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Old 12-18-2007, 02:21 AM
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No verification to this story as yet. Supposedly Digg has been trying to find a buyer since November and is trying to sell for $300 million USD. How do you guys feel about this? Is the price just? Would it encourage further Digg.com development? How might it effect your own Pligg site?
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Old 12-18-2007, 04:35 AM
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I was wondering what would be the real value of DIGG? since most of its users don't click on ads and are very "ad blind" ..$300 million but me multiple times the real revenue of the site.
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Old 12-18-2007, 04:38 AM
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Oh my god. Really?
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Old 12-18-2007, 08:42 AM
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That's cool ,this is also a case study if they have real buyer.
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Old 12-18-2007, 10:17 AM
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i dont think they will be sold until they reveal the real revenues. And the buyer should be able to accept digg as it is now - the users have more control on digg - which any buyer have to think twice (digg revolts )
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Old 12-20-2007, 08:55 AM
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maybe they should lower the price
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Old 12-20-2007, 09:54 AM
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A big business problem with sites like Digg is that they don't have much of a revenue stream...

So no, it's not worth $300m, or anywhere near it.

But, judging by other high profile sales, they may receive something close to it.
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Old 12-20-2007, 11:35 AM
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This would be a better buy for an outlet looking to expand their reach and audience, not someone looking for a solid revenue stream.
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Old 12-20-2007, 12:53 PM
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no thanks, the price will go down once Fraxi is out :-)
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Old 12-20-2007, 01:55 PM
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Ridiculous. Digg really worth that much? LOL
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