eBay Acquiring StumbleUpon

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/18/stumbleupon-signs-term-sheet-to-be-acquired/

by veritas • 19 years ago

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jkush2• 19 years ago

What is Ebay doing with stumbleupon? Doesn't seem to fit with their business. Not in any way I can see at least.

russ• 19 years ago

wondering the same...

veritas• 19 years ago

I can't really think of any reason, but Om Malik apparently can... posted that link as well.

jkush2• 19 years ago

From: http://gigaom.com/2007/04/18/ebay-likely-buyer-for-stumbleupon/#more-8780

"By marrying the (StumbleUpon) toolbar to Skype client, eBay can do an end run around Googles dominance of the search business. A simple search box inside Skype client is all it would take. It is not that far fetched: Skype has been slowly integrating various different services (including PayPal) into its client, and slowly becoming eBays desktop backdoor."

AF• 19 years ago

Seems pretty silly. Why wouldn't people just pop open their web browser and use Google?

Sam_Odio2• 19 years ago

A search box inside skype? Based on that logic, we should be putting internet search boxes inside everything....

What about a search box inside iChat, iCal, and iPhoto too? genius...

wschroter• 19 years ago

Think of ebay using it's $40m as a permanent ad placement for it's own products and services. It's not that far off in that context.

Plus if it actually becomes a real company and has value, then it's a big deal.

$40m isn't too much money for a decent bet. $4 billion (a la Skype - uh, yeah)

eBay Acquiring StumbleUpon

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