I don't know for sure - I said that in the very first sentence of my post. I'm out of touch by my own admission. To me, the simplest explanation is: a company

I don't know for sure - I said that in the very first sentence of my post. I'm out of touch by my own admission. To me, the simplest explanation is: a company that's already raised a SeriesC with VCs impatient about getting that grand return they'd dreamed of. The CEO left bc of it and the burden is now on Kevin. FWIW, I think he's absolutely capable of filling the void between our 'real' facebook friend networks and the vast twitter network for an optimal signal to noise ratio with serendipity. I just don't think VCs care about that so deep into their investment. But I hope it does make digg even stronger - or that Howl crushes everyone with a killer execution - bc we'd all benefit. Also, my name is Alexis.