Google buys Blogger...
The only news today in the blogosphere is that Google has bought Blogger. I have an almost infinite amount to say about this subject, but it doesn't look like I'm going to have time to say it for a few days. Apologies...
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This has got to be the most random thing I've heard today. I still don't know what my opinion of it is, though ...
→ Posted by: sonia at February 16, 2003 6:22 PM
I have to say I think your feelings on the matter are shared by the majority. Everyone's relieved that this probably means they won't go bust for a while. And everyone's delighted that it'll probably mean that Blogger Pro functionality improves and continues to develop. What other implications it might have... Well, I guess we wait and see...
→ Posted by: Tom Coates at February 17, 2003 11:44 AM
I take it that Google will eventually integrate Blogger and/or vice-versa and am wondering what this could mean for non-Blogger weblogs.
→ Posted by: Bart at February 17, 2003 1:27 PM
I can't help but feel it's a bad idea, I'm not sure why yet but everything that google has done recently seems to be a step towards the dark side of monopoly - and the takeover of blogger is just another step...
I'll be moving over to my own CMS as soon as my blogger pro subscription is up.
→ Posted by: deej at February 18, 2003 8:02 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2775249.stm
The BBC's take on the whole 'Blog' situation. It may enlighten those of you who have yet to catch up with the events mentioned in this post.
→ Posted by: Steven at February 18, 2003 2:10 PM