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valleywag.gawker.com - 3/16/2009

Is the New Foursquare Too Much Like the Old Dodgeball for Google?

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Even though Google killed Dodgeball, Dennis Crowley reassured the socially inept that they'd still be able to find their friends at bars with his newly launched Foursquare. One problem: it may not be his. Foursquare bears an unmistakable resemblance to Dodgeball, a cell-phone-based ...

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readwriteweb.com - 3/12/2009

GrandCentral Returns as Google Voice

— readwriteweb.com — Google today finally announced its plans for GrandCentral, the telephony service it acquired in July 2007. GrandCentral... will be reborn as Google Voice, a comprehensive suite of telephony services, including all of GrandCentral's features. In addition, ... (more) GrandCentral Returns as Google Voice

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stopdesign.com - 3/12/2009

Going to Google

— stopdesign.com — The cat’s out of the bag. I made the announcement here in New Zealand at Webstock, so... I’ll confirm that, yes, the rumors are not just rumors. After a bit of negotiation and a lot of internal debate, I recently accepted an offer to join Google as ... (more) Going to Google

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google.com - 3/12/2009

Google Voice : Coming soon - Google Voice Help

— google.com — Google Voice is a service that gives you one number for all your phones, voicemail that is... easy as email, and many enhanced calling features like call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing, international calls, and more. ... (more) Google Voice : Coming soon - Google Voice Help

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South By Southwest Is a Pointless Party
Gawker: valleywag — ... 's Foursquare — which may be based on code he sold to Google, his former employer — facilitated so-called "flash parties" at bars for those who couldn't get on the official party invite lists, or didn't care to wait in line. Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, launched Wefollow.com, a directory of users for Twitter, to help navigate the mess of messages broadcast on the service. ...

South By Southwest Is a Pointless Party
Valleywag — ... 's Foursquare — which may be based on code he sold to Google, his former employer — facilitated so-called "flash parties" at bars for those who couldn't get on the official party invite lists, or didn't care to wait in line. Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg, launched Wefollow.com, a directory of users for Twitter, to help navigate the mess of messages broadcast on the service. ...

Dennis Crowley: Foursquare doesn't use Google's Dodgeball code
L.A. Times Tech Blog — ... What's more, gossip website Valleywag reported that Google may try going after the company for using some of Dodgeball’s software code without permission. Crowley said he’s not using any of the code. ...

Foursquare Founder Tells Two Tales About Filched Dodgeball Code
Valleywag — ... Some inside the Googleplex believe that Crowley got the code for his new friend-finding startup Foursquare from Dodgeball, the startup he sold to Google for an estimated $40 million in 2005. And after Valleywag reported their suspicions, a source tells us Crowley has been going around telling people at South By Southwest that he did reuse the code, and that he doesn't expect Google will do anything about it. ...

Foursquare Founder Tells Two Tales About Filched Dodgeball Code
Gawker: valleywag — ... Some inside the Googleplex believe that Crowley got the code for his new friend-finding startup Foursquare from Dodgeball, the startup he sold to Google for an estimated $40 million in 2005. And after Valleywag reported their suspicions, a source tells us Crowley has been going around telling people at South By Southwest that he did reuse the code, and that he doesn't expect Google will do anything about it. ...

Even Foursquare's Hype is Recycled from Dodgeball
Gawker: valleywag — After Google bought Dodgeball from him and shut it down, New York entrepreneur Dennis Crowley knocked off his own idea to create Foursquare, a new friend-finding app. The coverage likewise feels familiar. New York magazine, 2005: Now that people are breaking up with each other through text messaging, it's only natural that the hottest social-networking program to emerge in recent months is Dodgeball, a free texting service that lets users tell their friends and crushes what bar they're in at any moment so they can meet ...

Even Foursquare's Hype is Recycled from Dodgeball
Valleywag — After Google bought Dodgeball from him and shut it down, New York entrepreneur Dennis Crowley knocked off his own idea to create Foursquare, a new friend-finding app. The coverage likewise feels familiar. New York magazine, 2005: Now that people are breaking up with each other through text messaging, it's only natural that the hottest social-networking program to emerge in recent months is Dodgeball, a free texting service that lets users tell their friends and crushes what bar they're in at any moment so they can meet ...