Archive for the ‘Google's Competition’ Category

October 10

Google Acquires Jaiku

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Why Jaiku?
I don’t really know. Twitter was the first one in this space to really get a lot of buzz, but I guess they’ve fallen behind. I actually signed up for Twitter, though, and I was never a Jaiku user. Others agree that Twitter’s simplicity is what makes it appealing.
NetworkWorld has a brief commentary on […]

May 4

More discussion on the Microsoft-Yahoo merger

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John C. Dvorak says:
Long before Google became the nexus of computerdom, this notion of Microsoft joining forces with Yahoo had come and gone numerous times but was always rejected when anyone objectively looked at all the inherent redundancies. This means that joining two companies like this would not be a 5+5=10 scenario but a 5+5=6 […]

May 4

Microsoft considering buying Yahoo!

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In response to Google’s huge growth, Microsoft and Yahoo are discussing merger possibilities. They’ve held informal deal talks over the years, but now that Google is expanding tremendously, Microsoft is looking to ink a deal.

My personal experience with Google has been wonderful, and I’m so glad they’re around. There should be more companies like Google. […]