Comments on: Four companies (including Google and Microsoft) to bid for DIGG http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/ South African and Global internet startup news Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matthew http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-17125 Matthew Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:52:17 +0000 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/#comment-17125 I'm not sure if this deal will have a huge impact on the industry really. I wouldn't say that Digg is the type of concept or mechanism to drive extensive growth of a company's web initiative. I'd have to agree that Microsoft will not really gain much of an advantage over Google if they make this deal, because if I was faced with a better version of Digg (which I wouldnt imagine being that difficult to achieve as a developer - goguide.co.za is a good example), marketed by Google for example, I don't believe I'd have any loyalty towards Digg. I’m not sure if this deal will have a huge impact on the industry really. I wouldn’t say that Digg is the type of concept or mechanism to drive extensive growth of a company’s web initiative. I’d have to agree that Microsoft will not really gain much of an advantage over Google if they make this deal, because if I was faced with a better version of Digg (which I wouldnt imagine being that difficult to achieve as a developer – goguide.co.za is a good example), marketed by Google for example, I don’t believe I’d have any loyalty towards Digg.

]]> By: Digg Rumours: Digg.com Up for Sale for Real? http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-16831 Digg Rumours: Digg.com Up for Sale for Real? Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:20:06 +0000 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/#comment-16831 [...] 7th, 2008 Google and Microsoft are rumored to be bidding on Digg.com. Techcrunch has the scoop, The Bandwidth Blog is also reporting. There’s been no word of it through Pownce.com (another of Kevin’s [...] [...] 7th, 2008 Google and Microsoft are rumored to be bidding on Digg.com. Techcrunch has the scoop, The Bandwidth Blog is also reporting. There’s been no word of it through Pownce.com (another of Kevin’s [...]

]]> By: South African http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/comment-page-1/#comment-16817 South African Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:57:01 +0000 http://www.bandwidthblog.com/2008/03/07/four-companies-including-google-and-microsoft-to-bid-for-digg/#comment-16817 All these platforms are popular until the next best thing comes along. I see locally focussed ranking sites like bestofindya.com and our own muti.co.za becoming increasingly popular. I'd be surprised if a Microsoft purchase makes more than a small impact on the userbase, with the diehard Microsoft haters moving on. All these platforms are popular until the next best thing comes along. I see locally focussed ranking sites like bestofindya.com and our own muti.co.za becoming increasingly popular.

I’d be surprised if a Microsoft purchase makes more than a small impact on the userbase, with the diehard Microsoft haters moving on.

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