Comments on: Google to buy Digg to avoid death by Social Media? http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/07/google-buy-digg-to-avoid-death-by-social-media.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Wed, 23 May 2012 08:33:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/07/google-buy-digg-to-avoid-death-by-social-media.html#comment-3637 Wayne Smallman Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:16:51 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/?p=655#comment-3637 Hi Brian! Yeah, a few people mention that Google had pulled out, or that the deal had fallen through. Their loss, ultimately... Hi Brian!

Yeah, a few people mention that Google had pulled out, or that the deal had fallen through.

Their loss, ultimately…

]]> By: Poker Texas Tips http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/07/google-buy-digg-to-avoid-death-by-social-media.html#comment-3623 Poker Texas Tips Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:18:35 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/?p=655#comment-3623 I think that the basic problem is that (a) Google needs to be THE source for useful, relevant content, (b) social networks are a rich indicator of valuable content, and (c) Google will have a diminishing role in search if it does not successfully incorporate information from social networks. I don't think that the purchase matters one way or the other. If Google screws up Digg, someone will create another similar network which will draw passionate former Diggers. And social media is growing too fast for Google to be able to own it all. The only value that I see is that it MAY make them better at incorporating social information into search. I think that the basic problem is that (a) Google needs to be THE source for useful, relevant content, (b) social networks are a rich indicator of valuable content, and (c) Google will have a diminishing role in search if it does not successfully incorporate information from social networks. I don’t think that the purchase matters one way or the other. If Google screws up Digg, someone will create another similar network which will draw passionate former Diggers. And social media is growing too fast for Google to be able to own it all. The only value that I see is that it MAY make them better at incorporating social information into search.

]]> By: Brian Heys http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/07/google-buy-digg-to-avoid-death-by-social-media.html#comment-3621 Brian Heys Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/?p=655#comment-3621 I heard the deal was off yesterday. Mmm, maybe I need to check my feed reader and see if it's back on again. :-) Seriously, you raise some good points here, Wayne. Looking from the outside, digg does seem an excellent purchase for Google (or maybe Microsoft now Google have pulled out) - but obviously, we aren't privy to what was turned up in due diligence... I heard the deal was off yesterday. Mmm, maybe I need to check my feed reader and see if it’s back on again. :-)

Seriously, you raise some good points here, Wayne. Looking from the outside, digg does seem an excellent purchase for Google (or maybe Microsoft now Google have pulled out) - but obviously, we aren’t privy to what was turned up in due diligence…

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2008/07/google-buy-digg-to-avoid-death-by-social-media.html#comment-3620 Wayne Smallman Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.blahblahtech.com/?p=655#comment-3620 Guys, I'd like to apologize for the "Bait & Switch"-esque title. I meant for the title to read: "Google to buy...", but after writing the article, I totally forgot! Guys, I’d like to apologize for the “Bait & Switch”-esque title. I meant for the title to read: “Google to buy…”, but after writing the article, I totally forgot!

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