There have been a lot of recent web startup acquisition deals over the past few years. Now, Digg.com, the San Francisco based news syndicate, may be acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in the coming weeks. The web site’s founders Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson, who report that their web site gets over 20 million unique monthly visitors, are looking for at least $150 million.
Digg.com in Acquisition Talks with News Corp. and Others
Google in Talks to Buy YouTube?
According to TechCrunch, Google is in talks with YouTube, finalizing an acquisition deal that would put YouTube in the hands of Google for a mere $1.6 billion dollars. So why would either party be interested in such a deal?
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