__/ [T.J.] on Wednesday 21 December 2005 12:53 \__
> [...]
>
>> Speaking of Yahoo, what about TypePad, (as of yesterday) WordPress or even
>> acquisitions like del.icio.us, Flickr, and Geocities. A quick Web search
>> also helped discover the following:
>>
>> * RocketMail
>> * eGroups
>> * OddPost
>> * Overture
>> * Launch
>> * ViaWeb
>>
>> I'm sure they acquired another company recently, but I can't recall its
>> name.
>>
>> Google are no exception:
>>
>> http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/6/12/143721/743
>>
>> It's almost as though every start-up has its success measured by its
>> ability
>> to get absorbed. ICQ (Mirabilis) were devoured by AOL many years ago. All
>> instant messengers are bound to giants, let alone information vendors.
>>
>> Roy
>
> *Upcoming.org
>
> Wonder how long before craiglist goes the same way?
> eBay already have 25% of it.
Microsoft and Google have gone in the classified ads direction. Notice that
Craigslist is no longer a non-profit site:
<quote>
Q: Is craigslist a nonprofit?
A: No, craigslist was incorporated as a for-profit in 1999*.
</quote>
http://manchester.craigslist.org/about/pr/factsheet.html (one among many
mirrors)
*That's 4 years after it came into existence.
Roy
http://wordpress.org/development/2005/12/wordpress-on-yahoo/
--
Roy S. Schestowitz | "Signature pending approval"
http://Schestowitz.com | SuSE Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
2:20pm up 10 days 21:31, 6 users, load average: 0.43, 0.35, 0.19
http://iuron.com - next generation of search paradigms
|
|
