GOOGLE has once more outmaneuvered rivals Microsoft and Yahoo! by winning a bidding war over online advertising company DoubleClick Inc., but was this latest acquisition really worth $3.1 billion?
Of course, Google has a lot of money to spare, and this latest coup gives the company more ammo in the online advertising war.
Here’s an excerpt from a San Francisco Chronicle article:
THIS has to be one of the funniest, not to mention geekiest, April Fool’s prank ever, heh 
Simply can’t bear to be disconnected from the Internet, even when you’re on a bathroom break? (Well, Justin Kan can’t — and the Justin.TV service he and his friends launched is for real. At least no one has claimed it’s just a joke yet, heh.) Well, Google has the solution for you: the Google Toilet Internet Service Provider or TiSP.
It’s high-speed wireless Internet access via your toilet. No word though on whether all the content you’ll receive is, er, crappy.
I HAD a few drinks last night at Cafe Havana with INQUIRER.net product manager Meanne Bundalian, our interactive media consultant Jayvee Fernandez and Google Philippines country consultant Aileen Apolo.
Just a few drinks and friendly conversation, most of which is off the record, heh. If you have any doubts how active Aileen is, try Googling “Aileen Apolo.”
Or I can also point you in the direction of her work-related blog Stitching and her, er, The Twisted Wedding Planner blog. Trust me, it’s better if you just read it yourself.
Anyway, here’s what we laughingly referred t0 as my mutant pic with Aileen — check out my glowing eyes.
