shares of GOOG began ticking up past last night's
close...
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Providing wireless Internet looks like one potential for all the fiber Google has bought, but maybe they want to be more than that.
Editor's note: Google VoIP, Google
Pay-Per-Call, Google Phones? Maybe? Phone in your opinion on
WebProWorld.
It's Friday, always a day when writers everywhere dig deep into
the mire of probability, speculation, and silliness, in order
to find material and feed the ever-hungry audience on the web.
For those in the tech world, the Google Game has become a weekly
rite. Playing the game is easy - just follow what Google does
and project what they intend to do.
 Today's
version plays upon other theories regarding Google and its acquisition
of lots of unused 'dark fiber'. Om Malik and others have theorized
about the potential for Google delivering ads, videos, maps,
and other web content.
What if it's all about voice? Perhaps the vision of a wireless broadband network operated out of Mountain View is about VoIP instead of any of those services.
The announcement by Intrado of its V9-1-1 Mobility Service looks like another piece of the puzzle needed to ensure compliance with FCC 911 requirements. This component lets wireless VoIP providers have customer access to the emergency network. Failings in this area by Vonage and others have led to lawsuits and FCC involvement in resolving the problem.
"(I)f you want to offer Internet telephone service, you need
to make sure your subscribers have access to the dedicated wireline
9-1-1 network," Intrado cites William Stofega, Research Manager
with IDC's Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Services Program,
in a statement. "For any wireless carrier considering making
the move into VoIP, solutions like Intrado's are worth investigating."
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That last statement should cause major wireless carriers like Cingular, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile to reach for the antacids. Why? Well, Google just doubled its cash pile, and Intrado has been the focus of takeover rumors ever since Roy Disney started complaining about the company's business and compensation plans in July.
There's some sentiment among dissident Intrado investors that the company is undervalued. By extending their 911 call routing software to wireless VoIP uses, ensuring emergency calls can be routed correctly, Intrado has made itself a much more attractive target.
Google could pickup Intrado, set up a holding company or outsource customer service and sales of wireless handsets, and partner with a firm like LG to develop a Google branded device. Those handsets could have access to Google applications embedded, and deliver ads to users of those applications.
Its foray into print ads that include call-back numbers shows Google may be ready to delve more deeply into the pay-per-call advertising model. The geocoding used with Google Maps would allow them to target ad sales all the way down to a single street.
Google Talk is free. A Google Phone could be nominally priced, with VoIP supported by advertising. Since Google would own the network, by virtue of all that dark fiber it's purchased, its costs to carry calls would be much less. Maybe it's time to take another look at Google Mobile services; they appear to be ready to take advantage of this proposal.
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EBay
Could Add To Skype Deal
By David
Utter
The cash and stock deal for online VoIP darling Skype could pile $1.5 billion on top of the agreed-upon price.
The online auctioneer eBay will provide Skype's founders and investors with the windfall deal they've apparently sought in the marketplace. After paying $1.3 billion in cash and another $1.3 billion in stock for Skype, eBay may pay "certain Skype shareholders" as much as $1.5 billion by 2009, according to CNNMoney.com.
To get that payday, Skype will have to achieve three financial targets. EBay has not disclosed those targets in additional investor information provided on its web site. But the basic details will see Skype's investors gain $1.1 billion if Skype hits those targets before June 29, 2009.
Those Skype shareholders will want to see those targets achieved by 2008. If that happens, CNNMoney notes an additional $400 million will be paid on top of the $1.1 billion bonus.
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Google VS Yahoo
Happy Friday everyone. The weekend is almost upon us... Got
any exciting plans? In today's WPW section, poster freetraf
brings up the age-old debate about Google vs. Yahoo. What are
your feelings on this topic? Are you like most people who start
their Internet experience with Yahoo, but then navigate to Google
in order to conduct search queries?
Which service do you prefer outright? Come on into WebProWorld
and join this non-consensus having conversation. The topic certainly
lends itself to spirited discussions. Don't miss out.
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Google
VS Yahoo
A few years ago no one would like to talk about traffic with Yahoo, only Google. Yahoo seemed to be out of the game.
Now Yahoo is coming back. And I personally met many disputes about Google and Yahoo and their traffic. They say Yahoo is better when you are looking for the people keen on music, video, games, fan clubs, posters and other showbiz/amusement staff. Google is said to give targeted traffic made of the people who look for some 'serious' things in the Internet.
Maybe big G is losing its power? It's no longer fresh enough?
Are people getting psychologically tired of it?
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