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Gossip, the perfect gift this Christmas December 24, 2005

Posted by Robin in : Gossip , trackback

It seems the perfect gift this Christmas is gossip. Poor Opera has been rumored to be bought so many times to be humorus. Like this quote from OperaWatch:

Given the recent surge in acquisition rumors (first Google, and now Microsoft), I thought it would be nice to see which company Opera Watch readers think will be in the next rumor claiming that it will purchase Opera.

  • Yahoo (Yahoopera)
  • Apple (Appera)
  • Nokia (Nopera)
  • McDonald’s (McDopera)
  • Other

Vote here.

Oddly enough, McDonald’s is voted top. Who’d a thunk it?

But this makes a point of how quickly rumors spread on the net now, with slashdot becoming just some gossip list. What do you think about this? Should the web just be a gossip hive? Was the web intended to be used this way? And is it acceptable to spead such rumors without truth?

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UPDATE:

Seems there has been progress, Opera has bought Opera!  Who would have thought! ;)

Analysts value the deal at 42 liters of hot air, the estimated net worth of the blogosphere’s journalistic abilities. 

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