Category Archives: Web

Google Health: Now in possession of 100% of your personal data

May 22, 2008 – 10:34 am

Last thursday, Google launched it’s new service. Google Health.
It has been pretty quiet around Google and it’s health related service for years. I think it was announced some 1-2 years ago and after that announcement, everyone kept quiet about this service. Until thursday when Google launched the service for US public use.

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Microsoft sez nothx to Yahoo

May 5, 2008 – 9:55 am

Well, most people may know it by now. Microsoft pulled back from their Yahoo offer yesterday.
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer announced publicly that also Yahoo’s cooperation with Google made them unattractive for a hostile takeover.
Well what did I and most people with an IQ over 10 expect to happen today? Thats right, everybody will short Yahoo.
Why? [...]

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AOL buys Bebo for $850m

March 13, 2008 – 5:48 am

It’s official. After several rumours, AOL today announced the buyout of social-network-giant Bebo for $850m.
AOL says it wants to extend its reach in Social Media and sees Bebo as a attractive addition to AOL owned AIM and ICQ messaging services.
After buying companies like AdTech, buy.at, Lightningcast and Third Screen Media, this is another pretty [...]

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