Archive for October 9th, 2006

October 9

Fake Notice Posted on Google Blog

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A bug in Blogger enabled an unauthorized user to post a bogus notice on the Google Blog Saturday, claiming Google Inc. discontinued its AdWords click-to-call test with eBay Inc. The bug was fixed and fake notice promptly removed from the site, according to a Google blog post that appeared late Sunday.
The click-to-call test is “progressing […]

October 9

Google buys YouTube for $1.6 billion

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The deal is the first to value one of the new crop of user-participation websites at more than US $1 billion. In anticipation of the acquisition, investors pushed shares of Google up $8.50, or 2%, on Nasdaq Monday to a closing price of $429.
The stock had already gained 2% on Friday when reports emerged that […]