StumbleUpon to be acquired by eBay, or are they?


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TechCrunch dropped the news today that StumbleUpon is going to be acquired by eBay. While we cannot independently confirm that is true however we have reported in the past that Google was a possible suitor for StumbleUpon. We have to wonder what kind of integration anyone could hope for in a eBay and Stumble hybrid. To us it seems like there is very little synergy between the two companies compared to someone like Yahoo or Google. We also know that this posturing is something fairly common when someone is trying to stroke the fires of a negotiation not going your way. Our guess is that the leaks would be coming from StumbleUpon looking to milk a few extra million dollars out of a acquisition (who can blame them).

Update: Maybe a integration posibility could be to stumble through eBay auctions….that could have some value.  Or integrating Skype with Stumble to find new people and making a Skype/StumbleUpon/eBay toolbar.  Still we think it’s a reach.

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April 19, 2007 | Filed Under Web 2.0 

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5 Responses to “StumbleUpon to be acquired by eBay, or are they?”

  1. darin on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 2:55 pm

    Kind of strange there is no official word. However there are a lot of sites trumpeting this as fact, I imagine due to the copy and paste atmosphere of the blogosphere. Rumor 2.0 lol

  2. ebaysucks on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 3:09 pm

    Somehow they will screw this up. I have a friend that works at eBay and they are completely clueless. Their market share will top off eventually as better models come and play that offer buyer protection. Then maybe Google can buy it all - eBay will probably have squandered Stumble like a Chinese investor buying Chrysler.

  3. Mrebert on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 4:16 pm

    StumbleUpon you will be dearly missed. Ebay buying them will be a death sentence for sure.

  4. Boxster72 on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 6:07 pm

    Seems like the only reason to start a web company any more is to be acquired. At least these guys will get a payday now, and so will their investors.

  5. Stackers on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 6:32 pm

    Hey they not dead yet! I can’t believe they weren’t worth more and weren’t more profitable tho.

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