[extropy-chat] Yahoo buys del.icio.us

[Jef Allbright]

On 12/9/05, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 <pgptag at gmail.com> wrote:
> As a del.icio.us user (id pgptag) I have found very interesting today's news
> of the acquisition of del.icio.us by Yahoo. I am happy to see that a good
> idea and a lot of hard work to make it happen has been rewarded, and I am
> sure Yahoo has enough resources to keep del.icio.us alive, improve it, and
> scale it to support many more users. At the same time, I am worried to see
> an independent and innovative provider swallowed by one of the Big Three.
>  Wired News: "In its latest acquisition of a social networking service,
> internet powerhouse Yahoo on Friday chomped down on del.icio.us, a startup
> that enables people to more easily compile and share their favorite content
> on the web". See also the del.icio.us blog entry with many comments from
> users.

As a currently satisfied user of del.icio.us, I am apprehensive about
the prospects for it being corrupted with "voluntary" add-ons
requiring the intrusive Yahoo toolbar or advertising.

- Jef