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Really? It's not clear to me that they are an obvious pair. Google really excels at building technical solutions to challenging problems, while Digg has done a great job building a community-based solution to a challenging problem. It seems to me every time Google attempts community, they more or less fail (Dodgeball, Jaiku, the new Lively hasn't done much, etc).
Aren't digg ads run by Microsoft? If so any idea how long that contract is?
Google's track record with companies hasn't been stellar: see GrandCentral and Delicious. A list of all Google Acquisitions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_acquisitions
Obviously an error by the poster. On that note, Google has acquired a lot of properties that never really went anywhere afterward.
I truly feel it's about time they get acquired. They've been searching for a good fit, and I think everyone knew the obvious pair would be with Google. Microsoft acquiring digg on the other hand? That would be a death notice to digg's userbase.
And Google? A company almost exclusively limited to people who fit the academic mold--having advanced degrees from advanced schools, with all the earmarks indicating tolerance for nerdy endeavors but without too much of an inclination toward free thought.
This must be a purely strategic, embrace and smother move. Google must realize the "Digg Army" will be too busy pursuing superficial pleasures to notice their gradual assimilation, not to mention the fine print.
I truly feel it's about time they get acquired. They've been searching for a good fit, and I think everyone knew the obvious pair would be with Google. Microsoft acquiring digg on the other hand? That would be a death notice to digg's userbase.
Really? It's not clear to me that they are an obvious pair. Google really excels at building technical solutions to challenging problems, while Digg has done a great job building a community-based solution to a challenging problem. It seems to me every time Google attempts community, they more or less fail (Dodgeball, Jaiku, the new Lively hasn't done much, etc).
That is why, in my mind, they're an obvious pair to improve one another.
That seems like a ridiculously high number to me.
It would be a good investment, and I would hope it goes to Google rather than Microsoft, AOL, or any other company who will seek to change it in a major way.
That seems like a ridiculously high number to me.
If this is true (please ;-)) I'd like to point out that valleywag has been pushing this story for about a month now.
So, any truth to it ;). You can tell us... no one will know. PS: Speaking of Valleywag, they're now saying that Github will be purchased by Yahoo as soon as the new board is elected.
If this is true (please ;-)) I'd like to point out that valleywag has been pushing this story for about a month now.
So, any truth to it ;). You can tell us... no one will know. PS: Speaking of Valleywag, they're now saying that Github will be purchased by Yahoo as soon as the new board is elected.
If this is true (please ;-)) I'd like to point out that valleywag has been pushing this story for about a month now.
That seems like a ridiculously high number to me.