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Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 1148 - November 10, 2005 - ISSN 1539-5065      Previous Story |

Google Rumors of the Week: Google Automat, Google eBay
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
November 10, 2005
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Online newsletter PaidContent.org reports on a new rumor about Google's plans, this one called Google Automat. "Automat creates a contextual ad identical in appearance to Google AdWords, which now run down the right side of every Google search-results page. Automat can create a free-standing Web page to serve as the product description page." PaidContent cites a report in Classified Intelligence Report.
http://www.paidcontent.org/pc/arch/2005_11_08.shtml#052279

Meanwhile, ChannelAdvisor CEO Scot Wingo reported on his blog that he heard a rumor from a Wall Street source that "Google is looking at bringing eBay into the fold."
http://ebaystrategies.blogs.com/ebay_strategies/2005/11/wall_st_rumor_g.html

It's pure rumor and speculation as to whether eBay is even in play, but bloggers see some interesting possibilities, such as Sramana Mitra's ponderings on a Yahoo bid for eBay (http://sramanamitra.com/blog/158).

Update: See also SiliconBeat Blog's post on Google Automat: http://digbig.com/4ffnn


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