Get rich quick - Google your stock!

It seems that with everyone talking up the alleged Google acquisition of Napster (of course they would deny it!) Napster stock went through the roof, climbing as much as 50%. The effect was not unlike someone's website being hit by a link from Slashdot - instant fame and good times - so long as your site stays up.

This comes fortuitously after Napster announced lack luster earnings of $100,000 and some staff layoffs. Which leads me to wonder if someone just engineered this "Googling" of their own stock to make good of a bad situation.

Regardless, when there is a 6,000 pound Gorilla on the loose with tens of billions of stock equity in its pocket there is always going to be good sport made of guessing who the next acquisition will be.

Here's my guess...

Since Google's Orkut social networking site has been under wraps for so long maybe it has actually turned out to be just as unimpressive as gmail, Google Groups and Google Video turned out to be. Maybe they should get an established player like Tribes who has a compatible web platform (Java) but needs fast servers, advertising tie ins for income, decent Blogger like editing and syndication, and Google Chat for communicating.

Google if you want to prove me wrong just send an Orkut invite my way and I'll be more than happy to have to retract my statement. Yes I know my email address isn't on this site but guys, I have Google Ads, it isn't going to be hard for you to figure out where to send it. Besides I interviewed with you last year so I'm sure you've already read this blog, know my name, phone number and social security number (oops, maybe that is why I didn't get the job!).

In the mean time I'm happy to speculate that Google Tribes could be the next big thing for them to start work on.