Category Archives: Rumors

Rumors, espceially about Internet business

Will Apple get Microshafted by Google?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Ken Hayes

Having lived through Apple’s entire corporate history (and still own IPO shares), I see the writing on the wall – history will repeat itself 25 years later.  This time, it will be Google spoiling Apple, not Microsoft.  I just got … Continue reading →

Posted in Rumors | Leave a comment

Hot Tip for Domainers: 853-1212

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Ken Hayes

Hilarious article in the LA Times this morning about how at&t (formerly SBC, formerly PacBell, formerly AT&T with big letters) is abandoning their automated time service on 853-1212 in California, active since 1948. Apparently, there are too many other ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Rumors | 4 Comments

Money for Content and your Clicks for Free

Posted on January 29, 2007 by Ken Hayes

Web authors have long dreamed of making money from nothing, or in this case, the content they generate.  It’s rare to make a living from your articles; face it, most stuff isn’t very good.  Popular websites, like YouTube, MySpace, Wikipedia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Rumors | 1 Comment

Real Google Story Drowned out by YouTube Rumors

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Ken Hayes

Sure, today comes the rumor that Google is in talks to buy YouTube for $1.6bn (about $53 per YouTube user).  This managed to create 375+ news articles in a couple hours.  See details on Google’s own News site: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=google+youtube But … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet, Rumors | Leave a comment