January 23, 2004
And just like that...Booble no more
You know, sometimes it is just scary, how predictable the internet can be. We all knew that Google would crack down on nuisance that was Booble , the inappropriately named vaporware (because it disappeared as fast as it came online) that was an adult search engine.
Jane Perrone contributed this to the weblog at the Guardian Unlimited.
Posted by akvalley at January 23, 2004 10:57 PM | TrackBackGoogle/Booble part two
January 22: My calls to the Google press machine have borne fruit. Here’s the entirety of the message I received last night from David Krane, Google’s director of corporate communications:Greetings Jane…thanks for your inquiry.
We were just made aware of the Booble.com website yesterday when theylaunched. Upon discovering these types of sites, Google typically takes the appropriate action necessary to protect our trademarks.
Thanks and regards,
David
I guess that answers my question, then …
· Jane PerroneGoogle/Booble mystery
January 21: While my colleague Neil McIntosh is discussing Yahoo’s latest moves in the competitive search engines market over at the Guardian Unlimited weblog’s stablemate Onlineblog, I’ve been investigating a slightly more lowbrow development in the world of search: an ‘adult’ search engine called, ahem, Booble. After a story in today’s Sydney Morning Herald , Booble appears to have been unceremoniously yanked from the web, perhaps because it’s a self-confessed parody of Google’s less-is-more front page design. ( Google has kindly provided a cached version if you’re curious about the logo). I have calls in with Google’s UK and US press offices but no word on whether Google’s lawyers were involved.
· Jane Perrone
Update: I’ve just seen Tom Coates’ exasperated post about Booble.