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
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).
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