Saturday, August 14, 2004
In Google's defense, Sergey Brin and Larry Page gave the interview four months ago, shortly before the company announced plans to go public. But the timing of the publication raises questions about whether the pair violated "quiet period" rules for companies planning an IPO.
Google went ahead with the start of its controversial stock auction as planned yesterday.
But the row over the founders' interview with Playboy magazine refused to go away. The company was forced to take the unprecedented step of amending its prospectus to include a copy of the article -- believed to be the first time a Playboy item has become part of the Securities and Exchange Commission record.
Google also had to clear up several errors made by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in the piece.
But the row over the founders' interview with Playboy magazine refused to go away. The company was forced to take the unprecedented step of amending its prospectus to include a copy of the article -- believed to be the first time a Playboy item has become part of the Securities and Exchange Commission record.
Google also had to clear up several errors made by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in the piece.
An Overland Park startup that is developing new technology to challenge search engine giants Google and Yahoo has lined up $3 million in financing from investors.
Kozoru Inc. is working to develop new search engine technology that would allow Internet searchers to ask a question in plain language and get an answer — rather than hundreds of Web sites — in return.
Kozoru Inc. is working to develop new search engine technology that would allow Internet searchers to ask a question in plain language and get an answer — rather than hundreds of Web sites — in return.
