Comments on: Powder keg or conjecture? Microsoft buying Facebook could start World Wide Web War I

By: Microsoft takes control of Facebook search, expands ad deal » VentureBeat

Microsoft takes control of Facebook search, expands ad deal » VentureBeat — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:11:24 +0000

[...] talk of Microsoft gauging the social network’s interest in selling the entire company with part of the $40-$50 billion it had marked for the Yahoo [...]

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By: PunditWatch: Interesting, fun, but slightly flawed » VentureBeat

PunditWatch: Interesting, fun, but slightly flawed » VentureBeat — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:08:57 +0000

[...] will buy Facebook before the end of 2009. Certainly I believe that Microsoft wants to, and I’ve written about that, but I happen to believe that Facebook will not sell to them, at least not this year — which [...]

By: Facebook Platform to go open source — but how open? » VentureBeat

Facebook Platform to go open source — but how open? » VentureBeat — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:51:56 +0000

[...] IPO. Not surprisingly, there are still no convincing signs that an IPO is coming anytime soon. (We boiled down the rumors that Microsoft wants to buy Facebook last week, and Kara Swisher chimed in today to argue that it makes sense for Facebook to sell.) [...]

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‘mu:kau » Blog Archive » A critical approach to social media. — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:14:23 +0000

[...] social, political and cultural implications of the ’social media’ either. Given the current rumours of Microsoft’s interest in Facebook and economics involved, that’s [...]

By: Ballmer’s bad month comes to a head — as eggs fly at his head » VentureBeat

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:02 +0000

[...] how a hostile takeover should be executed. And then today he was apparently rejected by Facebook on a full purchase of the social network. Now he’s getting eggs thrown at [...]