Comments on: Comcast Cuddles Up to Google, Enters Social Network Fray and Acquires Plaxo http://googlegazer.com/2008/05/15/comcast-cuddles-up-to-google-enters-social-network-fray-and-acquires-plaxo/ The Comings and Goings of Google, its friends, and its enemies Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:18:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Half a Loaf is Better - Microsoft Wants Yahoo Search, and They Can Keep the Rest « GoogleGazer http://googlegazer.com/2008/05/15/comcast-cuddles-up-to-google-enters-social-network-fray-and-acquires-plaxo/#comment-12 Wed, 21 May 2008 13:08:41 +0000 http://googlegazer.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-12 [...] rumers keep circulating that Microsoft would like to buy Facebook. As we reported earlier, Microsoft’s existing minority interest in Facebook vales the company atvover $10 billion. [...]

]]> By: nextbend http://googlegazer.com/2008/05/15/comcast-cuddles-up-to-google-enters-social-network-fray-and-acquires-plaxo/#comment-9 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:15 +0000 http://googlegazer.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-9 David, I’ve long thought that Google was on course to become an MSO. The ties with Comcast could be a serious move in that direction.

Tom

PS – we met at Ralph’s conference in DC low those many years ago.

]]> By: Microsoft » Blog Archive » Comcast Cuddles Up to Google, Enters Social Network Fray and Acquires Plaxo http://googlegazer.com/2008/05/15/comcast-cuddles-up-to-google-enters-social-network-fray-and-acquires-plaxo/#comment-8 Thu, 15 May 2008 18:43:05 +0000 http://googlegazer.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-8 [...] GoogleGazer wrote an interesting post today on Comcast Cuddles Up to Google, Enters Social Network Fray and Acquires PlaxoHere’s a quick excerpt … lus or minus 5%,” while Microsoft last October paid $240 million for a 1. 6 percent stake in Facebook, valuing newcomer Facebook at $10 billion, and proving o…At the time, Microsoft won a high-profile technology industry battle against Google and Yahoo for the privilege of making the investment…. [...]

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