Roundup: Google’s StumbleUpon clone, Froogle gone, Google phone, more
Here’s the latest action:
Google’s fireworks — This has been an impressive week for Google, and it shows in the 4 percent-plus jump in Google’s stock price earlier this morning (though it has tapered in the past hour). The main driver was its stellar earnings report. But here are the side-shows:
Video: It announced a video-conferencing product acquisition this morning (see our story).
StumbleUpon lookalike: Google also released a tool that looks a lot of like StumbleUpon, the site… Continue Reading
More rumors on the Google Phone
(Updated with comments from Simeonov)
A venture capitalist says he has caught wind of a project at Google to make its own phone, and has details from an “inside source.”
There have long been rumors that a Google phone is in the works, but nothing has been confirmed. Simeon Simeonov, of Polaris Venture Partners, says his source has told him that it will look like the following:
* Blackberry-like, slick device
* C++ core w/ OS bootstrap (some version… Continue Reading
YouTube myth debunked, Google phone, Endoxon, iPhone, Perkins’ memoir & more
The latest roundup of Silicon Valley tech stuff:
YouTube myth debunked; idea really came from HOTorNOT — Remember the Pez dispenser story eBay fabricated to drum up a catchy media story about its founding? Turns out, the same thing happened at YouTube. The founders, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen told us and many others that their idea for YouTube came during a party, and their frustration at not being able to upload videos of it. Now Time… Continue Reading