Comments on: Update – Technorati (being Acquired?)

By: TechCrunch » Web 2.0 This Week (August 7-13)

TechCrunch » Web 2.0 This Week (August 7-13) — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 04:20:17 +0000

[...] For other news/gossip on Technorati, see our post Technorati (being acquired?). Also, see Susan Mernit, saying “Update: Latest word– this is an untrue rumor, not reliable.” [...]

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By: Tris Hussey

Tris Hussey — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:08:40 +0000

I’m still betting on Google and the longshot of IceRocket. I’m not counting Mark Cuban out of this!

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:28:25 +0000

I agree, although the Murdoch angle is interesting (see the last paragraph above “Additional Links” above. The fact that the two stories came out at about the same time makes me wonder…

By: Jake Kaldenbaugh

Jake Kaldenbaugh — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 15:55:57 +0000

My bet is that Google will be the likely buyer as Technorati’s leadership on Microformats has the potential to greatly improve collaborative knowledge gathering and creation. Additionally, microformats could become infinitely scalable with higher order effects depending on the adoption curve. These are both qualities that Google loves to see.
And I didn’t even touch on the blog search side of the business…

By: Horst Gutmann

Horst Gutmann — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:27:59 +0000

IF Technorati is really bought I would somehow bet on Murdoch. While I’m not really happy about this it could at least help financing faster servers