Category Archives: acquisition

Create for a Cause

Posted on February 4, 2010 by jessestay

Recently here in Salt Lake City we had the opportunity to have Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google visit. While I didn’t have the chance to see it, reading about it, he seemed to talk about a common worry I hear … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, cause, change the world, Changing the World, eric schmidt, Facebook, Google, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, microsoft, Technology, utah | 3 Comments

FriendFeed’s Just Fine

Posted on December 11, 2009 by jessestay

With all the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt around FriendFeed.com one would think FriendFeed is this service that is going the way of Jaiku, Pownce, Dodgeball, and others that went dead after their owners acquired them.  There’s no doubt that amongst … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, dead, Facebook, FriendFeed, friendfeed dead, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, stats, Technology, turkey | 19 Comments

Will I Jump? Louis Gray and I Talk the Facebook/FriendFeed Acquisition

Posted on August 12, 2009 by jessestay

[audio:http://cinch.blogtalkradio.com/jessestay/300064.mp3%5D As I was walking over Horseshoe falls at Niagara Falls today, Louis Gray and I chatted a bit over BlogTalkRadio’s Cinch service. In our discussion we talked about the Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed, and I think we both came … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, cinch, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, jump, niagara falls, Technology | Leave a comment

Facebook to FriendFeed: "You Complete Me"

Posted on August 11, 2009 by jessestay

I have to admit I’m a little behind on the news of Facebook acquiring FriendFeed. My day today consisted of driving through up-state New York, and tonight I sit here typing just about a 15 minute walk from the beautiful … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Technology | 8 Comments

Twitter Needs to Buy TweetDeck

Posted on June 2, 2009 by jessestay

WSJ today reported that China has blocked Twitter.com, preventing its 1.3 billion citizens from potentially accessing the site.  Iain Dodsworth, developer of TweetDeck, was quick to point out however (which I noticed on FriendFeed ironically) that his service is still … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, desktop, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, social, Technology, tweetdeck, Twitter | 14 Comments