Comments on: Twitter Acquisition of Summize Highly Unlikely http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:03:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: john http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-4572 john Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-4572 wrong. it will happen. too good of synergy. wrong. it will happen. too good of synergy.

]]> By: john http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-4024 john Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-4024 wrong. it will happen. too good of synergy. wrong. it will happen. too good of synergy.

]]> By: Jennifer Leggio http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-3931 Jennifer Leggio Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:04:02 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-3931 That's the thing with blogging. There's a rumor, do you want to be the idiot who jumps on the bandwagon or the first to confirm it? It's a tough balance since the rules of journalistic research sometimes don't apply (whether they should or not is an entirely different conversation). When I was contemplating writing my blog about the topic this morning for ZDNet, I considered a lot of those factors. So I took a different approach, even though Om Malik had already allegedly confirmed the news. I posed everything as speculation and never claimed it to be fact, and what would happen "if" this goes through. That gives good market commentary without having to eat crow later. I've seen a lot of bloggers today and yesterday who will need to eat crow in one way or another. While I'm all for taking a stand, I would never do so based on just a rumor. That’s the thing with blogging. There’s a rumor, do you want to be the idiot who jumps on the bandwagon or the first to confirm it? It’s a tough balance since the rules of journalistic research sometimes don’t apply (whether they should or not is an entirely different conversation).

When I was contemplating writing my blog about the topic this morning for ZDNet, I considered a lot of those factors. So I took a different approach, even though Om Malik had already allegedly confirmed the news. I posed everything as speculation and never claimed it to be fact, and what would happen “if” this goes through. That gives good market commentary without having to eat crow later. I’ve seen a lot of bloggers today and yesterday who will need to eat crow in one way or another. While I’m all for taking a stand, I would never do so based on just a rumor.

]]> By: Nate Westheimer http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-3917 Nate Westheimer Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:15 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-3917 Agreed! Agreed!

]]> By: Nate Westheimer http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-4571 Nate Westheimer Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:15 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-4571 Agreed! Agreed!

]]> By: Jane http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-3916 Jane Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:08 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-3916 Did you see that GigaOM confirmed the story and says an announcement will be made next week? Did you see that GigaOM confirmed the story and says an announcement will be made next week?

]]> By: Jane http://www.socialtimes.com/2008/07/twitter-acquisition-of-summize-highly-unlikely/#comment-4570 Jane Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:36:08 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/?p=628#comment-4570 Did you see that GigaOM confirmed the story and says an announcement will be made next week? Did you see that GigaOM confirmed the story and says an announcement will be made next week?

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