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  • 'Google-creep' strikes again as website puts itself up for sale (Kiko Bell up)

    08/22/2006 12:44:00 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 41 replies · 1,176+ views
    The Guardian ^ | Tuesday August 22, 2006 | Richard Wray
    An American online calendar company has been forced to put itself up for sale on eBay after the internet giant Google moved into its space with a rival product. The demise of Kiko.com, which has gone up for sale with a reserve price of $49,999, has raised questions about the growing threat posed by "Google-creep". The company, based in Mountain View, California, is increasingly moving into areas only loosely connected with its core search engine product. As well as letting its engineers experiment with their own pet projects, Google has extensive financial resources that it can throw at new business...