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StumbleUpon tears down the plug-in wall, lets in the masses
VentureBeat —
... no reason this web-based version of the service shouldn’t work on some of the more advanced mobile web browsers like Safari on the iPhone or Skyfire on Windows Mobile and Symbian devices.
The eBay question
Despite what appears to be a major step in the right direction for StumbleUpon, questions remain about the future of the company. This is due to the rumor that eBay, which bought the service in 2007 for $75 million, is now trying to sell it to another buyer.
Camp would not comment on that issue and would only say that ...
StumbleUpon Changes: No Toolbar, Partners, Better Ads
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim —
... As TechCrunch noted when it reported of the sales rumors, StumbleUpon has six million registered users—but its popularity has waned over time, with worldwide visitors in July down 70% over the same month in 2007. Will this be enough to save the service? ...
The Top 10 RWW Stories in September; Summaries and Follow Up
ReadWriteWeb —
... In the middle of the month TechCrunch did the kind of investigative work that, let's face it, no one in the tech blogosphere does better. They unearthed efforts by eBay to sell off social discovery site ...
Why Digg Should Buy StumbleUpon [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Over the past few weeks, speculation has surfaced that StumbleUpon, a social media utility that was acquired by eBay in April 2007 for around $75 million, was back on the market. But as TechCrunch, which first reported the story citing an unnamed source “with knowledge of the sale process,” noted late last week, eBay isn’t willing to lose money on its purchase of the toolbar maker that enables the collaborative discovery and recommendation of web sites.
From what I’ve been able to glean from ...
Reasons Why StumbleUpon Merged With Digg Makes Sense
Profy —
Recently TechCrunch has initiated the rumors that eBay may be looking for a potential buyer for StumbleUpon (acquired for $75 million in May 2007) to sell this property for at least the amount it initially paid for it. Of course the blogosphere is actively engaged in various conversation of who could be the right buyer for StumbleUpon during the recession we are facing now. Earlier this week Om Malik has come up with an interesting suggestion for a potential buyer - Digg.
In the post Om mentions that his numerous sources ...
My 2008 Tech Predictions Look Bad As Year Nears a Close
louisgray.com —
... I thought Facebook would use its expensive stock and buy up some smaller companies. Digg continually sounded like it was shopping itself, but it never sold, and the company's CEO often denied talks were occuring with anyone. Also, given the stock market crash, Facebook is no doubt valued much lower these days, making a stock transaction less likely. 3) eBay Will Sell StumbleUpon to Yahoo! or News Corporation Wrong. So Far. In September, TechCrunch and others reported that eBay planned to sell StumbleUpon, but ...
StumbleUpon leaves eBay, starting up again on own two feet
VentureBeat —
Social news discovery site StumbleUpon can be a great way to find interesting stories, which why some of us wondered why auction site eBay bought it for $75 million in late 2007. Perhaps it was going to offer ways for news readers to buy eBay products. Apparently things never ended up fitting. StumbleUpon has spun itself out of eBay and is once again a startup, it announced today — this follows rumors last fall that eBay was looking to sell the site.
“We are grateful to eBay for its guidance,” said ...
EBay to unload StumbleUpon, and that might not be all
Betanews —
... According to reports from TechCrunch and others, eBay had hired Deutsche Bank last September to scout for a buyer for the content location service. That's the same Deutsche Bank that has frowned from the very beginning at eBay's acquisition of Skype, the P2P conferencing service. The bank's complaint has always been that Internet VoIP is a low-margin business -- too low for anyone investing in it for growth purposes. ...
