This weekend, WWE behemoth Brock Lesnar stepped into the octagon for his UFC debut. He was defeated by former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, who inspite being repeatedly pounded by the much stronger former WWE superstar, managed to lock in a kneebar and submitted Lesnar. In an even bigger upset Eli Manning leads the NY Giants to victory against an undefeated New England Patriots to capture the Superbowl 42 crown, in a heart stopping 17 - 14 game. Much of the internet however was watching another batch of giants and behemoths in a different kind of struggle.
It started out very early Saturday morning, (Friday EST) Microsoft made a bid for Yahoo to the tune of $44.6 billion dollars! The unsolicited bid, which would consist of cash and Microsoft stock, valued Yahoo at $31 a share, a 62% premium on Thursday’s closing price. As expected, Yahoo has not agreed to Microsoft’s proposal. Yet. Michael Arrington boldly states that for the most part, it’s really just a matter of time.
But the fact is, a perfect storm of factors is going to lead to a Microsoft takeover of Yahoo in the very near future, perhaps without any price increase over the original offer. The debt crisis means raising meaningful amounts of debt to leverage the transaction is impossible (the largest debt financed transactions in the recent past were in the $4 billion range, not nearly enough to do this deal). And Yahoo continues to spiral downward financially, making potential buyers leery of buying a dog. The fact is, the deal makes sense for Microsoft. It may not make sense for anyone else.
C’mon now. Say it with me. You know you want to.
FINALLY!!!
Yep! It’s been a long time coming. Getting this in my email just made my day!
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I can’t really help it. I’m grinning ear to ear. And I’m sure so are a lot of people in the Pinoy Blogosphere. This makes this a lot more secure, not to mention convenient. This is a definite shot in the arm for local e-commerce and is a boon to probloggers as well as anyone interested in making a bit of extra cash online. Get more information about this awesome bit of news here!
I read an article in AP a few days ago describing how the growing internet proficiency of middle aged adults is making the younger netizens uncomfortable. Quite understandably, as the young ones are usually first to embrace new developments on the web, they have made some sort of claim to their "turf." However, now that their elders, their parents, their aunts and uncles and even their grandparents are getting on the same sites they frequent, joining the same social networks that they’re in and seeing a bulk of their activities online, they are feel that their "territory" is being invaded. So is a "turf war" in order? I think not.
This particular paragraph struck me:
Lakeshia Poole, a 24-year-old from Atlanta, says "my Facebook self has become a watered down version of me." Worried about older adults snooping around, she’s now more careful about what she posts and has also made her profile private, so only her online friends can see it.
"It’s somewhat a Catch-22, because now I’m hidden from the people I would really like to connect with," she says.
Obviously, the issue is about privacy. What’s not so obvious though is that the real issue about privacy is the ability to control just how private you want to be. It shouldn’t be an all or nothing deal. Thankfully, the trend is moving towards giving users a the ability to finely tune their privacy settings. On I.PH for instance, we’ve allowed users to set the privacy settings on a per post basis. That means I can choose who may and may not see a particular post or photograph. That way, I don’t need to hide my entire blog. People who don’t have special access simply don’t see certain contents. I also like the fact that I can grant special access to people who do not have their own I.PH accounts. Providing this amount of privacy control is the key and I’m pretty sure will eventually be the norm. Just to let you know though, we are already working on the next step in selectively shared content so do watch out for that.
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Hi! Welcome to Blog Soup! My name is Peter Juan, better known around the web as Adam Mordo, co-founder and part owner of the moderately infamous Man Blog.
While most of my writing there and on my personal blog would best be described as internet dickery, I do in fact have a somber, less ridiculous side. I just haven't let it out much. No. I honestly do not know why.
Truth be told, I take blogging quite seriously. In fact, I'm the product manager of I.PH blogs. Which is awesome because I actually love what I do for a living.
Blog Soup is where I throw in all sorts of stuff about blogs and the blogosphere, simmered with my own opinion, and sprinkled with a dash of absurdity, to cook up an informative and entertaining read. Soups on!
