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Facebook Acquisition - Round X; I bet Google
I call Google FTW. The internets are all atwitter that facebook is on the block again - the Guardian says Yahoo is at it again; Battelle speculates that GOOG might snipe it like they did with DoubleClick.
Personally, I’ve thought Google is the more likely candidate for a while. Despite their occaisonal dropped balls on acquisitions… »
I’m becoming a curmudgeon
…and its because of stories like the acquisition of Last.fm by CBS. There was a time when companies either adapted, or went out of business: it was a good thing, like the process of ecological succession that keeps forests healthy - old businesses made way for new, the rotting remains of their business models… »
Google Buying Feedburner; Feeds are another media like Radio, Print, or WWW
TC breaks it: GOOG is buying Feedburner for 100M. WatchMojo covers the origins of FB’s 10 million in VC funding, DeepJive says it only makes sense, and SEW sums up some good advantages for Google.
Holistic Analytics and Advertising
From where I’m sitting, it make sense. Feeds have been out in left field for a long time… »
Microsoft to Acquire or Merge w/ Yahoo: BAD IDEA
Yahoo again making news. The NY Post breaks the story that Yahoo and Microsoft are once again flirting with marriage or purchase. Personally, I don’t put much stock in the NYP’s finance and technology coverage - so I think this may be hyperbolistic coverage on their part - on the other hand, maybe its legit.
If… »
BlinkX, Video Search, and the Corporate Shell Game
The Financial Times broke the news, but Mashable summed it up more succinctly: $20 and a free pony if you can figure this one out.
The demerger of the consumer business is a complex transaction, in which Autonomy will first take ownership of Blinkx, a separate company founded by Autonomy’s former US chief technology officer, Suranga… »
Hitwise Acquired by Experian, $240 million in cash
Hitwise has been bought by general analytical service provider Experian (12k ee’s, 3.1bn revenue). News from Marketing Pilgrim, via TechMeme. Incidentally, Hitwise has an interesting approach to collecting stats, gathering metrics directly from ISP’s:
Hitwise has developed proprietary software that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use to analyze website usage logs created on their network. The anonymous… »