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I think it's that when chasing the next big thing (social networking) you shouldn't ignore the assets at hand and assume M&A is the best route. Google+ will be
by bproper 15y ago
I think it's that when chasing the next big thing (social networking) you shouldn't ignore the assets at hand and assume M&A is the best route.
Google+ will be much better for Google than buying Twitter or Facebook ever would have been. It integrates with their existing stack and represents their culture.
- sudonim 15y agoThat's a much better takeaway. I got stuck on the amounts of money for which AOL bought and sold Bebo.
- nextparadigms 15y agoNot much different than Myspace deals.
- hackerbob 15y agoExcept Myspace got Google into multi year ad deal that made them several hundred million, recouping some or most of their investment.