Has Google acquired Digg?

23 julio 2008 at 10:58

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Has Google acquired Digg for 200 millions dollars? Michael Arrington has written a post on TechCrunch saying that both companies have reached an agreement for around 200 millions dollars. The popular social bookmarking site would become part of Google News property.

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Digg for sale

22 diciembre 2007 at 15:41

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DiggIt’s true, this is the age of the second Internet bubble. By means of Oriol’s blog, I have been noticed that the popular site Digg is for sale. People was speaking about a possible $300 million rumor last month. Many people think Digg doesn’t worth that amount. Who can buy Digg? I’ve read in some blogs that there are two possibilities: The New York Times Co. and the Washington Post Co. This a little fragment of the report by Venture Beat: A reliable source just confirmed the company’s plans, noting the company has hired Allen & Company, a tiny but influential private investment firm, to help broker a deal. The asking price is still $300 million, the source said. We asked Digg founder Kevin Rose about a potential sale, and Allen & Company’s involvement. He told us, unsurprisingly, that “we never comment on things related to acquisitions.. This operation would be the biggest purchase of a social bookmarking site.

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