Comments on: MyBlogLog to be Acquired by in Acquisition Discussions with Yahoo

By: timekeeping software

timekeeping software — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:12:57 +0000

I am getting tired of these startup stories in techcrunch. . I know what you mean. I get tired of all the world news crap on CNN.

By: Interview with MyBlogLog CEO Scott Rafer » Online Marketing Blog

Interview with MyBlogLog CEO Scott Rafer » Online Marketing Blog — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:22:15 +0000

[...] For more info on MyBlogLog, check out the Techcrunch profiles here, this post by Om Malik about the night the sell decision was made, these cool MyBlogLog tools from SoloSEO and Search Engine Journal’s great post about what the acquisition means for MBL and Yahoo. [...]

By: MyBlogLog Tools » Online Marketing Blog

MyBlogLog Tools » Online Marketing Blog — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:06:58 +0000

[...] MyBlogLog has been growing leaps and bounds since it’s launch about 6 months ago. Rumors and then confirmation of the acquisition by Yahoo didn’t hurt their visibility either. You don’t have to visit too many blogs not to notice the familiar array of headshots and avatars of people who have recently visited a blog – a widget powered by MyBlogLog. [...]

By: Business Musings / Yahoo Acquires MyBlogLog

Business Musings / Yahoo Acquires MyBlogLog — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 20:41:43 +0000

[...] Last night, word began to circulate that Yahoo had purchased blog-centered social-networking service MyBlogLog for around $10 million. The Orlando, Fla.-based MyBlogLog, which launched in July, had been rumored to be a potential Yahoo acquisition for some time now. [...]

By: Dreams for MyBlogLog and My Continued Cheerleading for Yahoo at Disruptive Thoughts

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:56:21 +0000

[...] When rumours of the purchase circulated in November, I sent the following note to a friend who had been in financing discussions with MBL: Timing in life is everything. Would have been interested to see what could have been of mybloglog had it grown independently… will be fun to follow what it does (/doesn’t do) re. disconnected community under Yahoo. [...]

By: Multimedias.mobi » Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog. No, They Didn’t. Wait, Yes.

Multimedias.mobi » Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog. No, They Didn’t. Wait, Yes. — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:51:55 +0000

[...] Ok so it’s official and confirmed from Yahoo: They bought MyBlogLog. This was first rumored to be happening in November, but was never confirmed and we updated our post to reflect that. This morning the news broke again but was pulled immediately afterwards. Now it’s popped up again. Since I had no idea if it was going to stick this time, I called Bradley Horowitz, Yahoo’s VP Product Strategy, and he confirmed the acquisition. And Om Malik was actually at dinner with co-founder Scott Rafer when the deal was finalized, so it’s a definite deal. [...]

By: » Bloggiges Social Network für Yahoo, Blogpiloten.de - Weblog Update Weekly

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:08:00 +0000

[...] 02 Blackbox WWW 18:43 | Jan 09′07 Bloggiges Social Network für Yahoo MyBlogLog ist ein Social Network, das Blogger und ihre Leser miteinander verbinden will. Jetzt wurde das vor nur vier Monaten ans Netz gegangene Start-Up für schätzungsweise 10 bis 12 Millionen Dollar von Yahoo gekauft. Bereits im November wurde über einen Verkauf spekuliert, nun ist er über die Bühne gegangen. Thomas Gigold | Web 2.0 | Kommentar verfassen [...]

By: Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog. No, They Didn’t. Wait, Yes.

Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog. No, They Didn’t. Wait, Yes. — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:10:44 +0000

By: Bloggers unite! Yahoo! joins forces with MyBlogLog - Yodel Anecdotal

Bloggers unite! Yahoo! joins forces with MyBlogLog - Yodel Anecdotal — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:22:45 +0000

[...] All that has changed with MyBlogLog, the Orlando-based company that has quickly built a thriving social network of blog publishers and readers. You’ve probably heard the rumors and I’m here to confirm that Yahoo! has agreed to acquire the assets of MyBlogLog, and aside from loving the product and the team, we think this move complements Yahoo’s social media and community initiatives perfectly. [...]

By: The Blog Of Tanner Godarzi » Blog Archives » Yahoo! Acquires MyBlogLog for 10 Million Dollars.

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:08:08 +0000

[...] Starting off the new year Yahoo has purchased MyBlogLog for 10 Million Dollars. There have been previous reports that Yahoo! will go through with the deal but was denied until recently. Forbes reports to have received confirmation that MyBlogLog will be bought by Yahoo! for 10 million dollars. Unlike other Yahoo! purchases, Yahoo!’s branding will be kept separate. MyBlogLog is a community aimed at promoting Blogs and allowing users to interact with them in a Social Network. Users can join communities and track Blog stats from within their profiles. A handy Widget is also provided showing recent community readers. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog. No, They Didn’t. Wait, Yes.

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:23:38 +0000

By: GigaOM » Yahoo buys MyBlogLog… for real!

GigaOM » Yahoo buys MyBlogLog… for real! — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:54:08 +0000

[...] In Fall 2006, at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Josh Kopelman hosted many start-ups in his private suite, and it was here he introduced MyBlogLog to some of the Yahoo folks, and soon the rumors of a pending deal started to fly. However, it was only this evening that the deal closed. [...]

By: My Official Predictions For 2007

My Official Predictions For 2007 — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:32:00 +0000

[...] 10) Someone will buy mybloglog. Its just to hot. I noticed they are pulling in a ASSLOAD of data from there javascript. I often wondered my self what data like that is worth. I know they were shopping our data themselves to yahoo for a bit not sure on the course of that. [...]

By: Somewhat Frank

Somewhat Frank — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:53:41 +0000

MyBlogLog Slips In Pictures Feature?…

MyBlogLog, the product focused on creating a connected blogosphere community, appears to have slipped a new pictures feature into the product. MyBlogLog users can now upload images to their account to be on displayed for the rest of the community…

By: Il Sole 24 ore e la blogosfera | Napolux.com

Il Sole 24 ore e la blogosfera | Napolux.com — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:06:16 +0000

[...] P.s. Festeggiamo anche tutto lo staff di MyBlogLog.com (fondatore compreso) che è venuto a farsi un giretto sul piccolo blog di un piccolo programmatore italiano, tra un’acquisizione da parte di Yahoo e altri affari sicuramente più importanti. [...]

By: Ryan Marle

Ryan Marle — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:46:03 +0000

I think that it would be unfortunate for Yahoo to acquire it because it doesn’t align with Yahoo’s culture right now. Google has Yahoo backed up against the ropes and Yahoo is trying to buy innovation as opposed to change the company culture back to innovation. Just look at some of the other acquisitions that Yahoo has made recently. Most have gone from promising and innovative to settling into mediocrity. Why? Yahoo has lost it’s purpose.

If Yahoo did acquire it, it is because they are desperately trying to stay afloat. Their intention is not to incorporate and integrate it into their values for the purpose of creating powerful change in the online world.

Need more proof? Just look at Yahoo’s pitiful, cookie cutter, mission and values. Now Look at Google’s

Bottom line, I think that Yahoo would douse the flames.

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » MyBlogLog adds MySpace support

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » MyBlogLog adds MySpace support — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:21:32 +0000

[...] As 2006 closes in, my favorite web service of the year is MyBlogLog. Despite Yahoo! acquisition rumors a few weeks ago, the company is still privately-held. If I were in the web M&A business, they’d top my list along with music social networking service Last.fm. [...]

By: I’m a B-B-B-B-B-BAD Blogger | Art Of Money

I’m a B-B-B-B-B-BAD Blogger | Art Of Money — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:08:49 +0000

[...] Liz had tracked me down via MyBlogLog [which, in a brilliant right turn of a business model, has re-invented itself into a pretty decent networking and social tagging site] and emailed me to tell me why, if I was serious about my Internet business, I needed her Perfect Virtual Manager service. [...]

By: Franciov Weblog

Franciov Weblog — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:52:20 +0000

Yahoo Revenge…

But now Yahoo is revenging to Google buying Biz, an online karaoke and contest site, creating instability in the Biz team. Not satisfied, Yahoo is also buying MyBlogLog, a blog community and analytics tool….

By: MyBlogLog Part 1 - Blog Stats : LaunchTube

MyBlogLog Part 1 - Blog Stats : LaunchTube — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 07:09:52 +0000

[...] With a steady base of influential bloggers and regular site visitors MyBlogLog was the focus of recent web 2.0 acquisition rumors. Marshall Kirkpatrick (then with Techcrunch) broke the story that Yahoo was going to acquire the site for an estimated 10 million dollars. Not bad for the two founders, Eric and Todd, who decided to start the company from a simple idea and over an IM. However, the rumors were quickly squashed by Yahoo’s PR firm and MyBlogLog has continued to add loyal users and generate headlines throughout the blogging world. [...]

By: Kalivo.com - Fake News Story Games Thousands of Digg Users

Kalivo.com - Fake News Story Games Thousands of Digg Users — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:48:04 +0000

[...] This isn’t the first time this has happened and it’s not limited to socially driven news sites like digg. The blogosphere widely reported last week that Yahoo had acquired mybloglog after Techcrunch broke the story. An formal announcement has yet to be made. [...]

By: News2020 Project

News2020 Project — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:13:12 +0000

Web 2.0 Summit flashback…

Web 2.0 flashback: On day two of the Web 2.0 Summit, there was an embarrassing moment when Gina Bianchini, Marc Andreesens’s CEO at Ning, fumbled around with the computer for an interminable 10 minutes trying to get the demo to work while Marc looke…

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 02:10:06 +0000

How and Why Techcrunch ditched MyBlogLog ?
http://itsoup.b...ch-ditched.html

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:42:27 +0000

Be interesting to see where Yahoo! is heading over the next few months. They have whipped up some decently impressive stuff with their new Mail interface and the myweb search.

By: PageTurner.info » Yahoo! und eine Allianz mit 176 Zeitungen

PageTurner.info » Yahoo! und eine Allianz mit 176 Zeitungen — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 03:19:53 +0000

[...] Daneben gibt es noch Gerüchte, dass Google auch noch Interesse an dem Blog-Statistik- und Social-Networking-Dienst MyBlogLog hat (TechCrunch, MyBlogLog in Acquisition Discussions with Yahoo, 17.11.2006), sowie ein internes Memo, das angeblich unabsichtlich in die Hände des Wall Street Journals gefallen ist (”peanut butter memo”). Nur einige Stellen, um sich warm zu lesen: [...]