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diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/stumbleupon.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/stumbleupon.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..433cb22 --- /dev/null +++ b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.29.07/Thu/stumbleupon.txt @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +<img alt="Stumblelogo" title="Stumblelogo" src="http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/stumblelogo.jpg" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px;" />It's acquisition week in Silicon Valley. Yesterday CBS acquired Last.fm and now eBay has announced it will acquire StumbleUpon, the social bookmarking/search engine service, for $75 million. + +[The deal][1] will give eBay access to almost 2.5 million registered users, though it remains somewhat unclear as to what eBay plans to do with the site. + +StumbleUpon's founders will become eBay employees and eBay's Michael Buhr will head up the management, but so far no changes have been announced. + +If you're not familiar with Stumble upon, have a look at our [review from last year][3] and be sure to check out [Epicenter's coverage on the announcement][2], which offers some speculation on what eBay might be planning to do with StumbleUpon. + +[1]: http://investor.ebay.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=246467 "eBay Acquires StumbleUpon" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/business/2007/05/ebay_acquires_s.html "EBay Acquires StumbleUpon For $75 Million" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/10/the_social_book_3.html "The Social Bookmarking Showdown: StumbleUpon"
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