Communication Breakdown
Communications from the world of, er, communications. And other stuff.
Thursday 31 May 2007, 2:38 PM
Big companies eat things
The rate at which the giants of the internet are hoovering up minnows is phenomenal but consistent, which is why it's perhaps not worth writing up each acquisition as a full-blown front page splash. Here's a few of the latest from the last couple of days:
Google eats Panoramio
You know that layer in Google Earth which lets you see photos taken at various locations? The company which provides that is a Spanish startup called Panoramio - now it's part of Google itself.
News Corp eats Photobucket
More photo stuff. King Rupert (Murdoch, not Goodwins, obviously) has snaffled Photobucket, which often provides image hosting for his other online plaything, MySpace.
eBay eats StumbleUpon
That clever little toolbar which helps you randomly wander around the extremities of the interweb? Hands off - it's eBay's now.
Google eats Panoramio
You know that layer in Google Earth which lets you see photos taken at various locations? The company which provides that is a Spanish startup called Panoramio - now it's part of Google itself.
News Corp eats Photobucket
More photo stuff. King Rupert (Murdoch, not Goodwins, obviously) has snaffled Photobucket, which often provides image hosting for his other online plaything, MySpace.
eBay eats StumbleUpon
That clever little toolbar which helps you randomly wander around the extremities of the interweb? Hands off - it's eBay's now.
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