Comments on: Get Neglected: Go Get Acquired by Google http://blog.stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/ web entrepreneur | obsessed music fan | b-lo forever! Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:32:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Dan http://blog.stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1231 Dan Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:10:38 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/#comment-1231 I know for a fact that Red Hat bought a number of "up and coming" companies and just wiped them out while keeping the talent there under strict contracts. I know for a fact that Red Hat bought a number of “up and coming” companies and just wiped them out while keeping the talent there under strict contracts.

]]> By: Justin Goldberg http://blog.stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1230 Justin Goldberg Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:30:21 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/#comment-1230 I promise to never sell my soul. Okay, maybe if the price is right. l0l. I promise to never sell my soul. Okay, maybe if the price is right. l0l.

]]> By: xavierv http://blog.stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1229 xavierv Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:17:09 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/#comment-1229 Nice post! I made me wonder about yesterday's Google-Twitter partnership for Super Tuesday. Eric Nagel's right, Google probably bought Jaiku just to neutralize its progress. <a href="http://hyveup.blogspot.com/2008/02/googletwitter-what-happened-to-jaiku.html" rel="nofollow">Google+Twitter=What Happened To Jaiku?</a> Nice post! I made me wonder about yesterday’s Google-Twitter partnership for Super Tuesday.

Eric Nagel’s right, Google probably bought Jaiku just to neutralize its progress.

Google+Twitter=What Happened To Jaiku?

]]> By: Eric Nagel http://blog.stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1228 Eric Nagel Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:53:04 +0000 http://stevepoland.com/get-neglected-go-get-acquired-by-google/#comment-1228 I once had a job where all of the projects I worked on just sat there. Nothing was ever implemented. When I was done with one project, the boss-man would give me another to work on. After a few months, I realized I was hired by this company so the competition couldn't have me. I quit & got a job where the stuff I built was actually used. Maybe Google is just buying these companies so nobody else will? It's a good strategy to keep the technology out of the hands of their competition. I once had a job where all of the projects I worked on just sat there. Nothing was ever implemented. When I was done with one project, the boss-man would give me another to work on.

After a few months, I realized I was hired by this company so the competition couldn’t have me. I quit & got a job where the stuff I built was actually used.

Maybe Google is just buying these companies so nobody else will? It’s a good strategy to keep the technology out of the hands of their competition.

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