Groovle

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Groovle
Type of site
 web search
OwnerMedia 207
URL www.groovle.com
CommercialYes
Current statusInactive

Groovle was a web search site which offered customers the ability to customise their home page. The underlying service was provided by Google but the company was owned and operated entirely independently. [1] [2] [3]

In December 2009, Google lost a court case in which they claimed that the groovle domain was too similar to its own and control should be passed over to them. [4] Zak Muscovitch, the attorney for Groovle, stated after the case that, "Most people use Google, most people appreciate Google, most people love Google ... but I think most people appreciate when the little guy takes on the giant - and wins." [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Canadian website won't Groovle to Google, mediator rules". Global News . 31 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Akkad, Omar El (30 December 2009). "Groovle beats Google in name game". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Google loses domain dispute to Canadian startup". CBC News . 30 December 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ↑ BBC news: Google loses Canadian Groovle domain name claim
  5. ↑ Brian Gray (December 30, 2009). "Ont. Internet firm takes on Google - and wins". London Free Press . Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2013.


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