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Around the Web 4.13.09: Twitter worms spread, Steve Jobs still working, Facebook
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... to promote Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" series on TV, the Web, cellphones and video games. Silicon Alley Insider -- Fox and movie theater owners are squabbling over who should pay for 3-D glasses. USA Today -- Intel's profit report Tuesday should set the tone for tech earnings. Mercury News -- The Skype founders seem to have a decent shot at buying back the service from EBay. GigaOm -- Is Facebook responsible for a lower GPA? Or are people with lower ...
5Words for April 13th, 2009
Technologizer —
... Hey, it’s Monday the thirteenth!
Meet Twitter-annoying teen Mikeyy.
Prince’s $2100 purple iPod Touch.
Amazon: hiding gay-themed books?
Skype should sell to founders.
Vizio may face import ban.
iPod Shuffle is 72% profit.
Palm readying inductive-charging accessories?
Two potential Pre shipping dates.
Windows 7: securest operating system?
Microsoft kills on-campus bar.
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eBay starts undoing bad acquisitions: Sets StumbleUpon free
Between the Lines —
... that Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis were in talks with private equity groups to raise about $1 billion to buy Skype back from eBay. eBay bought Skype in 2006 for $2.6 billion and tossed in another $500,000 later. Om Malik outlines why it makes sense for eBay to sell Skype back to its founders and a big reason is a pending lawsuit. Look for eBay to sell Skype back to its founders too. I wonder if this could be a new model for entrepreneurs. Start company, sell out to eBay and then buy it back for less than you sold it for. Not a bad gig at all.
Great eBay Fire Sale Means StumbleUpon Free Again [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... that is likely to be introduced sometime soon. Interestingly, the spin-out of StumbleUpon is proof that eBay CEO John Donhaue is pretty serious about rationalizing the auction company’s business. In the meantime, rumors that the Skype founders are trying to buy back the Internet calling service from eBay have started to surface as well. ...
Founders Talking To Private Equity Groups for Skype Buyout [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Founders Niklas Zennstorm and Janus Friis are talking with private equity firms - KKR, Warburg Pincus, Providence Equity Partners and Elevation Partners to raise money to buy Skype back from eBay, ...
Will JoltID Turn EBay’ Dream of Skype IPO Into a Nightmare? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Having followed Skype for a long time, I know for sure that this is a big deal and any plans of an IPO can be derailed by this litigation. ...
With an IPO on Its Mind, Skype Shows Growth [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... Regardless of what happens to Skype — if it’s resold to founders, merged with another web giant or ...
Skype: No Palm Pre App for Now [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... in March, it quickly rose to the top of the charts, indicating that people had been thirsting for a mobile version of the Internet phone service. Meanwhile, INQ Mobile, a company that makes web-centric budget phones, has ...
How Joltid Jilted eBay on Skype
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology —
... buy Skype’s underlying technology.
It is amazing that they didn’t realize this and outright criminal that they didn’t get a fully-paid, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive (exclusive for the purposes of international calling) license.
Om Malik has all of the links you need:
- Skype Founders suggest they still own underlying technology to Skype
- Will Joltid turn eBay’s planned Skype IPO into a nightmare?
- Why eBay Should Accept Skype Founders’ Buyout Offer.
Now this will probably ...
