Rumor: Google to Launch Facebook Competitor, "Google Me"

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Over the weekend, Kevin Rose (of Digg and extensive rumormongering fame) let loose with a tweet involving two of our favorite companies, Google and Facebook. The complete tweet is above: It alleges that Google is to launch a Facebook competitor "very soon" under the name "Google Me." This all comes from a "very credible source."

Kevin Rose is almost as well known for his breaking of rumors as he is for founding and running Digg--his predictions, especially as regards Apple products, have...