GOOGLE KAI is a Fruit of a Lebanese Father

October 31, 2005 8:12 AM

Google has a blog. Yahoo doesn't.
posted by If I Had An Anus (26 comments total)

At least they didn't call him ipod.
posted by Lotto at 8:16 AM on October 31, 2005

Is it me or does the phrase "GOOGLE KAI is a Fruit of a Lebanese Father" being repeated in every blog entry and the link to "ALTUS Professional Search engine Optimization" make this somewhat suspicious? Am I a sucker?
posted by If I Had An Anus at 8:18 AM on October 31, 2005

What. the. christ.

I really hope this is a joke.
posted by cmonkey at 8:22 AM on October 31, 2005

WHOOPS!
posted by jenovus at 8:27 AM on October 31, 2005

Google-kai also has google-ads.
posted by srboisvert at 8:36 AM on October 31, 2005

Saw this on Google Blog and wondered who would post it.

At least they didn't name him Google Fu.
posted by terrapin at 8:39 AM on October 31, 2005

Yeah, this is pretty fishy all around.
posted by prostyle at 8:41 AM on October 31, 2005

That's totally not a real baby either.
posted by stenseng at 8:47 AM on October 31, 2005

If it is real (and it smells like it is), then Google has no right to nastygram me (relevant self-link) about using the domain name www.googobits.com
posted by juggernautco at 8:57 AM on October 31, 2005

*waits for shitstorm*
posted by paperpete at 9:03 AM on October 31, 2005

then Google has no right to nastygram me

I dunno about your domain name, juggernautco, but the logo that you have up there certainly looks to me like a violation of Google's trademark rights.

I make no comment as to whether those rights are a good thing or a bad thing (as I don't care much either way), but knowing what little I do know about such matters, I don't find it in the least surprising that they sent you a cease and desist latter.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 9:06 AM on October 31, 2005

Anus, by posting it on MeFi, if it IS bogus, you've probably increased their pagerank somewhat.
posted by Malor at 9:22 AM on October 31, 2005

I dunno, looks legit to me. Pretty JeffK on the page design but then English is his third language which may explain some of the communication difficulty.

He'd best not name the new search service he's building after Google, though ...
posted by dhartung at 9:36 AM on October 31, 2005

Tangentially, I like "Savannah Roxanna".
posted by Wolfdog at 9:44 AM on October 31, 2005

I don't get it. How does one perform a search on this new Google Kai baby Web app and what sort of page ranking algorithms does it use?
posted by Skygazer at 9:48 AM on October 31, 2005

Marklar?
posted by mrgrimm at 9:53 AM on October 31, 2005

Apparently, his first name is Oliver. Not quite as impressive.

My first child's middle name will be "Shitsandwich." That'll stick. Just have to convince the missus ...
posted by mrgrimm at 9:55 AM on October 31, 2005

Just amazing. I don't see how Yahoo or Microsoft can compete with this development. I'd say it signals the end for them. I downloaded Google Kai and it's almost as cool as Google Earth!! Except it seems to keep pooping on itself, (must be Google Kai Beta).
posted by Skygazer at 10:00 AM on October 31, 2005

It is legit. As I said, I read it on Google Blog.
posted by terrapin at 10:04 AM on October 31, 2005

PhD in Search Marketing???
posted by grouse at 10:06 AM on October 31, 2005

HEY GUYS I'M HAVING TROUBLE COMMING UP WITH A MIDDLE NAME THAT FLOWS WELL WITH 'MOFFINTOP' ANY IDEAS?

KTHNX.
posted by delmoi at 10:29 AM on October 31, 2005

What could be more flowing than Savannah Georgia?
posted by Cranberry at 3:28 PM on October 31, 2005

Yes, but will he have a hard time in school or not?

From the page: my answer is absolutley not if he is using Google services and Google KAI may be building new idea with his friends around The Human Psychometric and The Informational Structural Mind.

I have no objections then.
posted by Herr Fahrstuhl at 3:59 PM on October 31, 2005

Something tells me that little Google Kai will grow up to hate his parents with an uncommon passion.
posted by clevershark at 5:30 PM on October 31, 2005

baby naming threads at iVillage are pretty much a license to go nuts.
posted by swell at 7:37 PM on October 31, 2005

Yeah, they bottled it if you ask me by going for "Oliver Google".

Aside, Google's not as stupid as some kids names like Jazmyn or anything in this baby name blog - fave quote "If you're using a consonant cluster today, you have to give it room to breathe."
posted by magpie68 at 5:15 AM on November 1, 2005