nigeleccles![[Admin]](http://www.hubdub.com/images/icon_admin.gif "This user is an admin"){kind=icon}
Which Blog Will Be Next To Be Acquired?
Background: PaidContent has been acquired by the UK's Guardian Media Group, reports Kara Swisher of AllThingsD. With Conde Naste hoovering up Ars Technica in May the ranks of independent tech bloggers is thinning out there. And a credit crunch combined with old media's interest in buying into a significant web presence suggests that more tech blogs are likely to be acquired soon.
So who will be next? Well, Duncan Riley of The Inquisitr (and formerly of TechCrunch) thinks TechCrunch is next. Mike Arrington himself has set out a blog roll-up strategy with most commentators expecting that TechCrunch wants to play top carnivore. In fact in April, ValleyWag reported that TechCrunch and VentureBeat were in merger talks though nothing came of it.
ValleyWag itself could be next up with its parent company, Gawker Media, having recently old three blogs in April. The other possible is GigaOm with founder Om Malik suffering from a heart attack in January although both he and GigaOm have now bounced back into excellent form. On anyone's list would be Mashable, with founder Pete Cashmore having recently moved to San Francisco. And finally, Duncan Riley with brand new The Inquisitr. Arrington said he would like to buy him back one day but it is unlikely if that day is any time soon.
So who will be next? Well, Duncan Riley of The Inquisitr (and formerly of TechCrunch) thinks TechCrunch is next. Mike Arrington himself has set out a blog roll-up strategy with most commentators expecting that TechCrunch wants to play top carnivore. In fact in April, ValleyWag reported that TechCrunch and VentureBeat were in merger talks though nothing came of it.
ValleyWag itself could be next up with its parent company, Gawker Media, having recently old three blogs in April. The other possible is GigaOm with founder Om Malik suffering from a heart attack in January although both he and GigaOm have now bounced back into excellent form. On anyone's list would be Mashable, with founder Pete Cashmore having recently moved to San Francisco. And finally, Duncan Riley with brand new The Inquisitr. Arrington said he would like to buy him back one day but it is unlikely if that day is any time soon.
Settlement details:This question will be settled as the next one of the named list of blogs to be acquired. Acquisition involves a full acquisition of either blog or parent company (e.g. Gawker Media in the case of ValleyWag).
Forecast history %
| TechCrunch |
| ||||
| VentureBeat |
| ||||
| Silicon Alley Insider |
| ||||
| GigaOm |
| ||||
| Mashable |
| ||||
| ReadWriteWeb |
| ||||
| ValleyWag |
| ||||
| Center Networks |
| ||||
| Boing Boing |
| ||||
| The Inquisitr |
|
Question suspends in 25 weeks
- Activity: H$18,239 |
- Predictions: 75 |
Comments: 1
Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (25 weeks to go)
Initial likelihoods: TechCrunch: 10%, VentureBeat: 10%, Silicon Alley Insider: 10%, GigaOm: 10%, Mashable: 10%, ReadWriteWeb: 10%, ValleyWag: 10%, Center Networks: 10%, Boing Boing: 10%, The Inquisitr: 10%
Action history:
tomg
: was: "2008-12-31 23:59:00" 
Suspend date: Thu 31st Dec 11:59pm PST (25 weeks to go) details 
Get widget!Predictions (75)
petefin
fourgrays
predicted VentureBeat (H$20 at 18%)
webrazzi
predicted TechCrunch (H$100 at 18%)
predicted VentureBeat (H$20 at 18%)
chrisComments (1)
Stake virtual dollars on the outcomes of real news stories! Win more if you're right and climb the leaderboards Learn more...
By joining you are agreeing to our terms of service
Related News 
This news is selected automatically based on the question, its background, options and tags
This news is selected automatically based on the question, its background, options and tags
score: 10
TMC Net 8 weeks ago
Technique [Google] from Gizmodo 2009-05-03T20:06:29Z 2009-05-03T20:06:29Z rtehrani shared How OpenTable Could Actually Matter from TechCrunch rtehrani shared How OpenTable Could Actually Matter from TechCrunch rtehrani shared How OpenTable Could Actually
score: 10
Wall Street Journal Online 9 weeks ago
We sent an email to: Please click on the link inside the email to complete your registration
score: 10
Businessweek 9 weeks ago
Steele of Curbed; Jill Fehrenbacher of Inhabitat, Danny Shea, media editor at Huffington Post, and Adam Ostrow of Mashable. A question came up about bloggers attitudes about one thing or another, and I made the point that bloggers, like the people they
score: 10
Los Angeles Times 9 weeks ago
of Tuvalu is sinking. But even if the island that owns the domain sinks, your .tv is safe. ValleyWag -- Coldplay is releasing its new live album for free online next month. This time, it's no crafty business model. They say they're just thanking fans
score: 10
MarketWatch 9 weeks ago
some slight differences which are of importance to professional communicators out there! The UK's top blog is Mashable, a 'social networking news' site whose Scottish origins are often obscured by its elevated position among the Silicon Valley-centred
Related Tags
More questions by
That's where my money is going...
Please log in or join to add a comment