Comments on: Like the Phoenix from its Ashes: StumbleUpon Buys Itself Back from eBay

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By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 06:28:24 +0000

"We are grateful to eBay for its guidance. However, we realized there were few long-term synergies between the two businesses. It is best for us to part ways and focus on our respective strengths" What a nice and polite way of saying, ebay basically didnt have a clue what they were doing and talking about. It seems to me that any company that gets sucked into ebay Inc, very quickly follows the ebay core business into steep decline. Tony's last blog post..39 years for the murder of 2 Brits in the Canary Islands

By: Common Sense eCommerce » What going on with eBay Acquisitions?

Common Sense eCommerce » What going on with eBay Acquisitions? — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:24:25 +0000

[...] past few weeks, two of eBay’s acquisitions have bailed out (or tried to bail). First it was StumbleUpon who has successfully bailed out of eBay and reestablished themselves as an independent entity. Then [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:07:20 +0000

I think they will be fine out on their own. I had forgotten all about ebay even owning them in the first place. Also agree with Mike on the cool factor as well. Michael's last blog post..Swing for the fences to retain subscribers

By: William

William — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:55:03 +0000

Looks like Ebay losing all what it got last few years. William's last blog post..Free Skype VoIP client in Nokia phones

By: rachel from malaysia

rachel from malaysia — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:28 +0000

i trust they got their own reason behind, we just wait n see..

By: Jaan Kanellis

Jaan Kanellis — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:41:59 +0000

just 3-4 years ago they was craziness in mergers and acquisitions, now since the economy has tumble poor ones are easy to spot. Jaan Kanellis's last blog post..Back To Work and Happy About It?

By: Blog Expert

Blog Expert — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:26:38 +0000

Did not see that coming. I thought SU was starting to bite. Hopefully that helps. Blog Expert's last blog post..3 Top Benefits of Shared Blogs

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:28:07 +0000

I like them on their own. It probably gives them greater flexibility to add/change features. And it has to be better for their "cool" factor than being run by eBay. Mike's last blog post..Recovering from a hacked WordPress blog

By: Nate @ Debt-free Scholar

Nate @ Debt-free Scholar — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:27:05 +0000

I wonder why Ebay ever bought Stumble Upon. I cannot think of one way that they benefit each other! Unless it gives Ebay free advertising….

- Nate

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